Romaldo Giurgola
Romaldo "Aldo" Giurgola AO (2 September 1920 – 16 May 2016) was an Italian-Australian academic, architect, professor and author. Giurgola was born in Rome. He was a partner in the Philadelphia firm Mitchell/Giurgola Architects from 1958 until his death in 2016. He became an Australian citizen in 2000. He was known for designing the Parliament House in Canberra.[1]
Giurgola died in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on 16 May 2016, at the age of 95.[2]
Romaldo Giurgola Media
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Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center (1958–60), Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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Penn Mutual Tower (1971–75), opposite Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Liberty Bell Center (1974–75, demolished 2006), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Parliament House (1981–88), Canberra, Australia.
St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory (1989) north side and entrance doors 35°12′20″S 149°01′55″E / 35.205675°S 149.031897°E
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St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia (2003 addition, right).
References
- ↑ Romaldo Giurgola. architecturemedia. Feb 2006. http://www.archmedia.com.au/aa/aaissue.php?issueid=200601&article=18&typeon=3. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ Parliament House architect Romaldo Giurgiola dies
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