Alberto Galardi: Marxer Pharmaceutical Laboratory, 1959?–1962
- Loranzè, Italy, Show on map
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Alberto Galardi designed this building as four connected volumes, all rendered in exposed concrete. Most notable are the concrete fins which create a grid prepending a glass façade while protecting the interior from the sun. This solution is reminiscent of Le Corbusiers brise soleils.
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Closed from 1990, abandoned for years and falling into disrepair. The brutalist structure has neither been renovated nor is it a listed building. It remains an example of neglected architecture in Italy and has made it onto several lists of abandoned and architecturally noteworthy buildings, with no known plans for restoration or other use.
This building was included in the red list, published in our exhibition catalog SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey (September 2017). After a status review on November 4, 2024, it is still classified as red (endangered) in the online database.