Augusto Magnaghi E Mario Terzaghi Biography
The architects Augusto Magnaghi (Milan, 1914 – 1963) and Mario Terzaghi (Florence, 1915 – Milan, 1998) contributed with coherence and elegant professionalism to the construction of the new face of Milan and Italy after the Second World War, remaining faithful to the principles of rationalism . The strong bond of friendship established between the drawing boards of the Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic of Milan soon translated into a fruitful professional collaboration which began already during the joint apprenticeship at the Milanese studio of Pietro Lingeri and Giuseppe Terragni. The interesting residential building, the "Casa dei Nidi" in Fino Mornasco (CO), a 1939 project immediately received with great critical acclaim, belongs to this first joint activity. The project for the Arengario in 1937 is also unforgettable. Since the Second World War their architectural and urban planning activity has been characterized by the design of residential and school buildings in Milan (in particular for the QT8, Quartiere Feltre and Bovisasca) and in the province (for INA-Casa) and numerous INAM clinics in Milan, Laveno Mombello and Cremona. At the same time, the field of architecture dedicated a lot of energy to the planning of all the exhibitions (Flower Pavilion at the Italy, and the modular kitchens for Saffa, with which they won the Compasso d'Oro in 1954. After the premature death of his friend and colleague Magnaghi in 1963, Terzaghi continued his professional career by creating the Fornaroli hospital in Magenta and undertaking the ambitious project of the CAMM (Milan Freight Bus Consortium) of Milan. In recent years he has been joined by the architect Rodolfo Vettorello, with whom he creates school buildings, sports centers (such as the one in Lissone) and numerous private commissions.
