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Filippo Monti
Born(1928-01-10)10 January 1928
Faenza, Italy
Died15 December 2015(2015-12-15) (aged 87)
Faenza, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationArchitect

Filippo Monti (10 January 1928 – 15 December 2015) was an Italian architect. His work, characterized by rational rigor and sensitivity to context, is considered among the most elegant and original expressions of twentieth-century architecture in Romagna.:[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

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Il rispetto del passato e la speranza di quello che verrà: questo è il fondamento della mia architettura.
Respect for the past and hope for what is to come: this is the foundation of my architecture.

— Filippo Monti

Education

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In 1942 he enrolled at the Technical Institute for Surveyors in Faenza, and in 1947 he obtained his diploma.[6]

Between 1947 and 1948 he devoted himself to painting, producing portraits and figure studies now preserved in private collections. He attended the art school in Faenza under the guidance of Francesco Nonni and found inspiration in Giovanni Romagnoli and Franco Gentilini, but the prevailing models, still tied to the interwar period, limited his interest.[6]

In 1948 he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. The environment was difficult and the professors did not provide clear guidance. He followed with interest the course of Carlo Maggiora, and in 1952 he met Adalberto Libera, who supported him and analyzed his projects. He studied independently the masters of the Modern Movement: he was struck by Adolf Loos, drew closer to Le Corbusier, but above all to Richard Neutra and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. In 1953 he was awarded a scholarship for the United States, but was unable to make use of it for financial reasons.[6]

In 1954 he defended his thesis on a covered velodrome with tensile structures, under the supervision of Adalberto Libera, whom he later followed to Rome to participate in the competition for the Velodrome of the 1960 Olympics, which he ultimately declined.[6]

Career

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In 1955 he returned to Faenza and taught Geometric Drawing at the School of Arts and Crafts until 1958, collaborating with his close friend, painter, sculptor, and ceramist Domenico Matteucci. In 1957 he won first prize in the competition for the Church of San Vincenzo de’ Paoli in Bologna, overseen by Giuseppe Vaccaro and Luigi Figini; with the latter he formed a friendship that led them to visit together works of European Rationalism. Monti designed houses in Forlì and for the INA-Casa plan, but found competitions to be the most stimulating field.[6]

In 1959, together with his friend, architect Arturo Locatelli, he presented the general urban plan of Faenza, introducing innovative solutions for traffic circulation and pedestrian spaces. In the same year, he designed the Hotel Bellevue in Milano Marittima, a well-known seaside resort district of Cervia.[6]

In 1960 he designed the Alberghi Grossi House, his first work in Faenza. This was followed by the Rovelli House and the Maternal Nursery in Granarolo (Faenza), inspired by the Pompeian domus.[6]

From 1964 to 1971 he was a member of the board of Italia Nostra in Faenza. During this period, he designed the Santa Margherita residential complex, the Woodpecker Night Club in Milano Marittima[7][8], his own house, and the second Porisini House. He also took part in the competition for the Sports Palace in Florence, without success.[6]

Between 1972 and 1980 he adopted a simpler and more geometric language. His main work from this period is the residential complex on via Ferrari in Faenza, followed by the Sassi House and the 'Le Logge' complex, with a strong focus on the relationship with nature.[6]

From 1981 he went through a professional crisis. In 1985 he designed the Ciba Leasing offices. Between 1986 and 1995 he received public commissions, including the Faenza Post Office, the renovation of the Ravenna Chamber of Commerce, originally designed by architect Antonino Manzone, and the Faenza Exhibition Hall. In these projects he paid particular attention to construction details.[6]

Between 1996 and 2004 he went through a difficult period, also marked by the premature death of his daughter Anna Rita. He alternated small projects with the translation of the Divine Comedy into the Romagnol dialect[9], published in 2003. Critics recognized its value: in 1996 the magazine Polis devoted a monographic feature to him, and in 2003 the interview volume Filippo Monti in conversation with Franco Bertoni was published.[6]

In 2005 he designed the Boscherini House and began projects for the Gargiulo House and the renovation of the D’Atri House.[6]

In his later years, together with the urban planner and architect Ennio Nonni, he devoted himself to ceramics and created sculptural vases, exhibited in his first and only exhibition at the Bottega Bertaccini in Faenza in December 2015.[10]

Works

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Architecture

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Works of recognized interest

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Works listed in the General Catalogue of Italian Cultural Heritage[11] and in the Italian Census of Contemporary Architecture[12]:

Title Address Municipality Years
Church of San Vincenzo de' Paoli[13][14] Via Adelaide Ristori 1 Bologna 1956-1971
D’Atri House and Apartments[15][16] Via Luigi Carlo Farini 13 Faenza 1962-1963
Santa Margherita Residential Complex[17][18] Via Firenze 75-77 Faenza 1963-1976
Monti House[19][20] Via Torino 7 Faenza 1964-1968
"Le Vele" Row Houses[21][22] Via Luigi Carlo Farini 21-33 Faenza 1968-1970
Woodpecker Nightclub[23][24][25][26] Viale Nullo Baldini 20 Cervia 1969
Sassi House[27][28] Via San Biagio Antico 20 Faenza 1972-1975
"Le Terrazze" Residential Complex (Le Logge)[29] Viale Vittorio Veneto 31-33 Faenza 1975-1981
New Post Office Building[30] Via Naviglio 16 Faenza 1984
Ciba Leasing Office Building[31] Via Augusto Righi 3 Faenza 1985-1987
Chamber of Commerce Extension[32] Viale Luigi Carlo Farini 14 Ravenna 1988-1990
Shops and Apartments in Piazza del Popolo[33] Piazza del Popolo Faenza 1992-1994

Other works

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  • Bellevue Hotel in Milano Marittima (1957–1959)
  • Alberghi-Grossi House in Faenza (1960)
  • Porisini House in Faenza (1961–1962)
  • Rovelli House in Faenza (1963–1964)
  • Maternal Nursery of Granarolo in Faenza
  • Skyscraper[34] in Faenza
  • Residential Complex in Via Volpaccino in Faenza
  • Residential Complex in Via Ferrari in Faenza
  • Residential Complex in Via Filanda Nuova in Faenza
  • Residential Complex in Via Mameli in Faenza
  • Residential Complex in Via Osteria del Gallo in Faenza
  • Exhibition Palace in Faenza
  • Prati House in Faenza
  • Boscherini House in Faenza
  • Bassetti House in Faenza
  • Padovani House in Faenza
  • Gargiulo House[35] in Faenza (2010–2012)

Literature

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Monti Filippo - Patrimonio culturale dell'Emilia-Romagna". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  2. ^ "In memoria di un grande progettista". Ravenna&Dintorni (in Italian). 2016-01-01.
  3. ^ Redazione 15 dicembre 2015 18:42 Facebook WhatsApp. "Faenza piange la scomparsa di Filippo Monti: tra i più famosi architetti di epoca moderna". RavennaToday (in Italian). {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Faenza, morto il maestro Filippo Monti". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2015-12-15.
  5. ^ "Scomparso l'architetto Filippo Monti. Il cordoglio di Faenza". Settesere.it (in Italian).
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Franco Bertoni, Davide Rava, Filippo Monti architetto, Faenza, 2009
  7. ^ Redazione (2015-12-15). "E' scomparso Filippo Monti. Lo ricordiamo con questa intervista sul Woodpecker pubblicata un mese fa • Gagarin Magazine". Gagarin Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  8. ^ "Ci mancherà il maestro che creò un "occhio di cielo" nella pineta di Milano Marittima (FOTO)". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  9. ^ admincesenate (2021-11-04). "Dante in dialetto romagnolo alla fondazione "Tito Balestra"". Corriere Cesenate (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  10. ^ "Mostre". Ennio Nonni (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  11. ^ "Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali". catalogo.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  12. ^ "Ricerca Opere - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  13. ^ "CHIESA SAN VINCENZO DE' PAOLI - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it.
  14. ^ "Chiesa di San Vincenzo De\' Paoli, chiesa, Monti Filippo, Bologna, via Ristori 1". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  15. ^ "CASA E APPARTAMENTI D'ATRI - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it.
  16. ^ "Casa ad appartamenti in via Farini, edifici con appartamenti, Monti Filippo, Faenza, via Farini 13". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  17. ^ "COMPLESSO RESIDENZIALE SANTA MARGHERITA - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it (in Italian).
  18. ^ "Complesso residenziale Santa Margherita, edifici con appartamenti, Monti Filippo, Faenza, via Firenze 75-77". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  19. ^ "CASA MONTI - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it.
  20. ^ "Casa Monti, villa, Monti Filippo, Faenza, via Torino 7". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  21. ^ "CASE A SCHIERA "LE VELE" - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it.
  22. ^ "Case a schiera \"Le vele\", edifici con appartamenti, Monti Filippo, Faenza, via Farini 21-33". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  23. ^ "DISCOTECA WOODPECKER - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it.
  24. ^ "Ci mancherà il maestro che creò un "occhio di cielo" nella pineta di Milano Marittima (FOTO)". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). 2015-12-16.
  25. ^ "Woodpecker — Turismo Comune di Cervia". www.turismo.comunecervia.it (in Italian).
  26. ^ Super User. "Woodpecker: quattro salti nel passato". Storie di Pianura (in Italian). {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  27. ^ "CASA SASSI - Scheda Opera - Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi". censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it.
  28. ^ "Casa Sassi, casa, Monti Filippo, Faenza, via San Biagio Antico 20". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  29. ^ "Condominio \"Le terrazze\", edificio con appartamenti, Monti Filippo, Faenza, viale Vittorio Veneto 31-33, via Volpaccino". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  30. ^ "Nuovo Palazzo delle Poste, edificio per uffici, Monti Filippo, Baccherini Paolo, Faenza, via Naviglio 16". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  31. ^ "Palazzina per uffici Ciba Leasing, edificio polifunzionale, Monti Filippo, Faenza, via Righi 3". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  32. ^ "Ampliamento Camera di Commercio, edificio polifunzionale, Monti Filippo, Ravenna, Viale Farini 14". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  33. ^ "Negozi e appartamenti in piazza del Popolo, edifici polifunzionali, Monti Filippo, Faenza, piazza del Popolo 16". bbcc.regione.emilia-romagna.it (in Italian).
  34. ^ "Abitare Monti – Grattacielo". Michele Argnani (in Italian). 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  35. ^ "L'ultima opera di Filippo Monti - Casa Premium". Ravenna&Dintorni (in Italian). January 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  36. ^ admincesenate (2021-11-04). "Dante in dialetto romagnolo alla fondazione "Tito Balestra"". Corriere Cesenate (in Italian).

References

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  • Gabriele Lelli, L’architettura moderna a Faenza, in «Polis. Idee e cultura nelle città: Faenza», Anno II, n.8, 1996, Milano
  • Ennio Nonni, la casa dell'artista, in «Polis. Idee e cultura nelle città: Faenza» Anno II n. 8, 1996, Koinè Editrice Milano
  • Franco Bertoni, In conversazione con Filippo Monti, Faenza, 2003, ISBN 8881521032
  • Franco Bertoni, Davide Rava, Filippo Monti architetto, Faenza, 2009[1]
  • Vittorio Maggi, Ennio Nonni, Faenza 100 anni di edilizia - un novecento da ricordare (secondo volume), Faenza, 2011
  • Maria Tampieri, FabLab Faenza, Fototeca Manfrediana, GAF, abitare monti, composizioni residenziali, omaggio a Filippo Monti (1928 – 2015), Faenza, 2017[2][3][4]
  • Viola Emaldi, Filippo Monti, Ennio Nonni ceramiche/ceramics, Faenza, 2017, ISBN 9788894017847
  1. ^ "In memoria di un grande progettista - Casa Premium". Ravenna&Dintorni (in Italian). January 2016.
  2. ^ "Filippo Monti – Casabella" (in Italian).
  3. ^ Stefania Mazzotti (2016-12-20). "Abitare Monti: a Faenza una mostra ricorda l'architetto del Woodpecker • Gagarin Magazine". Gagarin Magazine (in Italian).
  4. ^ buonsenso (2016-12-27). "Una mostra su Filippo Monti realizzata da giovani professionisti faentini". Buonsenso Faenza (in Italian).