Enrico Taglietti

Enrico Taglietti
Born	(1926-04-16) 16 April 1926
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Francesca Taglietti
Awards	Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal (2007)
Practice	Enrico Taglietti Architect www.enricotaglietti.com

Enrico Taglietti (born 16 April 1926) is an Italian-born Australian architect, known for designing a number of acclaimed buildings in Australia. In 2007, he was the winner of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal.

Biography

Enrico Taglietti was born in Milan in 1926 and graduated in 1954 from the Milan Polytechnic University. In 1955, he was sent to Australia by the Italian government to find a site in Canberra for the Italian embassy (which he ended up designing). He loved the unspoilt environment of Australia and ended up settling in Canberra from the early 1960s. He designed many iconic buildings, mainly in Canberra, but also in Sydney and Melbourne. They are in a Modernist, sometimes Brutalist, late-20th-century Organic Style, designed "from the inside out", according to the architect, with an emphasis on atmosphere, light and poetry. Taglietti was celebrated in 2018 as the featured architect of the Canberra Design Festival, with a whole day symposium dedicated to his work.

Partial list of works

St Anthony's Catholic Church, Agincourt Road

• Dickson Library (ACT) (1968)
• St Anthony's Catholic Church, Marsfield (NSW) (1968)
• St Kilda Library (VIC) (1971)
• Flynn Primary School (ACT) (1972)
• Giralang Primary School (ACT) (1974)
• Australian War Memorial Annex (ACT) (1977)
• Many private residences all over Canberra