Annibale Rigotti (30 October 1870 – 8 March 1968) was an Italian architect, teacher, designer and urban planner.

Biography

Born in

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, he was educated in architecture at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1890. In 1893 he accompanied

Raimondo d'Aronco Raimondo Tommaso D’Aronco (1857–1932) was an Italian architect renowned for his building designs in the style of Art Nouveau. He was the chief palace architect to the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II in Istanbul for 16 years. Early years D� ...

to work on the Istanbul Exhibition of Agriculture and Industry in

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, but the exhibition was cancelled due to the

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. He worked on the restoration of

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, designed a railway station in

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and two theatres in

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(1893–96). He soon returned to Italy, where he married Maria Calvi on 1 December 1890. He produced numerous architectural works, including the Villa Falconi in Domodossola, which has been regarded as one of his finest works, and became the editor of the ''L'artista moderno'' in 1902. He travelled to Siam (

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) in 1907, where he collaborated with

Mario Tamagno Mario Tamagno (19 June 1877 – 1941) was an Italian architect who worked mainly in early 20th-century Siam (modern-day Thailand). Biography Tamagno was educated at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, Italy, where he became an instru ...

and engineer

Carlo Allegri Carlo Allegri (1862–1938) was an Italian engineer who worked extensively in Siam (Thailand) during the turn of the 19th–20th centuries. He served under the government of Chulalongkorn, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) for over 20 years, where he h ...

to design the

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. He returned to Italy in 1909 before the hall's completion, but acted as a coordinator for the delivery of materials and supplies. He went to

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again in 1923 and stayed until 1926. During this time he designed Villa Norasingh and the gardens of

Saranrom Palace Saranrom Royal Palace () is a former palace in Bangkok, Thailand, located between Grand Palace and Wat Ratchapradit. It served as temporary residence for some princes and as lodging for royal guests. It is now the site of the Museum of the Min ...

, and served as chief architect in the Public Works Department. He continued working in Turin, collaborating with D'Aronco and, later, his son Giorgio Rigotti, with whom he designed the Palazzo a Vela in 1961. Rigotti served many teaching positions. He taught at the Germano Sommeiller Technical Institute from 1893 to 1923, the

Polytechnic University of Turin The Polytechnic University of Turin (, abbreviated as PoliTO) is the oldest Italian Public university, public Institute of technology, technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban ...

from 1910, and the Turin Royal School of Architecture from 1931 to 1933. He died on 8 March 1968 in Turin.

Notable contributions

*Giaccone house, Turin (1890–93; with Raimondo d'Aronco and Riccardo Brayda) *Konya Railway Station, Turkey (1893–96) *Municipal theatres in

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and Sitov,

(1893–96) *Elementary school at

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(1897) *

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town hall (1897) *Palazzina Vitale, Turin (1898) *"Oil and wine" Pavilion and Banfi Pavilion at the

Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna The Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna (), held in Turin, Italy in 1902 (opened 10 May), was a world arts exhibition that was important in spreading the popularity of Art Nouveau design, especially to Italy. Its aim was expl ...

(1902) *Villa Falcioni,

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(1902–04) *Toesca house, Turin (1903) *

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Railway Station,

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(1904) *Palazzina Baravalle, Turin (1906) *

, Bangkok, Thailand (1908–15; collaboration) *

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, Bangkok (1910) *Siam pavilion at the 1911

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(with Mario Tamagno) *Layout of Piazza d'Armi, Turin (1912; urban planning, with Raimondo d'Aronco) *Development plan for

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, Cuneo (1915) * Villa Norasingh, Bangkok (1923–25; collaboration) *Circolo degli Artisti, Turin (1915) *Fabbrica Italiana Tubi Metallici factory, Turin (1937–38; with Giorgio Rigotti) * Palazzo a Vela, Turin (1961, with Giorgio Rigotti)

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