Leonardo Ricci (8 June 1918 – 29 September 1994) was an Italian architect.

Life and career

Born on in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, he completed his classical studies in 1936 at the Liceo Michelangelo in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. He then enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at the

University of Florence The University of Florence ( Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'') (in acronym UNIFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The f ...

, where he graduated in 1941. After being his student,

Giovanni Michelucci Giovanni Michelucci (2 January 1891 – 31 December 1990) was an Italian architect, urban planner and designer. He had the good fortune to live a long life almost entirely within the span of the twentieth century, giving us a valuable witness th ...

hired him as his assistant. He worked at the Michelucci Studio until 1946. In addition to practicing as an architect, he also became a professor of architectural composition. He was awarded the gold medal at the

Milan Triennial The ''Milan Triennial'' (Triennale di Milano) is an art and design exhibition that takes place every three years at the Triennale di Milano Museum in Milan, Italy. History The exhibition was originally established in 1923 as a biennial architect ...

in 1957. He was the father of scenographer Elena Ricci Poccetto and the grandfather of actress

Elena Sofia Ricci Elena Sofia Barucchieri (born 29 March 1962), known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (), is an Italian actress. Active in film, theater and television, the actress has won major awards in their respective fields in Italy, including three Dav ...

Works (selection)

*Agape Ecumenical Center, Prali (1946) *Mercato dei Fiori (Flower Market),

Pescia Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the river of the same name. History Archaeological excavations have suggest ...

(1948–1951, with Emilio Brizzi, Enzo Gori, Giuseppe Giorgio Gori, and

Leonardo Savioli Leonardo Savioli (30 March 1917 – 11 May 1982) was an Italian architect and painter. Life and career Savioli was born in Florence in 1917. In 1935, he completed his classical studies and enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at the University ...

) *Gori Factory,

Campi Bisenzio Campi Bisenzio () is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence, in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence. History The word Campi in the municipality's name stems from the fields which are widespread in t ...

(1959–1962) *Balmain House, Poggio (1959–1962) *Monterinaldi Housing, Florence (1950–1968) *Mann-Borgese House, Forte dei Marmi (1957–1958) *Sorgane Housing, Florence (1957–1963) *

Monte degli Ulivi Monte degli Ulivi (''Mount of Olives'') is a modernist architectural ensemble consisting of six buildings by architect Leonardo Ricci at the southeastern outskirts of the city of Riesi in Sicily. It was built from 1963 to 1966 to house the ''Ser ...

Housing,

Riesi Riesi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caltanissetta in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about south of Caltanissetta. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 11,678 and an area of .All de ...

(1963–1966) *Waldensian Church,

Pachino Pachino (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The name derives from the Latin word ''bacchus,'' which is the Roman god of wine, and the word ''vinum'', which means wine in Latin; originally the town was name ...

(1964) *Villa Baruffol,

Portogruaro Portogruaro (, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 ''comuni'', which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Piave district. History ...

(1977–1980) * Savona Courthouse,

Savona Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western se ...

(1987) * Florence Courthouse, Florence (1988, built in 2012)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricci, Leonardo 1918 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Italian architects Architects from Florence