Virgilio Vercelloni
Milan, 1930
Virgilio Vercelloni (Milan 1930-1995), is a recognized architect, town planner, landscape gardener, essayist and historian of architecture and town planning. Between 1963 and 1972, he taught History of Architecture at the Politecnico of Milan.
As a historian and devotee of museology, over his career he assembled an important personal library with over 10,000 titles, which currently form part of the archives of the Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio (Italy).Editorial coordinator of the magazine "Controspazio", edited by Paolo Portoghesi, he also collaborated on some of the main...
Virgilio Vercelloni (Milan 1930-1995), is a recognized architect, town planner, landscape gardener, essayist and historian of architecture and town planning. Between 1963 and 1972, he taught History of Architecture at the Politecnico of Milan.
As a historian and devotee of museology, over his career he assembled an important personal library with over 10,000 titles, which currently form part of the archives of the Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio (Italy).Editorial coordinator of the magazine "Controspazio", edited by Paolo Portoghesi, he also collaborated on some of the main Italian architecture magazines.
The following are among the most important of his essays, most translated into several languages: La storia del paesaggio urbano di milano (Milan, 1988), "Atlante storico dell idea del giardino europeo" (Milan, 1990), "Comunicare con l architettura" (Milan, 1993) and "Atlante storico dell idea europea della città ideale" (Milan, 1994).
Designs Virgilio Vercelloni
