Carlo Scarpa : architecture and design Carlo Scarpa. English

By:

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: 2007 Rizzoli International Publications New YorkDescription: 318 p. : ill. (some col.), plans (some col.) ; 30 cmISBN:

0847829111

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.92 SCA

Summary: 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

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Anant National University Central Library	Architecture	720.92 SCA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002991

At head of title: Centro internazionale di studi di architettura "Andrea Palladio." Originally published: Carlo Scarpa : atlante delle architetture. Venice : Marsilio, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-318).

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

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.