Architecture and Design
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Köp båda 2 för 1132 krAndrea Palladio's villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical doc...
Die Villen und Paläste Andrea Palladios wurden zum Inbegriff der gebauten Sehnsucht nach Süden.Über den Architekten selbst weiß man heute wenig. Der namhafteste Palladio- Forscher legt die bisher verborgenen Spuren seiner Lebensgeschichte frei.
Carlo Scarpa combined a sensitivity to traditional materials and craftsmanship with an abstract sensibility. Scarpas work in Venice, Verona, and surrounding towns uses an evocative layering of walls, spaces, geometric ornamentation, and finely crafted stone and metal to evoke an image of modernity where the human hand is aided rather than replaced by the machine All offer a brilliant vision of cultural transformation that is worth seeking out as a complement, or antidote, to the usual trek from ancient monument to ancient monument. ~The Boston Phoenix The 20th Century Italian master Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) emerged from a Venetian tradition that merged art, craft, intellect, and, especially in his case, architecturePhotos in this book make clear that Scarpas works may need reviving, lest they too pass away. ~Architecture For this chronological presentation of Scarpas five-decade career, spanning 1932 to 1978, the photographers visited all 58 of the Italian masters completed structures (all but one in Italy), creating a gorgeous set of images in the process. Scarpa was often called upon to integrate his architecture into and around existing historic buildings, and the delicacy of these interventions still stand out. ~Metropolis Magazine
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.