Leonardo Benevolo

Leonardo Benevolo (25 September 1923 – 5 January 2017) was an Italian architect, city planner and architecture historian.^[1][2] Born in Orta San Giulio, Italy,^[1] Benevolo studied architecture in Rome where he graduated in 1946. Later taught history of architecture in Rome, Florence, Venice and Palermo.^[3] His book Storia dell'archittetura moderna (History of Modern Architecture) first published in 1960 has been reprinted 18 times, as of 1996, and translated into six other languages.^[3] Benevolo developed the concept of ‘neo-conservative’ city which became an important contribution to the understanding of cities’ evolution.^[4]

Leonardo Benevolo, with Tommaso Giura Longo and Carlo Melograni: Palazzo degli Affari e della Borsa, Bologna. Interior. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1976.

Writings

• 1967 The origins of Modern Town Planning, MIT Press
• 1977 History of Modern Architecture, MIT Press
• 1980 The History of the City, MIT Press
• 1995 The European City, Wiley-Blackwell