Gio Ponti
Biography
Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect, furniture designer, artist, educator, and publisher. During his sixty-year career, he built over a hundred buildings in Italy and around the world. In 1928, he founded the magazine Domus, which he led throughout his life. He was an active participant in the Milan Triennale and also a key figure in the post-war revival of Italian design. His studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he served in the engineering battalion with the rank of captain from 1916 to 1918. In 1921, he graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan. From 1923 to 1927, he had a joint studio with Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia (until 1933), designing in the neoclassical style. From 1936 to 1961, he taught at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Among his most famous buildings is the Pirelli skyscraper, built from 1956 to 1960 in Milan.
Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect, furniture designer, artist, educator, and publisher. During his sixty-year career, he built over a hundred buildings in Italy and around the world. In 1928, he founded the magazine Domus, which he led throughout his life. He was an active participant in the Milan Triennale and also a key figure in the post-war revival of Italian design. His studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he served in the engineering battalion with the rank of captain from 1916 to 1918. In 1921, he graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan. From 1923 to 1927, he had a joint studio with Mino Fiocchi and Emilio Lancia (until 1933), designing in the neoclassical style. From 1936 to 1961, he taught at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Among his most famous buildings is the Pirelli skyscraper, built from 1956 to 1960 in Milan.
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