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Italian architect
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Male
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Birth:
19 January 1903(Rovereto, Trentino, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy)
Death:
25 January 1991(Milan, Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Renata Melotti
Children:
Maurizio Pollini
The details
Biography
Gino Pollini (19 January 1903 in Rovereto – 25 January 1991 in Milan) was an Italian architect.
Born in Milan, in 1926 Pollini joined Gruppo 7, and from 1929 he worked in collaboration with another member of the group, Luigi Figini. Figini & Pollini had a long association with the Olivetti company from 1934 through 1957, designing many of their headquarters buildings at Ivrea. He also taught architecture in Milan and Palermo.
He is the father of classical pianist Maurizio Pollini.