Enrico Alvino



Enrico Alvino (1809–1872) was an Italian architect and urban designer, particularly active in Naples in the mid-19th century. He was born in Milan, and died in Rome.

Works
Among his important works in Naples are:


 * façade of the church of Santa Maria di Piedigrotta (1853);
 * laid out (with others) the street, Corso Maria Teresa, today named Corso Vittorio Emanuele (between 1852 and 1860), finished in 1870;
 * planned the restoration of the façade of the Cathedral of Naples, completed in 1870;
 * redesigned the Santa Lucia quarter in 1862;
 * redesigned (with others) the Villa Comunale;
 * converted the ancient convent of San Giovanni a Costantinopoli into the Royal Academy of Fine Arts;

In Catania, he helped complete the Palazzo Paternò del Toscano in Piazza Stesicoro.