Saverio Muratori (

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, 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 Aldo Rossi (3 May 1931 – 4 September 1997) was an Italian architect and designer who achieved international recognition in four distinct areas: architectural theory, drawing and design and also product design. He was one of the leading propone ...

and

Carlo Aymonino Carlo Aymonino (18 July 1926 – 3 July 2010) was an Italian architect and urban planner best known for the Monte Amiata housing complex in Milan. Early life Born in Rome, he studied at the University of Rome, obtaining his degree in 1950. In ...

. His principal follower in the study of typomorphology was

Gianfranco Caniggia Gianfranco Caniggia (7 May 1933 – 10 November 1987) was an Italian architect and urban planner. Life and career Caniggia was a student of Saverio Muratori at the Sapienza University of Rome, University of Rome and distinguished himself through ...

, 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