Pietro Cicognani: Architecture and Design

The country houses, city dwellings, and seaside houses of master architect Pietro Cicognani

For the past thirty years, Italian-born Pietro Cicognani has been designing highly customized and exquisitely crafted country houses, city apartments, outbuildings, pool houses, and even garden plans for an A-list clientele. In the first monograph on his work, some twenty of his most notable projects are featured, including a reconverted barn complex on Long Island, a sprawling estate in upstate New York, a chic minimalist townhouse in Manhattan, and a romantic seaside house and elaborate garden in the Hamptons.

Whether new construction or a gut renovation, each of his projects is designed in collaboration with the finest artisans and exceptional interior designers. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs by renowned architecture and interiors photographer Francesco Lagnese, as well site plans and drawings, and featuring a foreword by actress Isabella Rossellini, whose country home he designed, Pietro Cicognani: Architecture and Design is a feast for the eyes and a celebration of unstinting design excellence.

- The first monograph on the residential work of the venerable firm Cigognani Kalla Architect
- Features interiors designed by Isabel López‑Quesada, ChristianLiaigre, Jacques Grange and Genevieve Faure, among others, as well as site plans and floor plans
- Foreword by actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini, one of Cicognani’s devoted clients

About the Authors:

Karen Bruno is a journalist specializing in architecture, interior design, gardens, and travel. Her work appears in the Wall Street Journal, T Magazine, Veranda, AD, and many other publications. She lives in New York.

Francesco Lagnese is an inter­nationally acclaimed interior and architecture photographer whose work appears regularly in such publications as Veranda, Elle Decor, AD, and Town & Country. He lives and works in New York.