Carlo Scarpa - drawing inspiration

Detail of the design for the Brion tomb, San Vito di Altivole, Treviso, 1971
© RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collections

Carlo Scarpa, Villa Ottolenghi, ground floor plan. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Archive of The Cooper Union

"This drawing details the way in which Scarpa generated the design for the Brion tomb in plan, elevation and section simultaneously, constantly using construction lines to work out the building's form. Alongside and layered on top of this, Scarpa drew small vignettes, or perspective views. Though he drafted parts of the drawing, the layering of freehand sketches shows that Scarpa was working through the formation of the design as he drafted. This confusing drawing preceded more formal drawings later on, but the rough assemblage of lines and ideas presented here are impressive in their own right." From RIBA website: www.architecture.com

Carlo Scarpa, Villa Ottolenghi, study for the entrance stair. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Archive of The Cooper Union

Carlo Scarpa, Study for the entrance at the Museo di Castelvecchio. Verona, Italy

Carlo Scarpa’s Syneasthetic drawing for the design of Frank Lloyd Wright’s exhibition at XII Triennale di Milano 1960, sectional study of the ceiling and illumination