Pier Luigi Nervi
Pier Luigi Nervi | |
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Pier Luigi Nervi | |
| Born | 21 June 1891 Sondrio, Italy |
| Died | 9 January 1979 (aged 87) Rome, Italy |
| Education | University of Bologna |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Structural engineer, architect |
| Institutions | Society for Concrete Construction Institution of Structural Engineers |
| Projects | Olympic Stadium in Rome (1960) UNESCO headquarters in Paris (1950) Hangar in Orvieto (1935) |
| Awards | IStructE Gold Medal Wilhelm Exner Medal (1957) AIA Gold Medal (1964) |
Pier Luigi Nervi (21 June 1891 – 9 January 1979) was an Italian engineer and architect. He studied at the University of Bologna graduating in 1913. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946 to 1961 and was known worldwide as a structural engineer and architect and for his innovative use of reinforced concrete, especially with numerous notable thin shell structures worldwide.