Francisco del Corral del Campo: WATER, THE ESSENCE OF SPACE IN THE WORK OF CARLO SCARPA

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https://doi.org/10.12795/ppa.2025.i33.10

Keywords:

Agua, Venecia, Carlo Scarpa, Espacio Brion, dibujo, Japón

Abstract

The book “Water, the essence of space in the work of Carlo Scarpa” is a reformulation of Professor Francisco del Corral's doctoral thesis, which explores the work of the Venetian architect using the presence of water as a guiding thread. The book takes the form of a journey through life, places, and projects of Carlo Scarpa, structured in five sections, each with several chapters, and with a foreword by Juan Navarro Baldeweg. The first section presents the city of Venice as a fundamental influence and player in Scarpa's life and work. The second section begins with the architect's biographical journey and introduces some of his most important references and influences. The next section covers the projects from Scarpa's period of architectural maturity in the city of Venice, carried out in dialogue with the environment and its inhabitants, using metaphors as a tool. The fourth section is dedicated to some of Scarpa's key projects in other locations. The book closes with an in-depth analysis of the Brion Space, a project that encapsulates the entire formal and cultural universe of Carlo Scarpa.

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Author Biography

Ricardo Manuel Merí de la Maza, Univesitat Politècnica de València

(Valencia, 1976). Arquitecto y Doctor Arquitecto por la Universitat Politècnica de València. Actualmente es profesor Titular en el Departamento de Proyectos Arquitectónicos de la Universitat Politècnica de València. Ha impartido clases en la Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera y en la Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Ha publicado artículos entre otras revistas en Energy & Buildings, PpA, Informes de la Construcción, VLC Arquitectura, Rita fundamentos, Dearq, Zarch, etc. En la actualidad es director de la revista TC Cuadernos, donde ha editado numerosas monografías de los más importantes arquitectos contemporáneos, y co-director de la colección de libros de investigación Architectural Research Tribune.

References

DEL CORRAL DEL CAMPO, Francisco. Agua, esencia del espacio en la obra de Carlo Scarpa. Valencia: General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2013. ISBN: 978-84-941172-0-6

Published

2025-11-21

How to Cite

Merí de la Maza, R. M. (2025). Francisco del Corral del Campo: WATER, THE ESSENCE OF SPACE IN THE WORK OF CARLO SCARPA. Proyecto, Progreso, Arquitectura, (33), 164–166. https://doi.org/10.12795/ppa.2025.i33.10

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