Pietro Lingeri
*25. 1. 1894 – Tremezzo, Italy
†15. 5. 1968 – Tremezzo, Italy
Biography
Pietro Lingeri was an Italian rationalist. He was born in Bolvedro by Lake Como. In 1906, he moved to Milan. After World War I, he attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where he graduated in 1926. He then opened a studio in Milan at Corso Vittorio Emanuele 26 and designed the Biancardi beauty salon and the Manin hotel. Together with Giuseppe Terragni, he designed the memorial for the fallen in Como, Sartoria Moderna, and the Ghiringhelli, Toninello, Rustic, Lavezzari, and Rustic Comolli houses. In 1933, he designed the famous house for artists on the island of Comacina in Lake Como. In 1934, he won the competition for the urban plan of the city of Como and designed the headquarters of the Fascist Union of Industrial Workers (1938), which later became the union palace. In 1945, he became a member of the advisory committee for the new master plan of Milan. In 1951, he was appointed to the National Planning Institute and elected president of the Milan College of Architects. Lingeri significantly contributed to the typological definition of the Italian post-war apartment building and designed a number of residences for Lombard entrepreneurs, such as De Giorgi, Della Rosa, and Giorgetti. Lingeri also designed offices and factories (Saronno Omegna) and the headquarters of the ATM bank (1965). In 1960, he had a solo exhibition at the XII Triennale.
Pietro Lingeri was an Italian rationalist. He was born in Bolvedro by Lake Como. In 1906, he moved to Milan. After World War I, he attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where he graduated in 1926. He then opened a studio in Milan at Corso Vittorio Emanuele 26 and designed the Biancardi beauty salon and the Manin hotel. Together with Giuseppe Terragni, he designed the memorial for the fallen in Como, Sartoria Moderna, and the Ghiringhelli, Toninello, Rustic, Lavezzari, and Rustic Comolli houses. In 1933, he designed the famous house for artists on the island of Comacina in Lake Como. In 1934, he won the competition for the urban plan of the city of Como and designed the headquarters of the Fascist Union of Industrial Workers (1938), which later became the union palace. In 1945, he became a member of the advisory committee for the new master plan of Milan. In 1951, he was appointed to the National Planning Institute and elected president of the Milan College of Architects. Lingeri significantly contributed to the typological definition of the Italian post-war apartment building and designed a number of residences for Lombard entrepreneurs, such as De Giorgi, Della Rosa, and Giorgetti. Lingeri also designed offices and factories (Saronno Omegna) and the headquarters of the ATM bank (1965). In 1960, he had a solo exhibition at the XII Triennale.
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