Emilio Ambrosini
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Emilio Ambrosini was an Italian
architect
.
school in Trieste. After a few years spent in the Austro-Hungarian Navy
, he went to Graz
, Austria
, where he enrolled the Higher Technical School, graduating in 1876. In 1884, he moved to Rijeka
(then called Fiume; now Croatia) where he bought an atelier and started a construction company. The same year he projected the homeless shelter
"Clotilda". Around 1895, he built a building complex in the park of the Vranyczany villa.
Although inspired by late historicism
, Emilio embraced the secession at the beginning of the 20th century. Thus he made the Zmajić Palace (intersection of Splitska and Adamićeva in downtown Rijeka) and Jugo House (Studentska Street, Rijeka). His two most important Rijeka works are Rauschel House – Hotel Royal (9 Korzo/10 Adamićeva St, 1906) and Hotel Bristol (12 Krešimirova St, 1908–09), where he leaves an imprint of Otto Wagner
and his Viennese style. In 1909, Ambrosini proved his urban planning
abilities by projecting the apartment complex Sambalino-Plöch on Potok Street.
In the last years of his life he supported -in a mild way- the Italian irredentism
.
Although Ambrosini died in Vienna during his most productive period, he was buried at the Trsat Cemetery in Sušak
, an outskirt of Fiume (now Croatia).
Italy
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architect
Architect
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.
Life
Ambrosini finished a shipbuildingShipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
school in Trieste. After a few years spent in the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Austro-Hungarian Navy
The Austro-Hungarian Navy was the naval force of Austria-Hungary. Its official name in German was Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine , abbreviated as k.u.k. Kriegsmarine....
, he went to Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, where he enrolled the Higher Technical School, graduating in 1876. In 1884, he moved to Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
(then called Fiume; now Croatia) where he bought an atelier and started a construction company. The same year he projected the homeless shelter
Homeless shelter
Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people which seek to protect vulnerable populations from the often devastating effects of homelessness while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact on the community...
"Clotilda". Around 1895, he built a building complex in the park of the Vranyczany villa.
Although inspired by late historicism
Historicism
Historicism is a mode of thinking that assigns a central and basic significance to a specific context, such as historical period, geographical place and local culture. As such it is in contrast to individualist theories of knowledges such as empiricism and rationalism, which neglect the role of...
, Emilio embraced the secession at the beginning of the 20th century. Thus he made the Zmajić Palace (intersection of Splitska and Adamićeva in downtown Rijeka) and Jugo House (Studentska Street, Rijeka). His two most important Rijeka works are Rauschel House – Hotel Royal (9 Korzo/10 Adamićeva St, 1906) and Hotel Bristol (12 Krešimirova St, 1908–09), where he leaves an imprint of Otto Wagner
Otto Wagner
Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...
and his Viennese style. In 1909, Ambrosini proved his urban planning
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
abilities by projecting the apartment complex Sambalino-Plöch on Potok Street.
In the last years of his life he supported -in a mild way- the Italian irredentism
Italia irredenta
Italian irredentism was an Italian Irredentist movement that aimed at the unification of all ethnically Italian peoples....
.
Although Ambrosini died in Vienna during his most productive period, he was buried at the Trsat Cemetery in Sušak
Sušak
Sušak is a part of the city of Rijeka in Croatia, where it composes the eastern part of the city.In 1924, Rijeka belonged to the independent Free State of Fiume, which had been created four years earlier under the Treaty of Rapallo, but in the Treaty of Rome the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and...
, an outskirt of Fiume (now Croatia).