Vittorio Gregotti renovated Barcelona's Olympic Stadium.
Audio By Carbonatix
Vittorio Gregotti, an architect who helped renovate the 1992 Barcelona Olympic stadium, has died at the age of 92 after catching coronavirus.
He died in a Milan hospital on Sunday. According to local media, he died of pneumonia after having contracted Covid-19.
Gregotti also designed a housing estate in Shanghai, China and the Merassi stadium in Genoa for the 1990s World Cup in Italy.
Fellow Italian architect Stefano Boeri described him as a "master of international architecture" who "created the story of our culture".
Gregotti's wife Mariana Mazza remains in hospital in Milan.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Diplomatic community applauds Ghana’s economic turnaround
8 minutes -
UG graduates 153 PhDs as over 15,000 students receive degrees
10 minutes -
Africa’s mineral wealth must no longer be a paradox without prosperity , says Prof. Denton as UN body releases new Report
15 minutes -
Woman killed on church premises at Twifo Denyase
25 minutes -
2 arrested over alleged gang rape of Osino SHS student – Dept. Education Minister
39 minutes -
Haruna Iddrisu, Mohammed Sukparu survive road crash on Bolgatanga-Tumu Road
46 minutes -
#RoadOfPeril: Residents, commuters demand gov’t action on Kwabenya-Berekuso-Kitase road
51 minutes -
Intelligence opens doors; kindness decides what happens inside
1 hour -
Government to announce reforms to revamp cocoa sector, boost farmer payments
1 hour -
Court of Appeal orders retrial in Kennedy Agyapong–Kweku Baako defamation case
1 hour -
Thomas Partey charged with two new counts of rape
1 hour -
Polls close in first election since Gen Z protests ousted Bangladesh leader
2 hours -
Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, according to reports
2 hours -
Production of ‘Goods and Services’ for November 2025 slows to 4.2% of GDP
2 hours -
Why you should think twice before buying a converted right-hand-drive vehicle
2 hours