Romaldo Giurgola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Romaldo Giurgola

American-Australian architect

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1920

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 16-May-2016

Profession: architect

Nationality: Italy, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Romaldo "Aldo" Giurgola AO (2 September 1920 – 16 May 2016) was an Italian academic, architect, professor, and author.
Giurgola was born in Rome, Italy in 1920.
After service in the Italian armed forces during World War II, he was educated at the Sapienza University of Rome.
He studied architecture at the University of Rome, completing the equivalent of a B.Arch.
with honors in 1949.
That same year, he moved to the United States and received a master's degree in architecture from Columbia University.
In 1954, Giurgola accepted a position as an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.
Shortly thereafter, Giurgola formed Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in Philadelphia with Ehrman B.
Mitchell in 1958.
In 1966, Giurgola became chair of the Columbia University School of Architecture and Planning in New York City, where he opened a second office of the firm.
In 1980 under Giurgola's direction, the firm won an international competition to design a new Australian parliament building.
Giurgola moved to Canberra, Australia to oversee the project.
In 1989, after its completion and official opening in 1988, the Parliament House was recognized with the top award for public architecture in Australia.