Carlo Scarpa

(1906–1978) italiensk arkitekt

Carlo Scarpa (Italy, 1906–1978) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Carlo Scarpa belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Carlo Scarpa was born in Venice and died in Sendai. Carlo Scarpa trained at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. The teachers included Vincenzo Rinaldo and Guido Cirilli. Wikidata associates Carlo Scarpa with modernism. Carlo Scarpa became a member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. The awards include Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art and Hedersmedlemskap Royal Designer for Industry. The students included Umberto Riva and Sergio Los.

The best-known works include ‘Castelvecchio Museum’, ‘Museo of Castelvecchio (Verona) restoration’, and ‘ashtray’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Carlo Scarpa. The dated buildings span the years 1495–1978. The buildings are in Palermo, Altivole, Venice, and Possagno. According to Wikidata, buildings by Carlo Scarpa belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Salvatore Ferragamo, Mien Ruys, Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, and Ignazio Gardella.

• Palazzo Abatellis
• Brion tomb
• Fondazione Querini Stampalia
• Gipsoteca canoviana