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Maristella Casciato

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Maristella Casciato is an architectural historian, who has been senior curator, head of architecture special collections at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California, USA, from 2016 to the present.

Career

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Previously, she was a full professor at the University of Bologna School of Architecture. She has been visiting faculty in several architecture schools in the United States, and has curated major exhibitions, e.g. "Bauhaus Beginnings" (2019) at the Getty Research Institute, "Casablanca Chandigarh. Reports on Modernization" (2013) at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, and "Gio Ponti. Amare l’architettura" at the MAXXI Museum in Rome (2019).[1]

She has been the chair of Docomomo International from 2002 to 2009.[2] She is scientific committee member of Nature, Art & Habitat since 2019.[3]

Her most recent book, "Le Corbusier Album Punjab, 1951," published by Lars Müller outlines the plans for the city of Chandigarh.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Maristella Casciato". lars-mueller-publishers.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ "Headquarters". Docomomo.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ "NAHR Organization". Nahr.it. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. ^ "Le Corbusier Album Punjab, 1951". Lars Müller. Retrieved 2024-10-19.