Giovanni Muzio

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Giovanni Muzio
Born	(1893-02-12)12 February 1893 Milan, Italy
Died	21 May 1982(1982-05-21) (aged 89) Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Politecnico di Milano

Projects	Basilica of the Annunciation

Giovanni Muzio (February 12, 1893 - May 21, 1982) was an Italian architect. Muzio was born and died in Milan and is most closely associated with the Novecento Italiano group.

After service in World War I Muzio began his practice in 1920 and is responsible for the best-known work of the Novecento movement, the 1922 residential block called the Ca' Brutta ("Ugly House") on the Via Moscova in Milan. The style is a stripped-down neo-classicism, five stories on a rounded corner patterned with real and blind arches, and bands of color for each story.

A notable project by Muzio is the design of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, completely rebuilt between 1960 and 1969.

Other buildings include the Milan Tennis Club (1923-9), the Banca Bergamasca (1924-7), the Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa (1932) and exhibition buildings for the 1930 Triennale exhibition, with Gio Ponti and the artist Mario Sironi.

Gallery

Basilica of the Annunciation

External links

photo of the Ca'Brutta in Milan

Authority control	VIAF: 3270688 ISNI: 0000 0000 8083 1955

Persondata
Name	Muzio, Giovanni
Alternative names
Short description	Italian architect
Date of birth	February 12, 1893
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Date of death	May 21, 1982
Place of death	Milan, Italy

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