Belluschi, Pietro

Pietro Belluschi was born on August 18, 1899 in Ancona . Grew up in Rome ^[4] . He served in the army during the First World War , fought against the Austrians, took part in such large battles as the Battle of Caporetto and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto . After the end of the war, Belluschi entered La Sapienza University of Rome and graduated in 1922 with a degree in civil engineering ^[5] . The following year, he went to the USA on student exchange, where, despite a complete lack of knowledge of English , he graduated from Cornell University in the same specialty ^[5] . Belluschi did not, on the advice of his Italian friends, return to his homeland, since the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini began to gain strength there at that time.

At first, Belluski worked as an engineer in the Idaho mines, earning five dollars a day (about $ 66 in 2015 prices ^[6] ), then got a job at the Architectural Bureau in Portland (Oregon) - he lived in this city more part of the remaining life. At Doyle’s bureau, Bellusky quickly made a career from a simple draftsman to a chief designer, and by 1943 he already actually owned it, and he changed the name of the company to his own ^[4] . By the beginning of the 1950s, Belluski earned about 150 thousand dollars a year (almost 1.35 million dollars in 2015 prices ^[6] ).

In 1951, Belluschi became dean of the and remained in this position until 1965 ^[3] . Before moving to Massachusetts, Bellucci transferred his Portland office to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill .

Pietro Belluschi died on February 14, 1994 in Portland at the 95th year of his life ^[5] .

Personal life

• The first wife is Helen Hemmila, from December 1, 1934 to 1962 (the death of his wife) ^[3] . Two sons remained from this marriage: Peter (born 1939) and Anthony (born 1941).
• The second wife is Marjorie (1920-2009), from 1965 to February 14, 1994 (the death of the architect) ^[4] .

• 1950-1955 - Presidential Appointment
• 1951-1965 - Dean of the
• since 1952 - Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ^[7]
• 1953-1957 - associate member of the National Academy of Design , since 1957 - full member
• 1972 - ^[5]
• late 1970s - early 1980s - member of the jury choosing the design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington
• 1991 - The US National Medal in the Arts ^[8] . Bellucci became the second architect in history to be awarded this medal ^[5] .
• Member of the American Institute of Architects

As mentioned above, Pietro Belluschi is involved in the design and design of more than a thousand buildings. His interests included skyscrapers, churches, concert halls. Listed below are a few of the best known (in chronological order; the years of construction, the city where the building is located, and some additional information are indicated in parentheses).

• ( Portland , 1926, listed on the US National Register of Historic Places (NRIM) in 1992)
• (Portland, 1927, listed in the NRIM in 1996)
• Portland Museum of Art (1932, Portland)
• (1948, Portland, listed at NRIM in 1976)
• (1950, Portland, listed in NRIM in 1996)
• (1951, , listed in NRIM in 1974)
• Stirling and Francine Clark Institute of the Arts (1955, )
• MetLife Building (1960-1963, New York , advisory assistance)
• (1964, Philadelphia , listed in NRIM in 2007)
• 555 California Street (1969, San Francisco , Advisory Assistance)
• (1969, New York)
• (1970, Boston )
• (1967-1971, San Francisco)
• (1980, San Francisco)
• (1982, Baltimore )
• (1983, Boston)
• (1981-1983, Portland, Advisory Assistance)
• (1960-1991, , 14 of 27 campus buildings)

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  Stirling Institute of Art and Francine Clark

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  Metlife Building

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  555 California Street

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• Interview with Pietro Belluschi on aaa.si.edu , August 22 - September 4, 1983
• Pietro Belluschi at greatbuildings.com