The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union presents the first Carlo Scarpa exhibition in New York City entitled CARLO SCARPA: THE ARCHITECT AT WORK

Carlo Scarpa (1906-78) born in Venice, Italy and was known for his creative use of materials and poetic sense of architectural approach. After studying architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Scarpa taught at the Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia from the late 1940’s, serving as Director from 1971 to 1974.

Carlo Scarpa: The Architect at Work is a compilation of drawings of this brilliant architect who sculpted his incredible architectural visions into impressive spaces. The exhibition demonstrates Scarpa’s meticulous thought process through his architectural designs and exquisite hand drawings of Villa Ottolenghi in Bardolino, Verona 1974-79 and Il Palazzetto in Monselice Padua 1969-78.

The exhibition includes:

• A selection of twenty-two original hand drawings of Villa Ottolenghi, as well as eleven original drawings of Villa Il Palazzetto from three private collections in Italy – those of Ferdinando Businaro, Giuseppe Tommasi and Fabrizio Zuliani;
• Reproductions of other Scarpa drawings of both villas from the Museo di Castelvecchio and the Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo; and
• Reproductions of historical photos taken of Villa Ottolenghi in 1978, just before it was completed, as well as recent and historical photos of Scarpa’s work at Villa Il Palazzetto