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Carlo Scarpa

Born: 1906 | Venice, Italy

Died: 1978 | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Awards: Royal Designer for Industry (1969)

Projects: Castelvecchio Museum

Sculpture Garden Venice (Giardino delle Sculture), Venice, Italy (1952)

Sculpture Garden Venice by Carlo Scarpa © Jean Pierre Dalbéra CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Venice Biennale Ticket Booth (Biglietteria Scarpa), Venice, Italy (1952)

Venice Biennale Ticket Booth by Carlo Scarpa © Jean Pierre Dalbéra CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Conova Gallery Extension, Possagno, Italy (1955-1957)

Conova Gallery Extension Possagno by Carlo Scarpa © Seier+Seier CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Gavina Shop, Bologna, Italy (1963)

Gavina Shop on Altabella by Carlo Scarpa © Lorenzov it CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Querini Stampalia Renovation, Venice, Italy (1963)

Palazzo Querini Stampalia Renovation by Carlo Scarpa © Didier-Descouens CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Monument to the Partisan Woman (Monumento alla Partigiana), Venice, Italy (1969)

Partisans Monument by Carlo Scarpa © Jean Pierre Dalbéra CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Brion Tomb (Tomba Brion), San Vito d’ltivole, Italy (1969-1978)

Tomba Brion by Carlo Scarpa © Viaggiamocela CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Tolentini Building Main Gate (Entrance to the Architecture Faculty of Venice University (1984-1985)

Tolentini Building Main Gate by Carlo Scarpa © Jean Pierre Dalbéra CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons