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Pier Luigi Nervi

Italian engineer and entrepreneur.
Born on 21 June 1891
in Sondrio, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy
Deceased on 9 January 1979
in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Pier Luigi Nervi
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Father of Antonio Nervi

Biography
1913
Graduates from the engineering department at the University of Bologna
1920
Founds construction firm in Rome
1926 - 1927
Cinema 'Augusteo' in Naples
1930 - 1932
Municipal Stadium in Florence
1939
Patent on construction of aircraft hangers from prefabricated reinforced concrete sections
1943
Patent on vaults of 300 meter span constructed from prefabricated reinforced concrete sections
1946
Invents 'Ferrocement'

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Design 
Artemio Franchi Municipal Stadium (1932) 2
Burgo Paper Mill (1963) 2
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (1971) 43
Corso Francia Viaduct (1960) 13
Diving board of the Kursaal Hotel (1950)
Great Sports Palace (1960) 3
Leverone Field House (1962) 2
Little Sports Palace (1957) 7
Mottagrill (Limena) (1967)
Opera Overpass (1971)
Orbetello Hangars (1942)
Palazzo del Lavoro (1961) 9
Papal Audience Hall (1971) 3
Parco Acqua Santa - Salone Nervi (1953) 3dome
Restaurant of the Kursaal Hotel (1950) 5
Rupert C. Thompson Arena (1975) 2
Savona Railway Station (1961) 2
Stadio Olimpico (1958) 2
Tour de la Bourse (1964) 6
Turin Exhibition Hall C (1950)
UNESCO Auditorium (1958) 4
UNESCO Headquarters Main Building (1958) 4
Via della Magliana 236-240 (1946) 2
Associate architect 
Australian Embassy (1978) 2
Structural engineering 
Pirelli Tower (1958) 2
Engineer 
Gatti Wool Factory (1951)
Orvieto Hangars (1935) 1
Stazione Termini (1950) 10
Turin Exhibition Hall B (1949) 5
Consulting 
Australia Square Tower (1967) 1
CNIT (1958) 26
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal (1962) 2
Priory of Saint Mary and Saint Louis (1962) 3
Consulting engineers 
Norfolk Scope Arena (1971)dome

Participation in the following large-scale projects
Role, name of project (year of completion)Structure part
Design 
UNESCO Headquarters (1958)

Bibliography
* Mariano, Fabio   Pier Luigi Nervi: una scienza per l'architettura, Instituto Mides, Rome (Italy) , 1982.
* NERVI, Pier Luigi   Le hall du Palais des Expositions du Valentino, à Turin, in "La Technique des Travaux", September 1949, n. 9-10 v. 25 .
* Nervi, Pier Luigi   Neue Strukturen, Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart (Germany) , 1963.
* Nervi, Pier Luigi   Le stade "Flaminio" à Rome, in "La Technique des Travaux", January 1960, n. 1-2 v. 36 .
* Nervi, Pier Luigi   Structures, F.W. Dodge Corporation, New York (USA) , 1956.
* Nervi, Pier-Luigi   Savoir construire, Editions du Linteau, Paris (France) , ISBN 2910342069, 1997.

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Relevant Literature
* Chilton, John   Heinz Isler, Thomas Telford Publishing, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0727728784, 2000.
* Desideri, Paolo   Pier Luigi Nervi, Zanichelli Editore, Bologna (Italy) , ISBN 8808041042, 1979.
* Desideri, Paolo   Pier Luigi Nervi, Verlag für Architektur Artemis, Zurich (Switzerland) , 1982.
* Greco, Claudio   Pier Luigi Nervi, Quart Verlag, Lucerne (Switzerland) , ISBN 3907631463, 2008.
* Greco, Claudio   Pier Luigi Nervi, Quart Verlag, Lucerne (Switzerland) , ISBN 3907631455, 2008.
* Greco, Claudio   Pier Luigi Nervi and Ferro-Cement, Domes, no. 766, 12/1994.
* Greco, Laura   Building Techniques and Architectural Quality of Motorway Restaurants in Italy, presented at Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.
* Grimme, R.   Pier Luigi Nervi - Von der Konstruktion zur Gestaltung, in "Bautechnik", July 1981, n. 7 v. 58 .
* Huxtable, Ada Louise   Pier Luigi Nervi, Ed. George Brazillier, London (United Kingdom) , 1960.
* Iori, Tullia   Il cemento armato in Italia dalle origini alla seconda guerra mondiale, Edilstampa, Roma (USA) , 2001.
* Iori, Tullia   Pier Luigi Nervi, Motta Architettura, Milan (Italy) , ISBN 8864130055, 2009.
* Major, Máté   Pier Luigi Nervi, Henschelverlag, Berlin (Germany) , 1970.
* Margolius, Ivan   Architects + Engineers = Structures, Academy Editions, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471498254.
* Mariano, Fabio   Pier Luigi Nervi: una scienza per l'architettura, Instituto Mides, Rome (Italy) , 1982.
* Pica, Agnoldomenico   Pier Luigi Nervi, Editalia, Rome (Italy) , 1969.
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 329-330.
* Ricken, Herbert   Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 226.

 
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