Gaetano Orzali
( Lucca 5 marzo 1873 – Genoa 1954 )
Italian Architect
He studies
architectonic design at The Fine Arts academy in Florence, where
he gets his diploma in 1897.
His first
project, in the same year1897, is of XIX century architectonic
tradition.
In 1902 he
moves to Genoa, where he lives until his death, even though he
kept relations with Lucca for all his professional life. It is
in these first years of the century, that the stylistic language
of Gaetano Orzali undergoes a renewal, approaching the Liberty
repertory.
To respond
to the aspirations and needs of the entrepreneurial middle class
from Lucca, Orzali designs some buildings, among which excels
Villa Ducloz, now Barsani 1903 , that is characterized for the
striking Liberty style. Orzali is active also in Viareggio,
where he realizes several woks.
Works:
Villa Ducloz Lucca
Villa Simonini Lucca
Villino Chiozzolini Viareggio
Translation by Irene de Angelis-Curtis