Angiolo Badaloni
(Livorno,
1849 – Livorno,
1920)
Italian
architect and engineer.
As chief architect of the
Municipality of Livorno designed and oversaw the construction of
some important public and private buildings: around the
eighties of the nineteenth century follows the construction of
the Naval Academy (though designed by Louis Pestalozza) and
later built the "Micheli" elementary schools (1889, then raised
an additional floor) and "Antonio Benci" (1893), the latter
obtained in the Poerio square.
In the late nineteenth and
early twentieth century created his major works, derived mainly
from traditional plants, but updated in some details and
ornamentation to the themes of Italian modern style: beetween
1889 and 1894 raised the
Mercato
delle vettovaglie, which reflect the themes of the
iron and glass , built in the years 1903-1905, the
Stabilimento termale Acque della Salute,
where he applied some innovative elements in reinforced concrete,
and in 1907 inaugurated the l'Albergo Corallo,,
adjacent to its thermal structure and already with electric
elevators.
He is also planned
the location of the new railway station, at the end of the
Avenue of the Aqueducts in order not to interfere the
rails with the development of the city, and at the same time he
studied the city plan for the nearby housing project, now known
as the Station Quarter.
Works:
Albergo Corallo,
Stabilimento termale Acque della Salute
Mercato
delle vettovaglie
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