Lamont Young (architect)
- Lamont Young may also refer to Lamont H. Young, Australian geologist.
| Lamont Young | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1851 Naples, Italy |
| Died |
1929 (aged 77–78) Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Architect |
Lamont Young (1851-1929) was an Italian architect and urban planner from the late 19th and early 20th century.[1]
Young was born in Naples, Italy and all works and urban design associated with his name are found there. In architecture, he is primarily associated with having constructed a number of pseudo-Victorian castles in the city, the most prominent of which is on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele overlooking the Chiaia section of town.
In urban design, Young planned a mammoth rebuilding of the city of Naples in the 1880s, including the construction of an underground train line. Although the plan was initially approved, it eventually lost out to a competitor plan, known as the risanamento (lit. "making healthy again") a more drastic version of urban surgery than even Young had planned and the one that was, over a 30-year period, responsible for the rebuilding of Naples before World War I.
References
- ↑ (Italian) Alisio, Giancarlo, Lamont Young. Utopia e realtà nell'urbanistica napoletana dell'Ottocento, 3ª ed., Rome, Officina Edizioni, 1993.