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Ar c hi t e c t s :Car l oSc ar pa L o c at i o n:SanVi t od' Al t i v o l e ,I t al y Re f e r e nc e s :Br i o n Pr o j e c tY e ar :1972 Thec o mpl e xwa sbui l tbe t we e n1 9 7 0a nd1 9 7 8 . I twa sc o mmi s s i o ne dbyOno r i naBr i o nTo ma s i n, whowa nt e dapl a c et oho no rt heme mo r yo fhe r l a t ehus ba nd,Gi us e ppeBr i o n–f o unde ro fi c o ni c I t a l i a ne l e c t r o ni c sc o mpa ny ,Br i o nve g a–a ndwhe r e t obur yhi smo r t a lr e ma i ns . TheCe me t e r y’ s2 , 0 0 0s qua r eme t e r s ,i nt hes ha pe o fa nups i de do wn“ L” ,a r es ur r o unde dby c o r nf i e l dsa ndbyt hene i g hbo r i ngSa nVi t od’ Al t i vo l ec e me t e r y .I ti nc l ude sva r i o usbui l di ng s , f l o we r be ds ,wa t e rba s i ns ,a nda ne l e g a ntg a r de n. TheVe ne t i a na r c hi t e c tc o mbi ne dhe t e r o g e ne o us ma t e r i a l s–c o nc r e t e ,br o nz e ,g l a s s ,e bo nya nd i vo r y ,gr a ni t e ,br a s s ,c o ppe ra ndma r bl e–t oc r e a t e o neo fhi smo s to ut s t a ndi ngma s t e r pi e c e s .I na c o r ne ro fa l lt hi s ,a swa shi swi s h,her e s t si npe a c e s i nc ehi sde a t hi n1 9 7 8 . Apl a c et ha te xude smys t e r y ,s i l e nt l ypr o bi ngi t s a c c i de nt a lvi s i t o r s . " Wi t ht h eBr i o nCe me t e r y ,Sc a r pama d eh i si mpa c t wi t ha nunr e s e r v e dc o mmi t me nto tt h emo d e r n mo v e me nta ndane ws ur e ne s so fl a ng uag e ,i n c o nt i nui t yb utno ti mi t at i o no fWag ne r ,Ho f f ma n, Lo o s ,a nd[ Fr a nkLl o y dWr i g h t ] .Her e c r e at e dh e r e t h es pl e nd o ro fni ne t e e nt h c e nt ur yMi dd l eEur o pe , wh e r eb e a ut yh a dt h epo we rt or e d e e mma nf r o mh i s l i mi t at i o ns .Heav o i d e dt h ena r r o wd i c t at e so f r at i o na l i s m,c h o o s i ngr at h e rt os t r e s si nne rd e pt h , d r e a ms ,a ndno s t a l g i a . " Hed i dno tne e dne wc o mpo s i t i o na lt h e me so rf o r ms . Hea l r e a dyk ne we v e r y t h i ngh ene e d e dt or e a c hh i s o b j e c t i v e .Hi so r i g i na li nt ui t i o nsab o utt h ec o nt i nui t y o fl a ng uag ea ndf e e l i ngc r y s t a l l i z e di nt h eb ui l d i ngo f t h i sc e me t e r y . " — Ma r i aAnt o ni e t t aCr i ppa ,Ma r i naLo f f iRa ndo l i n,e d.Ca r l oSc a r pa :The o r yDe s i g nPr o j e c t s .p6 1 . TheCr e a t o r ' sWo r ds " Iwo ul dl i ket oe x pl a i nt h eTo mb aBr i o n. . . Ic o ns i d e r t h i swo r k ,i fy o upe r mi tme ,t ob er at h e rg o o da nd wh i c hwi l lg e tb e t t e ro v e rt i me .Ih av et r i e dt oputs o me po e t i ci mag i nat i o ni nt oi t ,t h o ug hno ti no r d e rt o c r e at epo e t i ca r c h i t e c t ur eb utt oma keac e r t a i nk i ndo f a r c h i t e c t ur et h atc o ul de ma nat eas e ns eo ff o r ma l po e t r y . . . . Th epl a c ef o rt h ed e a di sag a r d e n. . . . Iwa nt e dt os h o ws o meway si nwh i c hy o uc o ul d a ppr o a c hd e at hi nas o c i a la ndc i v i cway ;a ndf ur t h e r wh atme a ni ngt h e r ewa si nd e at h ,i nt h ee ph e me r a l i t y o fl i f e —o t h e rt h a nt h e s es h o e b o xe s . "
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TT I OWR W OOM 4
Ar c hi t e c t s :Car l oSc ar pa L o c at i o n:Ve ni c e ,I t al y Re f e r e nc e s :Do mus ,Dai l yI c o n,Ne go z i oOl i v e t t i Pr o j e c tY e ar :1958 TheOl i ve t t iSho wr o o m byCa r l oSc a r paha s r e c e nt l yc o mef ul lc i r c l e .I nt hel a t e1 9 5 0 sAdr i a no Ol i ve t t ic o mmi s s i o ne dSc a r pat ode s i g nadi s pl a y s pa c ef o rhi sOl i ve t t ipr o duc t s .Ther e s ul t i ng Ol i ve t t iSho wr o o m wa sabe a ut i f uls pa c eus e df o r de c a de sbyOl i ve t t ibe f o r ec ha ng i ngo wne r s . I nApr i lo f2 0 1 1Sc a r pa ’ sOl i ve t t iSho wr o o m r e e me r g e do nc ea g a i na st hedi s pl a ys pa c ef o r Ol i ve t t ipr o duc t s .Tho ug ht hi st i meSc a r pa ’ sde s i g n o ft hes pa c ei swha ti st r ul yo ndi s pl a y . TheOl i ve t t iCo mpa nywa sat ype wr i t e rma nuf a c t ur e re xpe r i me nt i ngwi t hpr o duc i nge a r l yc o mput e r sa ndc a l c ul a t o rbyt he1 9 5 0 s . TheOl i ve t t iCo mpa nywa sat ype wr i t e rma nuf a c t ur e re xpe r i me nt i ngwi t hpr o duc i nge a r l yc o mput e r sa ndc a l c ul a t o rbyt he1 9 5 0 s . TheOl i ve t t iSho wr o o mi sl o c a t e di nVe ni c e ,I t a l y o nt heno r t he r ne dg eo fPi a z z aSa nMa r c o .I twa s de s i g ne da ndc o mpl e t e dbe t we e n1 9 5 7a nd1 9 5 8 . TheOl i ve t t iSho wr o o mi sl o c a t e di nVe ni c e ,I t a l y o nt heno r t he r ne dg eo fPi a z z aSa nMa r c o .I twa s de s i g ne da ndc o mpl e t e dbe t we e n1 9 5 7a nd1 9 5 8 . . TheOl i ve t t iSho wr o o mi sl o c a t e di nVe ni c e ,I t a l y o nt heno r t he r ne dg eo fPi a z z aSa nMa r c o .I twa s de s i g ne da ndc o mpl e t e dbe t we e n1 9 5 7a nd1 9 5 8 . Sc a r pac o nt r o l l e dt hel i g htwi t hi nt heOl i ve t t i Sho wr o o mt hr o ug ht hea ddi t i o no fwi ndo wst ot he e xt e r i o r ,wo o de ngr i dso nt hes e c o ndf l o o rt oc o nt r o lt hei nt a keo fl i g ht ,a r t i f i c i a ll i g ht i ng ,a swe l la s t ho ug hhi sc ho i c eo fma t e r i a l sf o rt hei nt e r i o r . Gl a s st i l e df l o o r sa ndl i mi t e ds mo o t hs t o newa l l sr e f l e c tl i g htt hr o ug ht hes pa c ea ndo pe nt hena r r o w s ho wr o o m. Themo s a i ct i l e so nt hef l o o ra r eo fdi f f e r e ntc o l o r s . Thema i ne nt r a nc eha sar e dmo s a i cf l o o r ,t hes i de e nt r a nc ebl ue ,t her e a rye l l o w,a ndt hec e nt r a ls pa c e whi t e . Ano t he rpr o mi ne ntf e a t ur eo ft heOl i ve t t iSho wr o o mi sal a r g es c ul pt ur e ," Nudoa lSo l e " byAl be r t o Vi a ni ,ne a rt hef r o nte nt r a nc e .Thes c ul pt ur es i t s o nas l a bo fbl a c kma r bl ewi t hwa t e rr unni ngo ve r t hes t o ne .Sc a r pa ’ sc o l l a bo r a t i o nwi t hOl i ve t t iwa s unde r s t o o df r o mt hebe g i nni ngt obeas pa c ef o r t he i rpr o duc t s ,buta l s oas pa c ef o rhi st a l e nt . To da y ,t heOl i ve t t iSho wr o o mi sar e c o g ni z e dhi s t o r i c a lbui l di ng ,whe r eSc a r pa ’ sde s i g nha sbe c o me amus e um f o ri t s e l f .
GAVI NA SHOW
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Ar c hi t e c t s :Car l oSc ar pa L o c at i o n:Bo l o gna,I t al y Re f e r e nc e s :Gav i na Pr o j e c tY e ar :1963