Carlo Barabino

Carlo Barabino (Genoa, 1768 - Genoa, 1835) is an Italian architect neo-classic, the most important architect of the school génoise of the 19th century which marked the town of Genoa by its multiple projects.

Biography

Formed to the Accademia ligustica di Belle Arti of Genoa, it leaves to Rome in 1788 to study with the workshop of véronais Giuseppe Barbieri.

In 1793, after having gained the price of architecture, it goes back to Genoa for an community activity which begin with its project Prolungamento del Molo di Genova, idiot bagni, batteria, caserme, E idiot a monumento Al cittadino Colombo per the uso di fanale , which receives the congratulations of Ligustica on August 16th, 1795, with Lorenzo Fontana (nephew of Gaetano Cantoni) and Giacinto Pellegrini.

July 7th, 1802, it enters to the Academy to direct the joined together schools of architecture and ornamentation, succeeding A. Tagliafichi and G.B. Cervetto, for three years.

Its first projects are the neo-classic public laundrettes of the Republic ligurienne, of 1797, but following an embezzlement relative to this work, of which it is perhaps not guilty, its professional employment is done discrete before re-appearing like principal architect of the city.

Meanwhile it fills of small loads: In 1801 it is destined for Milan to belong to the jury who must examine the project of the Foro Bonaparte of Giovanni Antolini; in 1805, it opens to a study with Giovan Battista Crovetto its best pupil, and in 1818, it is named architect of the city and 1825 were the one decade beginning which devoted it as major architect.

Barabino produces in these years some important architectural projects, first which the Teatro Carlo Felice; he is then the principal coordinator of the urban plans of the city, which influenced the development of the following decades.

He carries on also an intense didactic activity. Since 1807 it had opened a workshop of formation with Crovetto. It is, of 1808 to 1811, directors of honor of the Academy, and, of 1824 until its death it assumes the whole direction of the institute.

Death picking in the cholera epidemic of 1835, the project of the cemetery of Staglieno being hardly entrusted him.

Giovan Battista Resasco and Ignazio Gardella (senior) was of its pupils.

Works

In Genoa

1796 : Put Masuccone, Matteotti place.
1797: Public laundrettes dei Served (today Baltimora garden, restored by Ignazio Gardella).
1819: Frontage of the church San Siro.
1821: Project of the Parco dell' Acquasola.
1825: Progetto per aumentare the abitazioni nella città di Genova .
1825-1828: Teatro Carlo Felice, inaugurated in 1828, destroyed during the bombardments of the second world war, rebuilt by Ignazio Gardella and Aldo Rossi.
1826-1832: Palate of the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti.
1834: Project for the frontage of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato, following a preceding project of 1816 (realized by its pupil Giovan Battista Resasco).
1834: Project for the aqueduct of the city (Acquedotto storico di Genova),
1835: Project for the monumental Cemetery of Staglieno (realized by its pupil Giovan Battista Resasco).

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