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Gae Aulenti

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Country of origin: Italy

Born: 1927

Died: 2012

Education: Polytechnic University of Milan

Acting Places: Italy, Germany, Canada, USA and Spain

Selected projects:

• Musée d'Orsay, Paris

• Italian Cultural Center, Tóquio

• New terminal for the Perugia-Assisi Airport

• Urban furniture for the Piazza Ciullo and the Piazza del Mercado, Alcamo

• Pipistrello Chandelier

• Tavolo con Ruote

• Italian Pavilion at the Universal Expo, in Seville

• Rebuilding of the National Museum of Catalan Art, Barcelona

• Palazzo Grassi restoration, Venice

• Renovatione of the “Palavela” for the Olympic Winter Games 2006, Torino

• Renewal project of Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo.

Curiosities: She worked as a stylist, architect and interior designer, and taught in the USA, Canada, Spain and Germany; She won the Special Prize for Culture, granted by the Italian government in 1989 and the Praemium Imperiale for Architecture, granted by the Japan Art Association in 1991. She was president of the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Italy between the years of 1995 and 1996. In October 16, 2012, she made her last public appearance during the  Milan Triennale, when she received her latest awar: Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

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