Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design

Beltramini, Guido (and) Italo Zannier (and) Giannantonio Battistella (and) Vaclav Sedy (and) Kurt Walter Forester (and) Ilaria Abbondandolo (and) Laura Orsini

ISBN 10: 0847829111 / ISBN 13: 9780847829118

Published by Rizzoli, New York, 2007

A gray casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title printed in white down a black spine. The free and pasted end pages are gray. Pages: (10), 3-318, (1). Profusely illustrated with colo images. "Carlo Scarpa was a virtuoso of light, a master of detail, and a connoisseur of materials. Today he is known as a master of twentieth-century architecture. To mark the centenary of Scarpa's birth, his complete oeuvre are presented here for the first time. The 250 illustrations cover all 58 of his built works, including the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona, the Olivetti showroom in Piazza San Marco in Venice, and the Brion Tomb in San Vito d'Altivole (Treviso). The book includes essays by leading architects and architectural critics, offering an extensive overview of Scarpa's life as well as interpretations of his architecture." VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on front free end page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back free end page. Stamp on top text block. Stamp on the mylar jacket at the base of the spine. Seller Inventory # 203053

Synopsis:

Carlo Scarpa was a virtuoso of light, a master of detail, and a connoisseur of materials. Today he is known as a 20th-century master of architecture. To mark the first centenary of Scarpa's birth, all his works are presented here for the first time. The 250 illustrations cover all 58 of his structures, including the Castelvecchio Museum (Verona), the Olivetti showroom (Venice), and the Brion Tomb in San Vito d'Altivole (Treviso), as well as his important glass designs. The book includes essays by leading architects and architecture critics, offering an extensive overview of Scarpa's life as well as interpretations of his architecture. Known as the "Frank Lloyd Wright of Italy," Scarpa's decorative style has become a model for architects wishing to revive craft and luscious materials in the contemporary manner.

About the Author: Guido Beltramini, director of the Centro Internazionale di Studi de Architettura has curated the exhibitions for Carlo Scarpa in Verona and Vicenza. Italo Zannier is a leading international photography expert and holds the chair of the history of photography at Venice University. He documented many of Scarpa's works when he worked as a professional photographer.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design
Publisher: Rizzoli, New York
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover