The definitive monograph on a celebrated Italian architect, Carlo Scarpa
includes more than 350 photographs, sketches, and architectural plans, along with in-depth walk throughs of over 15 key projects such as the Central Pavilion in the Giardini of the Venice Bienniale, the Olivetti Showroom in St. Marks' Square, the Canova Museum, and the Brion Cemetery. A cult figure with mass appeal, Scarpa was heralded by architectural luminaries such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn. Today, Scarpa's work is more relevant than ever.
Editorial Reviews
With 350 images and drawings, Carlo Scarpa
documents the architect's dramatic modernism - the sweeping red staircase of his Banca Popolare in Verona, his sleek concrete-and-wood Olivetti showroom in Venice - even as it celebrates his poetic vision? (ELLE Décor)About the Author
Robert McCarter is a practicing architect and Ruth and Norman Moore Professor of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He taught previously at the University of Florida, where he was Director of the School of Architecture from 1991-2001, and Columbia University. He is the author of a number of books include Louis I. Kahn (2005); On and By Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer of Architectural Principles (2005); Frank Lloyd Wright (1997); Unity Temple (1997) and Fallingwater (1994), all by Phaidon Press.
Product Details
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press (September 30, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 071484800X
ISBN-13: 978-0714848006
