Leonardo Benevolo

Leonardo Benevolo (born 1923, Orta San Giulio, Italy)^[1] is an Italian architectural and urban historian.^[2] Benevolo studied architecture in Rome where he graduated in 1946. Later taught history of architecture in Rome, Florence, Venice and Palermo.^[3] His book Storia dell'archittetura moderna (History of Modern Architecture) first published in 1960 has been reprinted 18 times, as of 1996, and translated into six other languages.^[3]

Writings

• 1971 The origins of Modern Town Planning, MIT Press
• 1977 History of Modern Architecture, MIT Press
• 1980 The History of the City, MIT Press
• 1995 The European City, Wiley-Blackwell

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