Leonardo Benevolo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonardo Benevolo

Italian architectural and urban historian

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Orta San Giulio, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Jan-2017

Profession: writer, architect, university teacher, art historian

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Leonardo Benevolo (25 September 1923 – 5 January 2017) was an Italian architect, city planner and architecture historian.
Born in Orta San Giulio, Italy, Benevolo studied architecture in Rome where he graduated in 1946.
Later taught history of architecture in Rome, Florence, Venice and Palermo.
His book Storia dell'archittetura moderna (History of Modern Architecture) first published in 1960 has been reprinted 18 times, as of 1996, and translated into six other languages.
Benevolo developed the concept of ‘neo-conservative’ city which became an important contribution to the understanding of cities’ evolution.