Franca Helg
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: February 21, 1921
Date of Death: June 04, 1989
Birth City: Milan
Birth State/Province: Lombardia
Birth Country: Italy
Specialties
Subject: Architecture, Industrial Design
Description: Architect in collaboration with Franco Albini. Starting 1975 she becomes an associate founding the studio "“Studio di architettura Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Marco Albini”. Very influential role as a woman in the Italian architecture and design scene. Professor of Architectural Composition at Politecnico di Milano, and lecturer in many universities around the world (Monaco, Madrid, Cordoba, Barcelona, and many countries in Latin America). Many of the projects done in collaboration with Franco Albini received important awards. Particular attention went to museology and renovation of the many Italian Museums, especially after the two world conflicts.
Jobs
Employer: Studio Franco Albini
Title: Architect
City: Milan
State: Lombardia
Country: Italy
Employer: “Studio di architettura Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Marco Albini”
Title: Architect and Associate at the aforementioned office starting 1975
City: Milan
Collaborators
Name: Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Project: Winning Competition entry for the VIII Triennale di Milano for the design of housing in neighborhood G8
City: Milan
Apprenticeships
Institution: IUAV - Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia
City: Venezia
Notes: Teaching Assistant in Architectural Composition course with Professor Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso
Institution: BBPR - Banfi - Belgiojoso - Peressutti- Rogers
City: Milan
Awards
Name: Compasso d'oro
Description: Furnishing of the Metropolitana di Milano along with Franco Albini and Bob Noorda
Exhibitions
Title: Motomeccanica Stand - XXV Fiera Campionaria e della Mostra d’arte astratta e concreta nel Salone delle Cariatidi di Palazzo Reale
City: Milan
State: Lombardia
Country: Italy
Start Date: 1947
Title: Mostra d’arte contemporanea arte decorativa e architettura italiana
City: Stockolm
Title: Venezia Viva, Mostra del Settecento e Mostra internazionale delle Arti e del Costume
Description: Palazzo Grassi
City: Venice
Title: Exhibition dedicated to French Artist Delacroix
Description: Held at XXVIII Biennale di Venezia
City: Venice
Title: I trent'anni della Triennale
Description: Held at the Hall of Honor, Palazzo dell'Arte, X Triennale di Milano. 1954
City: Milano
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini
Notable Projects
Title: SNAM Office Headquarters
Description: 1969-1972
City: San Donato Milanese, Milano
Notes: Collaboration with Franco and Marco Albini and Antonio Piva.
Title: New Thermal Baths "Luigi Zola"
Description: 1964-1967
City: Salsomaggiore
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini
Title: S. Agostino Museum Restoration and addition
City: Genova
Notes: Collaboration with Marco Albini and Antonio Piva
Title: Davis Cup Stadium
Description: 1955-1963
City: Valletta Gambiaso, Genova
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini
Title: S. Lorenzo Museum of the Treasure
City: Genova
Url: http://www.fondazionefrancoalbini.com/pdf/opere/main_arch_works_block.pdf
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini and curator Caterina Mercenaro
Title: Palazzo Rosso,
Description: Restauration and convertion in a Museum
City: Genova
Url: http://www.fondazionefrancoalbini.com/pdf/opere/main_arch_works_block.pdf
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini and curator Caterina Mercenaro
Title: Musei Civici agli Eremitani
Description: Renovation of ancient cloister of Eremitani into civic museum. This museum is part of the renowned Scrovegni Chapel designed by Giotto.
City: Padova
Url: http://www.iuav.it/Ateneo1/docenti/architettu/docenti-st/Fabrizio-G/pubblicazi/010-Eremitani.pdf
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini, Antonio Piva and Marco Albini
Title: La Rinascente - Department Store
Description: Piazza Fiume, Rome. Great innovation in the architecture field at the time due to the investigation of new construction techniques.
City: Rome
Url: http://www.fondazionefrancoalbini.com/pdf/opere/main_arch_works_block.pdf
Notes: Collaboration with Franco Albini
Education
Institution: Politecnico di Milano
Department: Facoltà di Architettura
Degree: Architecture
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
Title: Palazzo Lascaris : analisi e metodo di un restauro
Co-author: Antonio Piva
City: Venezia
Title: Franco Albini : 1930-1970
Co-author: Preface by Franca Helg
Publisher: London Academy, 1981
Publications About
Title: Introduzione, in AA.VV., Problemi di normazione e controllo dell’ambiente costruito, Istituto di Composizione, Facoltà di architettura del Politecnico di Milano, Milano, 1971.
Author: Politecnico di Milano
Title: La tecnologia nell’architettura, in AA.VV., Otto argomenti di architettura, Milano, Il Formichiere, 1978.
Author: .
Title: “La gran dama de la Arquitectura Italiana” - «Controspazio»
Author: A. Vélez Catrain
Title: Le forme della ragione. Marco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva architetture e design 1980-1995
Author: S. Leet
Publisher: Marsilio
Date Published: July 07, 2016
Title: Dal merletto alla motocicletta. Artigiane/artiste e designer nell’Italia del Novecento
Author: A. Pansera
Page: 130-131
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
City: Milan
Title: La gran dama dell’architettura italiana
Author: Antonio Piva & V. Prina
Publisher: Franco Angeli
City: milano
Title: “Zero Gravity. Franco Albini, costruire le modernità”
Author: Federico Bucci and Fulvio Irace
Publisher: Fondazione Franco Albini
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