Gae Aulenti
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Gae Aulenti (Gaetana Aulenti, 1927 – ), Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] is an Italian architect, lighting and interior designer, and industrial designer. She is well known for several large-scale museum projects, including Musée d'Orsay in Paris (1980-86), the Contemporary Art Gallery at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1985-86), and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (2000-2003).
She worked for the design magazine Casabella from 1955 until 1965 as an art director, and become part of a group of young professionals influenced by the philosophy of Ernesto Nathan Rogers.
Aulenti has also occasionally worked as a stage designer for Luca Ronconi.
[edit] External links
- Biography of Gae Aulenti from "R 20th Century Gallery"
- Musée d'Orsay Official Website
- Gae Aulenti - Design Dictionary Illustrated article about Gae Aulenti
[edit] References
- Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA680.C625. p 53.
- Ruth A Peltason. 100 Contemporary Architects. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-8109-3661-5. NA2700.L26. p 24.

