Concezio Tonti

[Mark DiVecchio]

I've been emailing with Ornella Tonti Atwell the daughter of Concezio Tonti. Concezio was
born in SPA in 1903 to Antonio Tonti and Clotilde Carlino.

Ornella told me about her father who was a well known and respect architect. In particular,
he led the effort to plan for reconstruction of SPA after the Second World War.

Ornella wote:

"Read on what Concezio, the young man from SPA did as summarized per ChatGPT not counting his successful career throughout Venezuela from the 1950s to the 80s.

ChatGPT:
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Concezio Tonti (b. 1903, Molise - + ?) was an Italian architect and urban-planner best known for leading the post-World-War-II reconstruction of several bomb-ravaged hill-towns in Alto Molise.
o Early formation - One of the very first two graduates (1932) of the new Scuola Superiore di Architettura in Florence, he later taught Topography there (from 1935).
o Master-plans for "comuni disastrati" (war-destroyed towns) - Under the special national programme for devastated centres, Tonti drew the government-approved "Piano di Ricostruzione" for San Pietro Avellana (approved 31 Aug 1949), Sant´Angelo del
Pesco and Castel del Giudice, working with teams co-opted by Adriano Olivetti within the UNRRA-Casas initiative, which paired modern planning with social-housing pilots. These plans reorganised street grids, designated new civic cores and introduced
earthquake-resistant construction standards, providing the template for rebuilding much of Alto Molise.
o Architectural work - Beyond urban plans, he designed or restored a number of ecclesiastical buildings, e.g., the post-war rebuilding of the church of San Biagio a Petriolo (1945-46).

Tonti´s blend of modernist principles with local stone vernacular gave devastated communities durable housing, public squares and landmark chapels that still define their appearance today.
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His legacy continues.... I am a civil engineer, my two children are civil engineers and my grandson is studying engineering.
Ornella"

You can look at that master-plan at these web pages:

https://www.rapu.it/ricerca/scheda_piano.php?id_piano=634

https://www.rapu.it/ricerca/jpg/705.jpg

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Mark


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