Carlo scarpa architect biography

Italian architect

Carlo Scarpa (2 June 1906 – 28 November 1978) was an Italian architect and designer.

Carlo scarpa architect biography

He was influenced by the materials, landscape, and history of Venetian culture, as well as that of Japan.^[1] Scarpa translated his interests in history, regionalism, invention, and the techniques of the artist and craftsman into ingenious glass and furniture design.^[2][3][4]

Biography

Scarpa was born in Venice on 2 June 1906.

Much of his early childhood was spent in Vicenza, where his family relocated when he was two years old. After his mother's death when he was 13, he moved with his father and brother back to Venice. Carlo attended the Academy of Fine Arts where he focused on architectural studies.^[5] After he graduated from the academy with the title of Professor of Architecture, he apprenticed with the architect Francesco Rinaldo.

Scarpa married Rinaldo's niece, Nini Lazzari (Onorina Lazzari).

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