Scarpa

by Sergio Los

Carlo Scarpa was a virtuoso of light, a master of detail, a connoisseur of materials. In his lifetime he was often dismissed as "merely" an artist who also wanted to build. Today, however, it is clear that his own brand of Modernism made him one of the 20th- century architectural greats.

Genres: Architecture, Art, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Sergio Los was an Italian architect and educator. He is considered one of the main interpreters of the Regional Bioclimatic Architecture, a design philosophy developed during the seventies (1972–1979) at the University Iuav of Venice under the pressure of the environmental and energy crisis. He developed a locally rooted architecture that adapts to the regional circumstances and uses the natural energetic potentials, especially solar energy. Already in 1980 he was contributing to the organisation PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture ), that promotes sustainable architecture on a worldwide scale.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

The photography does not do justice to the works that is Carlo Scarpa. It is often said that to experience architecture one must be surrounded and immersed by it. While that position can be argued, in Scarpa work it is necessary.

[marhilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice