Edoardo Detti

Edoardo Detti (16 January 1913 – 24 December 1984) was an Italian architect and urban planner.

Edoardo Detti
Born	(1913-01-16)16 January 1913 Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 December 1984(1984-12-24) (aged 71) Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Alma mater	University of Florence
Occupation(s)	Architect, urban planner

Life and career

Born in Florence into a family from Casentino, Detti graduated in Architecture in 1940 under Giovanni Michelucci, becoming his assistant. During World War II, he served as an officer and partisan in the resistance movement after 8 September 1943. He actively participated in the reconstruction of Florence, contributing to projects such as the recovery of Ponte Vecchio, Ponte San Niccolò, and the Ponte alle Grazie, the latter inaugurated in 1957.^[1][2]

Detti dedicated himself to architecture and urban planning, becoming a professor at the University of Florence from 1944, and president of the National Institute of Urban Planning in 1970. He also served as the assessor for urban planning in the Florence municipal executive led by Giorgio La Pira, from 1961 to 1964, drafting the city's master plan.^[1]

As an architect, he closely collaborated with Carlo Scarpa, designing significant projects such as the renovation of the Grand Hotel Minerva (1959–1961), the reconstruction of the church of San Giovanni Battista in Firenzuola (1959–1966), and the headquarters of Nuova Italia Editrice (1968–1972).^[3] Other notable works included the Massa Courthouse and the Industrial Technical Institute "Enrico Mattei" in Urbino.^[4]