Giorgina Castiglioni – Architect and Professor
Giorgina Castiglioni is an Italian architect and designer who studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic (1969). She is Giannino Castiglioni’s granddaughter, a famous sculptor, and the daughter of Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, an architect and professor.
She expanded on the issue of bio-ecological architecture and industrial development waste assessment. She has held displays on material metamorphosis and women’s relationship with design and created projects with the concept of an ecological human agreement as a free and organic cross-disciplinary exchange.
She has won many awards in international competitions and has partnered with Alessi, Bilumen, Kartell, Gufram, Pedano, Sirrah, and Valenti.
Awards for Giorgina Castiglioni
Received first prize (plastic seating by Kartell) in 1965 ‘Fiera di Trieste.’ Participated in the 1971 UCIMU competition of ADI.
Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.
Giorgina Castiglioni. Architectuul. http://architectuul.com/architect/giorgina-castiglioni.
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