Life and career
Aimaro Isola is the youngest son of Baron Vittorio Oreglia d'Isola and Countess Caterina Malingri di Bagnolo, and the brother of nun Leletta D'Isola [ it ]. At the age of 16, he joined the Italian Resistance, becoming a member of the 105th Garibaldi Brigade. [2] [3] He graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Turin in 1952, where he later also taught. [3]
In 1950, he established a professional firm with Roberto Gabetti, marking the beginning of a long and prolific partnership. [3] By the late 1950s, Gabetti and Isola had become key figures in the Neo-liberty movement. [4] Their most notable works include: Casa Paravia (Piazza Statuto, Turin), the Palazzo della Borsa Valori [ it ] (Turin), the Alba Courthouse, as well as residential complexes, urban plans, religious buildings, and architectural restorations. [5] [6]
Following Gabetti's death in 2000, he continued his architectural work by founding the Isolarchitetti studio with his son, Saverio. [7]
Isola has been a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, and a member of the Academy of Sciences in Turin. Isola's design works are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, [8] the Centre Pompidou in Paris, [9] and the MAXXI in Rome. [10]
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