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]
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Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center (1958–60), Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Penn Mutual Tower (1971–75), opposite Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Liberty Bell Center (1974–75, demolished 2006), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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
St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia (2003 addition, right).
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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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