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Fragment, Overlap and Time. Carlo Scarpa’s Graphic Memory

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Architectural Graphics (EGA 2022)

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In Carlo Scarpa’s work the concepts of fragment, poetry and time, together with memory, define his work. His well-known project sketches show us interspersed ideas that make up a poem of elements that will be superimposed over time, expressing a world in a single plan. The thoughtful and prolonged creative process leaves its mark on his line on paper. A palimpsest where the layers will last, which will also be a constant reference in its architecture. This essay aims to analyze the palimpsest as a representation technique in Carlo Scarpa’s drawing. Reading the spelling of his sketches leads us to reinterpret his changing journey throughout time and through his strokes.

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    Lucía Balboa Domínguez, Alberto Grijalba Bengoetxea & Noelia Galván Desvaux

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Balboa Domínguez, L., Grijalba Bengoetxea, A., Galván Desvaux, N. (2022). Fragment, Overlap and Time. Carlo Scarpa’s Graphic Memory. In: Ródenas-López, M.A., Calvo-López, J., Salcedo-Galera, M. (eds) Architectural Graphics. EGA 2022. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04640-7_31

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