Also according to Righetti, the D. died in Trieste on 1 March 1859, falling from a window of the new Armonia theater, of which he was directing the construction.

Shortly after the most important exponents (Nobile, Matteo Pertsch, Antonio Mollari, Antonio Buttazzoni) of that neoclassical architecture that gave Trieste its peculiar aspect, the D. belongs to the ranks of the so-called minor architects, such as Domenico Corti, Angelo Gorian, Valentino Valle, Nicolò Pertsch, who operated after 1820. If some buildings, due to their purely residential and commercial use, are characterized by absolute simplicity and rigorous rigor, others highlight the technical ability and inventive skills of Degasperi. The first feature is to create color and chiaroscuro effects on the facades thanks to the use of blind arches, windows with flat lintels, mirrors below and on the sides of the windows. The architectural ways, sometimes designed on the surfaces of the buildings, had an evolution in a monumental sense in the construction of the Metternich hotel (later National, then Hôtel de la Ville) dating back to 1839. Overlooking the sea shore and balanced proportions, albeit in the its large size, the building has Corinthian pilasters on the upper floors, thus effectively rhythming the main facade and the side ones. The D. "came to acquire that great renown and clientele that he had on a par with the most experienced" (Righetti).

List of buildings, all built in Trieste: Rena district (1826; demolished in 1937); largo Barriera, 15 (1826); via S. Maurizio, 7 (1827); via Martiri della Libertà, 5 (1827); via Mazzini, 47 (1828); via S. Anastasio, 8-10-12 (1829; demolished in 1973); viale XX Settembre, 27 (1832); piazza della Valle, 2 (1835); via S. Nicolò, 10 (1836); via Lazzaretto Vecchio, 24 (1836); via Ghega, 6 (1838); riva Tre Novembre, 11 (1839); via S. Caterina, 9 (1841); via R. Gessi, demolished (1845); via Udine, 25 (1851); via Udine, 23 (1851); via Udine, 27 (1852); via Nordio, 12 (1854).

GIOVANNI DEGASPERI

Very little information is available about the family and the origins of the D., from the Canton Ticino, a region from which many builders have come to Trieste; he settled in Trieste and started working as a simple bricklayer in the early 19th century. The only historical source is represented by the contemporary Giuseppe Righetti, biographer of all the builders who then operated in Trieste.

Self-taught from a technical point of view the D. had his training in the numerous construction sites of the city. From 1826 to 1854 he signed eighteen projects relating to buildings in the Teresian, Josephine and French villages of the "new city". Between 1837 and 1838 he collaborated with Nicolò Pertsch, Matteo's son, on the construction of the complex of Sartorio houses in the Josephan village.