Enrico Taglietti
Enrico Taglietti | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Francesca Taglietti |
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Practice | Enrico Taglietti Architect |
Enrico Taglietti, born 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, late-20th-century Organic Style. Taglietti was celebrated in 2018 as the featured architect of the Canberra Design Festival, with a whole day symposium dedicated to his work.