Vincenzo Monaco

Vincenzo Monaco (20 July 1911, Rome – 3 March 1969, Rome) was an Italian architect who collaborated with Amedeo Luccichenti from 1933 to 1963. During this period, Monaco designed over 450 projects, of which approximately 100 were realized and constructed. His architectural prowess can be seen in buildings located in Rome, Pisa, Naples, Taranto, Dalmatia, Persia, France and Tunisia.

Even before receiving a degree in architecture from Sapienza University of Rome in 1934, Vincenzo Monaco collaborated with F. Petrucci and C. Longo in national competitions: in 1933, to design four new postal buildings in Rome, and in 1934, to design the new Clinical Hospital of Modena.

In collaboration with Amedeo Luccichenti, he worked on the preparation of Mostra Augustea of Roman (1938), on plans for the 'Palazzo dei Congressi' in EUR (1938) (with buildings and the square of the Forze Armate, villa Petacci at the Camilluccia), on a building in S. Valentino street 1948-50, on buildings at Circo Massimo (1953), on the Olympic Village (1958–60), and on the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (1960). He also worked on the SIAE building at EUR (1963–65), the Roccaraso Church (1966), and the Jolly Hotel in Rome (1968).

In 1936, Monaco participated together with G. Calza Bini, S. Muratori, F. Petrucci, Ludovico Quaroni and E. Tedeschi, in the VI Triennale di Milano. In 1937, he started working with Amedeo Luccichenti, an association which lasted until 1963. Many of Monaco's works resulted from contests held during the fascist age. Examples include the Politic-touristic-custom buildings (1937), Office of the Fascist Confederation of traders (1939), and the moving Bridge at Magliana (1940). He joined the competition E42 (EUR, Rome) for the Palazzo dei Congressi (1937–38) and other projects including the preparation for the "Mostra Augustea della Romanità" (1937.)

The collaboration between Monaco and Amedeo Luccichenti influenced the design of several apartment buildings, villas and roman houses from 1945 to 1955. In particular, the pair are noted for their experimental and rational style, which can be seen in the representative office of the Shipping Company of Italy in Rome, the pavilion of Finsider at Chicago, the airtravel agency KLM in Barberini street in Rome, the Lancia shop, and the SIAE building in E.Gianturco street, Rome. During the presidency of Giovanni Gronchi, he realized the restructuring of the Lupa Hall at Palazzo Montecitorio (1955). Other works include the enlargement of Castelporziano, the official palace in San Rossore, the Villa Maria Pia in the estate of the president, Villa Rosebery in Naples.

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