Italian architect and designer Italo Rota dies at 70
Italo Rota, the renowned architect and designer from Milan, passed away on April 6, 2024. He was born in Milan in October 1953 and completed his studies at Politecnico di Milano in the early 1980s. Rota worked alongside Gae Aulenti on significant projects such as the lighting for Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Musée National d'Art Moderne. He established Studio Italo Rota Building and created designs for Artemide and Driade, contributing to both public and religious architecture in Italy and internationally. Rota also taught at NABA and other educational institutions. His last book, 'Solo diventare natura ci salverà', was released in December 2023. Tributes were paid by prominent individuals, including Milan's mayor Beppe Sala and Carlo Ratti.
Key facts
- Italo Rota died on April 6, 2024.
- He was born in Milan in October 1953.
- He graduated from Politecnico di Milano in the early 1980s.
- He worked with Gae Aulenti on the Musée d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou, Louvre, and Notre-Dame.
- He founded Studio Italo Rota Building in the mid-1990s.
- He designed the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai with Carlo Ratti.
- He was scientific director of NABA in Milan.
- His last book 'Solo diventare natura ci salverà' was published in December 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Italo Rota
- Franco Albini
- Vittorio Gregotti
- Gae Aulenti
- Carlo Ratti
- Fulvio Irace
- Carlo Antonelli
- Stefano Boeri
- Beppe Sala
- Gennaro Sangiuliano
- Valentina Silvestrini
- Mario Gerosa
- Pierluigi Nicolin
- Richard Burdett
Institutions
- Studio Italo Rota Building
- Politecnico di Milano
- Lotus
- Musée d'Orsay
- Musée National d'Art Moderne
- Centre Pompidou
- Louvre
- Notre-Dame Cathedral
- Artemide
- Driade
- Maison Cavalli
- Mediateca Sandro Penna
- Museo del Novecento
- Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
- Expo 2015 Milan
- Expo 2020 Dubai
- CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati
- NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano
- École d'Architecture UP8 Paris-Belleville
- Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara
- IED Milano
- AGO Modena Fabbriche Culturali
- Expo 2030 Rome
- Expo 2025 Osaka
- Cascina Ri-Nascita
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli
- Triennale Milano
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Artribune
- ARUP
- LAND
- Systematica
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Rouen
- Brescia
- Verona
- Palermo
- Foro Italico
- Perugia
- San Sisto
- Rome
- Mumbai
- Bombay
- India
- Modena
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Osaka
- Japan
- Tor Vergata