Salvatore Cardella

Salvatore Cardella (24 June 1896 – 15 September 1973) was an Italian architect associated with modern architecture in Sicily. He graduated from the University of Palermo in 1918 and was a pupil of Ernesto Basile. Cardella designed several public and religious buildings in Sicily during from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Notable works by Cardella include:^[1][2]

• Martorana Tomb, Casteldaccia (1928)
• Casa Castro, Palermo (1950)
• Town Hall, Gela (1950–1952)
• Church of San Giacomo Maggiore, Gela (1949–1952)
• Former Provincial Building of Studies, Caltanissetta (1950―1966)
• Engeenering Department Building, Caltanissetta (1951–1953)
• Monumental entrance to Villa Garibaldi, Gela (1956–1958)
• Banco di Sicilia–INA Building, Enna (1958–1959)
• State Archives of Caltanissetta (1958–1969, completed in 1981)

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• Tuzzolino, Francesco G. (2001). Cardella, Pollini. Architettura e didattica. Palermo: L'Epos.

• Ariosto, Lillo (29 August 2025). "Personaggi della nostra storia: Salvatore Cardella". Il Caffè Quotidiano.