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All about Carlo Scarpa: Anabel Gelhaar (Thumbnail)
Anabel Gelhaar
Venice

Anabel Gelhaar (born 1970 in Hamburg) has lived in Venice since 1991, where she studied architecture and later worked for IUAV studies & projects. Since 2007 she has worked as a freelance architect. She is the author of the book "Architectural Guide Venice: Buildings and Projects after 1950" (DOM publishers, 2014) and a founding member of MOVENICE.

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Clemens F. Kusch
Venice

Clemens F. Kusch (born in 1963 in Rome) lives in Venice. He studied architecture at the University of Venice, where he received his PhD and taught since 1982 as visiting professor. Since his studies he has been active in the framework of German-Italian relations in architecture operating as contact architect for German offices as gmp – von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, the curators of the Venice Biennale as well as a correspondent for magazines. From 2009-2015 he coordinated the German-Italian joint project for the reconstruction of the Humboldt-Forum. He is author of the book “Architectural Guide Venice. Buildings and Projects after 1950 “, DOM publishers, 2014 and founding member of MOVEnice.

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Rita Francesca Grandi
Venice

Rita Francesca Grandi is an architect based in Vicenza and a graduate of Venice. Her research thesis was developed in New York, followed by professional experience in Paris at the Centre Technique de Matériaux Naturels de Construction. She continues to pursue independent research in architecture, focusing particularly on conservation and restoration. She is a founding member of MOVEnice.

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Tour in Venice:
All about Carlo Scarpa

This tour takes you through the heart of the city, to discover the renovation and conversions projects designed by Carlo Scarpa, a native venetian modern architect with an almost sacred respect for the ancient. The first masterpiece is the Querini Stampalia Foundation, where Scarpa deals with the historical context and forms a special dialectic between the original language of the building and his personal spacial poetic, through great workmanship of the materials. Another must-see is the Olivetti Shop - a renovation project for the company showroom in St. Mark's square - which reflects a masterful attention to details and integration of ancien crafts within a modern aestetic. Palazzina Masieri, where Carlo Scarpa was commissioned to redesign the interior while preserving the building’s external facade on the Grand Canal, is an intriguing project due to its history, which juxtaposes two Masters of twentieth-century architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright and Carlo Scarpa. His posthumous design of the Entrance to the Architectural faculty combines concrete, stone and metal elements in a carefully calibrated composition of forms and parts.

– Duration: 4 hours
– Transport: Walking, by public transport (vaporetto)
– Services: Experienced local architect as guide
– Languages: German, English, Italian, French
– Group size: max. 20pax per guide

Selection of included projects:

  • Querini Stampalia Foundation

  • Olivetti Shop

  • Palazzina Masieri

  • IUAV Entrance

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