Roberto Gabetti
Roberto Gabetti | |
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| Born | 29 November 1925 Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 5 December 2000 (aged 75) Turin, Italy |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Turin |
| Occupations | Architect, designer, photographer |
Roberto Gabetti (29 November 1925 – 5 December 2000) was an Italian architect, designer and photographer.
Life and career
[edit]A student of Giovanni Muzio, Gabetti graduated in 1949 at the Polytechnic University of Turin, where he became professor of Architectural Composition in 1967. He played a key role in reforming the school's educational model and was director of the Central Architecture Library until 1986.
In the early 1950s, Gabetti co-founded a practice with Aimaro Oreglia d'Isola, with whom he collaborated throughout his career. Their early works—such as the Palazzo della Borsa Valori (1952) and the Bottega d'Erasmo (1954) in Turin—marked a deliberate departure from the International Style, embracing "a polemical return of the disciplined rigor of the eclectic method" (Treccani).[1][2] Gabetti became known as one of the leading figures of the Neo-liberty movement.[3]
His most notable works include the Olivetti Residential Center in Ivrea (1969–74), the Carmelite monastery in Quart (1985–89), and the church of San Giovanni Battista in Desio (1994–99).[1][4]
He died in Turin in 2000.[1] Gabetti's design works are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York[5] and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.[6]
Books (selection)
[edit]- Alle radici dell'architettura contemporanea (with Carlo Olmo, 1989)
- Lezioni piemontesi (1997)
- Imparare l'architettura (1997)
- Case e chiese (1998)
Awards
[edit]- Antonio Feltrinelli Prize from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (1988)[7]
- International Prize "Architectures in Stone" (1991)[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gabétti, Roberto". Enciclopedia online. Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
- ↑ Belluzzi, Amedeo; Conforti, Claudia (1985). Architettura italiana, 1944-1984. Rome: Laterza. p. 181. ISBN 978-88-420-2615-0.
- ↑ "Gabetti, Roberto". Sapere.it. DeAgostini.
- ↑ "Roberto Gabetti (Torino, 1925-2000)". Museo Torino.
- ↑ "Roberto Gabetti". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "Roberto Gabetti". Centre Pompidou.
- ↑ "Premi Antonio Feltrinelli finora conferiti" (PDF). Accademia dei Lincei. 2024. p. 176. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "Gabetti e Isola - Isolarchitetti. Una scheda biografica". TGcom. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
Sources
[edit]- Cellini, F.; D'Amato, C. (1985). Gabetti e Isola. Milan: Electa.
- Giriodi, Sisto (2020). Roberto Gabetti architetto e fotografo. Turin: Il Quadrante.
- Guerra, A.; Morresi, M. (1996). Gabetti e Isola: Opere di architettura. Milan: Electa.
- Pace, S.; Reinerio, L. (2005). Architetture per la liturgia. Opere di Gabetti e Isola. Milan: Skira.
- Olmo, Carlo Maria (2022). Studiare Roberto Gabetti. Macerata: Quodlibet.
- P. Zermani, ed. (1989). Gabetti e Isola. Bologna: Zanichelli.
External links
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- "Gabétti, Roberto". Enciclopedia online. Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
- "Gabetti, Roberto". Sapere.it. DeAgostini.
- "Roberto Gabetti". Accademiadellescienze.it. Accademia delle Scienze di Torino.
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