Franca Helg

Franca Helg (21 February 1920 Milan – 4 June 1989 Milan) was an Italian designer and architect. She also had a career teaching at Istituto Universitario Architettura Venezia and Polytechnic of Milan.[1] She collaborated with Franco Albini from 1945 through 1977.

Franca Helg
Born(1920-02-21)21 February 1920
Milan
Died4 June 1989(1989-06-04) (aged 69)
Milan
NationalityItalian
Alma materPolytechnic University of Milan
OccupationArchitect
PracticePolytechnic University of Milan

Biography

Graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in 1945, Franca Helg was active both in the field of architectural planning and in industrial design, with important project interventions often in collaboration with Franco Albini, with whom she was for long associated professionally, from 1951 until the death of Albini in 1977.[2][3] Subsequent to which she worked with Marco Albini and Antonio Piva.[3]

After having been assistant to the seat of architectural composition held by Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso first at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (Iuav) and then at then at the Politecnico di Milano, there followed associate teaching in 1967, teaching the same discipline, in which she became tenured in 1984.[2][4]

Among her works, the Roman stores La Rinascente, in Piazza Fiume, the Terme Luigi Zoja of Salsomaggiore, the Museo degli Eremitani in Padova.[2]

Awards
  • Compasso d'Oro: Awarded to Franco Albini, Bob Noorda, and Franca Helg for the Metropolitana di Milano project in 1964

Works
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References
  1. 100 Works in 100 Years European Women In Architecture and Design 1918-2018. France Stele Institute of Art History ZRC SAZU. ISBN 9789612549220.
  2. Franca Helg, from Scienza A Due Voci, women in Italian science from the Settecento to the Novecento (Università di Bologna)
  3. Helg (hèlġ), Franca, Enciclopedie on line, from the site of the Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani
  4. "Franca Helg 1920-1989". UN DIA UNA ARQUITECTA.
  5. L'architettura.

  1. "Metropolitan (a) design Urban and social architecture travels on the red line".
  2. "I maestri Franco Albini Como/Milano, 1905/1977".
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