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Name:
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Rigotti, Annibale |
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Gender:
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Male |
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Birth:
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October 30, 1870 Torino |
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Death:
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March 8, 1968 Torino |
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Description:
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Annibale Rigotti graduated from the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin in 1890. His interest for the architecture of the Expositions dates back to 1902, when he participated in the designs for the Esposizione di Arte Decorativa Moderna, in Turin, and 1906, when he earned the second prize in a competition to design a Palazzo delle Esposizioni for the Esposizione del Sempione in Milan. In 1907, he travelled to Siam (currently Thailand), where he collaborated with Italian architect Mario Tamagno and engineer Carlo Allegri to design the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. He returned to Italy in 1909. In 1923 he went to Bangkok again, staying till 1926. He designed Villa Norasingh and the gardens of Saranrom Palace, and served as the chief architect for the Public Works Department. After returning to Turin, he designed with his son Giorgio Rigotti the Palazzo a Vela in 1961. Rigotti held several teaching positions, including Professor of Industrial drawing at the Istituto Tecnico G. Sommeiller (1893-1923). He also taught at the Politecnico of Turin, and at the Regia Scuola di Architettura di Torino from 1931-1933. |
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Structures:
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  Pavilion of SiamThe Siamese pavilion digresses completely from the general architecture of the Fair, keeping thus a markedly exotic sense. This project was studied in Bangkok, in the offices of the Public Works Department by the architects Annibale Rigotti and Mario Tamagno.
It is from the same architecture of the Siamese churches (Watt) with large, polychrome roofs, in the so-called binocular style and with the golden dome (phrachady). It has a total length of 65 meters and a height – from the top of the tallest pole – of 45 meters.
The pavilion is composed of three-closed room and three open galleries.
The building of the Pavilion was undertaken by Mr Previgliano.
The Exhibition of Siam draws the attention of all the visitors in a special way since it brings us the echo of the life and civilization of mysterious and evocative regions of the Orient
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Places:
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Torino The city of Turin is a major city - as well as a business and cultural center - located in Northwest Italy in the region called "Piemonte" (literally, "at the feet of the mountain"). Turin used to be (and it still is) a major European political center and home to the House of Savoy, Italy's Royal family. It was Italy's first capital city in 1861 until 1864, when the Rome took its role.
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Photographs: |
Rigotti, Annibale_classe | Rigotti, Annibale_group photo
Rigotti, Annibale_foto | Rigotti, Annibale_photo
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