These elements are part of a formal poetry that forms Carlo Scarpa's narrative architecture. This is what makes the Brion Sanctuary a place for the dead and for the living.

Returning to the newly conserved Brion Memorial at San Vito d’Altivole, in Italy’s Veneto region, is unexpectedly rejuvenating. Built from 1969–78 as the final resting place for industrialist Giuseppe ...

While not a work of the grand master himself, the St Regis Venice interiors draw heavily inspiration from Carlo Scarpa. Overlooking the banks of the Grand Canal, the 139-room hotel is littered with ...

Brion Monumental Tomb, designed by architect Carlo Scarpa, in Veneto, Italy. De Agostini via Getty Images The power of Scarpa’s work was hardly new to Vermette.

Scarpa was born in Venice and spent much of his childhood in nearby Vicenza. His work, at its best, twists together strands of history, sci-fi, Brutalism, Classicism and Art Deco.

The Brion Memorial in San Vito d’Altivole, the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum in Possagno, the Olivetti store in Venice. A journey through the inventions and emotional devices of Carlo Scarpa ...