Pier Carlo Bontempi

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Architect Pier Carlo Bontempi (2014)

Pier Carlo Bontempi (* 1954 in Fornovo di Taro , Italy ) is an Italian architect and professor at various universities.

Bontempi is known for its buildings in the traditional style , which follow the guideline of New Urbanism . In 2014 he was honored with the Driehaus Architecture Prize for his achievements in this area .

His architectural office is located in Collecchio in Emilia-Romagna .

Career

Bontempis Place de Toscane from 2002 in Serris , Val d'Europe near Paris, France

Bontempi studied architecture at the University of Florence . During his career he taught a. a. at the architecture faculty of Florence, at the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris , at the Syracuse University Abroad Center in Florence, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart , and at the Foundation for Building Community of Prince Charles in London .

Museum buildings planned by Bontempi won the architectural competition for the development plan of an old town block in Parma and implemented his project there from 1981 to 1987. In addition to the traditional design language of the new buildings, the careful handling of old building fabric always played a major role in Bontempi's work.

In 2015, the La Masone museum buildings planned by Bontempi for Franco Maria Ricci in Fontanellato near Parma were completed.

Prizes and awards

  • In 1996 he won the international Marsham Street Urban Design Competition in London.
  • In 1998 in Brussels he was awarded the Prix ​​Européen de la Reconstruction de la Ville from the Fondation Philippe Rotthier pour l'Architecture de Bruxelles .
  • 2014: Driehaus Architecture Prize for his design of the Place de Toscane in Serris , Marne-la-Vallée east of Paris.

literature

  • Rêve d'Italie , Pier Carlo Bontempi, 2004, AAM Editions, Archives d'architecture modern, 63 pages
  • Pier Carlo Bontempi: Piazza Nuova - Place de Toscane, Val d'Europe, Marne-la-Vallée, France , Léon Krier, Maurice Culot, 2008, AAM Editions, Archives d'architecture modern, 109 pages
  • ArcChicago - Revenge of the Classicists: Driehaus Award to Pier Carlo Bontempi

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Architect Pier Carlo Bontempi to Receive the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize . In: PRweb . Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pier Carlo Bontempi Named 2014 Driehaus Laureate . In: ArchDaily . Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b c Pier Carlo Bontempi . INTBAU - International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 29, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / intbau.org
  4. ^ Prince's Foundation for Building Community in London, a foundation for new historicizing architecture
  5. ^ Google Books
  6. ^ Google Books

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SURNAME Bontempi, Pier Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian traditional architect and professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Fornovo di Taro