Saverio Muratori ( Modena, 1910 –

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, 1973) was an Italian

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, regarded as one of the pioneers of typomorphological investigations of urban form.Moudon, Anne Vernez, "Getting to Know the Built Landscape: Typomorphology", in Franck, Karen A and Lynda H Schneekloth, ''Ordering Space: Types in Architecture and Design'', New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994

Early life and career

Following the completion of his degree in 1933, Muratori wrote articles in the magazine ''Architettura''. After World War II, he was involved in housing projects in Rome, and designed public buildings in Bologna, Pisa and Rome. In 1952 he started teaching at the

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, but in 1954 he moved back to Rome where he became Professor of Architectural Composition.Cataldi G. et al.
"Saverio Muratori and the Italian school of planning typology"
in ''Urban Morphology'', nr. 6/1, 2002

Legacy

Muratori's work has been highly influential on architectural design theory and practice in Italy as well as internationally. He is considered the "spiritual father" of architects such as Aldo Rossi and

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. His principal follower in the study of typomorphology was Gianfranco Caniggia, one of his early assistants.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muratori, Saverio 1910 births 1973 deaths 20th-century Italian architects Urban theorists Architects from Modena