Studio Bbpr Biography
Studio BBPR (Milan, 1932) Studio BBPR was born in Milan in 1932, bringing together architects and designers of different origins and cultures: Gian Luigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti and Ernesto Nathan Rogers. The studio was one of the first cases in which a certain importance was given to group work, going beyond the artisanal dimension of the professional studio. He became one of the protagonists of Italian rationalism, opposing the monumentalist taste of those years, as he was animated by a spirit of avant-garde and innovation. Following the death of their colleague Banfi during the Second World War, the three partners undertook a reinterpretation of the principles of purity of traditional architecture and Neoliberty. They also concentrated on the concept of the building in relation to the surrounding environment and their first important work was carried out in 1946, in the reconstruction of the city of Milan after the war. The BBPR studio operated a real mix of different styles, giving its works a touch of originality and adapting to specific commissions. In 1951 he was entrusted with the installation of the IX Triennale of Milan, in which they organized the exhibition "The form of utility", which gave birth to Industrial Design in Italy. The firm created important monuments such as the Velasca Tower in Milan (1958), the Gusen Memorial (1960-1965), the Italian Auschwitz Memorial (1980), the Monumental Museum of Deportation in Carpi (1973). The importance of the group, as well as in design, was manifested in architecture and theoretical criticism.
