Roberto Menghi Biography
Roberto Menghi (Milan, 14 January 1920 – Milan, 20 April 2006) was an Italian architect and designer. After graduating in 1944 from the Polytechnic of Milan, Roberto Menghi specialized in architecture and interior and industrial design and then took part in the Second World War, with the rank of lieutenant. After the armistice, his refusal to join the Social Republic led to his internment at the Częstochowa concentration camp. At the end of the conflict he married Cristiana Sella, and opened a studio in his hometown. In addition to architecture, he was also interested in industrial design. Awarded twice at the Triennale with the Grand Prix for the glass and design sections and twice with the Compasso d'Oro (once for the Guscio di Zanotta, designed in 1967), Menghi dedicates himself with passion to the renovation of particularly artistic interest, such as the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti in Milan. In the 70s he worked with Bormioli Rocco, dealing with product and coordinated image. He taught Architecture at the Universities of Venice and Milan and Design at the “Nuova Accademia” in Milan and at the Bath Academy. The Parma Communication Study Center and Archive maintains a collection dedicated to Menghi, consisting of 12,002 project materials, maquettes and objects. This fund is public and freely accessible. He died on April 20, 2006.
