Milano: A City Into Design
Milano is today the financial capital of Italian industry. Its stands to Italy as New York stands to the United States. In this city there is the stock exchange, the publishing industry including the press, the economic platform for international trade and deals, and the center of the fashion world. It is a crossroads for art and industry to come together in its most enlightened fusion in the 20th and 21st centuries. Since the Middle Ages, design rules in Milano. This course charts the development of the city and its architectural achievements.
Faculty Bio
Pierluigi Serraino is a practicing architect and educator. He is the author of many books on architecture, including TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered. His latest book is The Modern Garden: The Outdoor Architecture of Mid-century America (Rizzoli, 2024).
This is a Livestreamed + Recorded Course
- Classes will stream live on the scheduled day and time
- Classes will also be video recorded
- You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, April 2, and ends on Wednesday, April 23
- Classes meet for 4 weeks, 2 hours per session (10:30 AM– noon)
- All course materials will remain available to view and enjoy in Member Dashboards through May 31
Member Praise for Pierluigi Serraino
Pierluigi is a wonderful instructor--I always learn something new from him, as well as something to think about. He always opens my eyes.
Course materials, organization, Pierluigi's deep knowledge of the specific area and ability to fit it into larger context of regional traditions and international design trends, and receptivity to participant questions & observations ... all great! Highly recommend!
Faculty Q&A
- Read an interview with Pierluigi Serraino from our archive.