Antonio Sant'Elia belongs to the record of technology as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Antonio Sant'Elia as Italian architect (1888-1916).
Antonio Sant'Elia was born at Como in 1888. His recorded nationality is the Kingdom of Italy. He was educated at Brera Academy.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
The record gives his occupations as architect and composer.
The work that carried his reputation furthest concerned bold sketches and influence on modern architecture. Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
The surviving body of work includes The Futurist Architecture Manifesto.
His recorded fields of work are architecture.
His work was formally recognised with the Silver Medal of Military Valour.
That the work was done from the Kingdom of Italy matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Antonio Sant'Elia died in 1916 at the age of 28. The work outlived the arguments around it.
Achievements
- Notable work: The Futurist Architecture Manifesto
- Educated at Brera Academy
- Worked as architect and composer
