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Carlo Bernardo Mosca
was born in Occhieppo (Biella) on 6th November 1792 and died in Rivalta (Turin) on 13th July 1867.
He studied Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique of Paris (1809-1811) and later at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées. In France, Mosca was awarded with the first prize for the competition of Hydraulics and the second prize for the Civil Architecture.
At the end of his studies, in 1812 Mosca started his professional activity as engineer of Pontset Chaussées in Tulle at the Corrèze division.
After the death of his mother, Mosca moved to Savona at the Montenotte division. On 18th April 1814 he was called back to Paris, as a lieutenant of the National Guard, to work on the external fortifications of Montmatre, as the town was threatened by anti-Napoleon coalition forces.
After Napoleon's fall, Mosca decided to come back in the Kingdom of Sardinia, where on 6th September of that year he was sent on a special mission to Conflans, to superintend the re-introduction of civil and military authorities and the re-setting of the road service.
Due to health problems, Mosca had to go to Geneva.
In 1815 he was commissioned by the general intendant Paolo Bellosio to recognise the royal road of Nice, the West coast road from Nice to Savona and the road from here to Turin bound to Acqui and Asti. On the same year he was appointed as temporary engineer in service at Savona. On the 8th July 1816 Mosca was appointed as civil second class engineer of the province of Savona, where he prepared several building, erection plans and road maintenance plans.
On 15th January 1817 the engineer was destined to the Service of West Riviera, whereas on 20th January he was moved to Acqui area.
On 15th December 1817 he was promoted as a first class engineer with a degree and wage of captain and was moved to Turin.
In Turin he cared for the road to Chieri and Piacenza, of belt highway in Rivoli and of the lowest Moncalieri area, studied repairs for wood bridges on rivers Orco and Malone, between Brandizzo and Chivasso. In 1819 the University of Turin gave to Mosca the degree in hydraulic Engineering.
From 1820 to 1848 he was secretary at the Permanent Congress and the Superior Council of Bridges and Roads.
In 1825 he was appointed as second class inspector of Civil Engineers for provinces of Alexandria and Genoa and professor at the Military Academy of Turin.
Engineer of the Mauritianus Order (1831), first architect during works at Royal Palaces appointed to this office by Carlo Alberto (21st November 1831), member of the Civil Savoy Order, honorary professor at the Albertine Academy, member of the commission for studies on railway issues settled by Carlo Alberto in 1837, first class inspector of Civil Engineers (1838), member of Special Commission for Railways from 1845 to 1854, senator due to scientific merits (1848), member of the Municipality board (1849-1859): honorary tasks and offices of Mosca were endless.
As a civil and hydraulic engineer, he cared for several projects. In 1822 Mosca started to design the bridge on the river Tasso in Lanzo, the bridge on Dora river.
In 1826 Mosca cared for the design of rebuilding the dam supplying waters at the Textile Factory Tabacchi in the Royal Park in Turin.
In addition, Mosca pre-set the design for the Mauritianus Order to turn the church and convent of via Po in Turin into inhabitance with annexed shops.
From 1826 to 1833 Mosca cared for implementing the building ordered by Emanuele Filiberto square and the dancing-room of the Royal Palace.
In 1829 Mosca signed the project for Murazzi on the Po river, implemented in 1834 only on the left bank. In addition he designed the new Stables at Royal Gardens, the face of the flight of steps and the remaking of the cupola in Mauritianus Abbey, in co-operation with his brother Giuseppe.
Still for the Mauritianus Order, from 1837 to 1843, Mosca was engaged in implementing the extension of the Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro Hospital with the Order's House.
On 13th March 1833 Carlo Alberto entrusted Mosca with the study in France and England of the new method, set up by the engineer Isimbard Kingdom Brunel, for manufacturing bridges supported by metal beams. He was accompagnied by his student Giuseppe Bella.
In 1854 Mosca required the retirement from the Civil Engineers' Body and from the Special Council of Railways.
In 1886 Mosca was one of sixty promoters for the Society of Engineers and Industrialists in Turin (later called Society of Engineers and Architects in Turin).
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