Ulisse Stacchini

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Italian architect best known for designing Milan's Stazione Centrale (Milano Centrale).

Designed Milano Centrale (construction started 1906, completed 1931). The station mixes Liberty, Art Deco, Rationalism and later Fascist-era interventions; it is often described as architecturally unique or an "architectural pastiche".

The available review (by KyraCollins) focuses on Stacchini's Stazione Ferroviaria "Milano Centrale", describing its mixture of Liberty, Art Deco, Rationalism and later Fascist interventions. Construction is noted as started in 1906 and finished in 1931. The reviewer calls the building "unique" while acknowledging heavy rhetorical elements and an architectural pastiche quality. Rating given in the review: 3/5.