Massimo Carmassi
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Massimo Carmassi is an Italian architect
.
in Florence
in 1970. In 1974, he established the Project Office of the Commune of Pisa and directed it till 1990. From 1981 to 1985, he was the chairman of the Architectural Association in Pisa and its district. Carmassi is recipient of the Heinrich Tessenow gold medal
awarded by the Heinrich-Tessenow
-Gesellschaft e.V. (Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
); he was appointed as a member of the class of Architecture in the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
of Florence
and of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca
. He is a member of the Internationale Bauakademie Berlin
and a Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
. His work encompasses restoration
, new building and urban design
. Carmassi is Professor
of Architectural and Urban Design in the Iuav University of Venice. He has been teaching Architectural Design in the Schools of Architecture of Ferrara, Genoa, Turin, Reggio Calabria, at Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio
(Università della Svizzera Italiana
), Hochschule der Kunst of Berlin
and at Syracuse University
in New York.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
Biography
Massimo Carmassi graduated from the Faculty of ArchitectureUniversity of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
in 1970. In 1974, he established the Project Office of the Commune of Pisa and directed it till 1990. From 1981 to 1985, he was the chairman of the Architectural Association in Pisa and its district. Carmassi is recipient of the Heinrich Tessenow gold medal
Heinrich Tessenow Medal
The Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal is a prize established in 1963 by the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. of Hamburg in honour of Heinrich Tessenow, organised and awarded annually by the Heinrich-Tessenow-Gesellschaft e.V....
awarded by the Heinrich-Tessenow
Heinrich Tessenow
Heinrich Tessenow was a German architect, professor, and urban planner active in the Weimar era.-Biography:...
-Gesellschaft e.V. (Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
The Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. is a German foundation established in 1931 by the Hamburg merchant Alfred Toepfer. The foundation is committed to promoting European unification and ensuring cultural diversity and understanding between the countries of Europe.- History :The rich industrialist...
); he was appointed as a member of the class of Architecture in the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
The Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence promotes the safeguard of the works of art in Italy. Founded in 1563, it was the first academy of drawing established in Europe.- History of the Accademia :...
of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca
Accademia di San Luca
The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...
. He is a member of the Internationale Bauakademie Berlin
Bauakademie
The Bauakademie in Berlin, Germany, built between 1832 and 1836, is considered one of the forerunners of modern architecture due to its theretofore uncommon use of red brick and the relatively streamlined facade of the building.Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the Bauakademie was built near...
and a Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
. His work encompasses restoration
Building restoration
Building restoration describes a particular treatment approach and philosophy within the field of architectural conservation. According the U.S...
, new building and urban design
Urban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
. Carmassi is Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Architectural and Urban Design in the Iuav University of Venice. He has been teaching Architectural Design in the Schools of Architecture of Ferrara, Genoa, Turin, Reggio Calabria, at Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio
Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio
The Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio belongs to Università della Svizzera italiana. It's amongst the most prestigious schools of architecture in Europe.- Present faculty members :* Mario Botta* Quintus Miller* Valerio Olgiati* Jonathan Sergison...
(Università della Svizzera Italiana
Università della Svizzera italiana
Università della Svizzera italiana is a public university located in Lugano, Switzerland, founded in 1996...
), Hochschule der Kunst of Berlin
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
and at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
in New York.
Design concept
The architecture of the past looks at us as the sum of many interventions realized by different generations of patrons, inhabitants and architects, being the result of the work of many unknown authors. For this reason it has a great value and a rare beauty that we can seldom catalogue as it is often due to chance or to the events. The task of our work is to preserve such richness and to restore it, not only for its documental value but also for its aestethic quality. On the contrary our new buildings aim at being in continuity with history, not for their stylistic features, but for the concept of their design and the syntax of their composition that are both dominated by the aspiration to a longue durée, admitting any change in the use to preserve the identità of architecture
Buildings, urban works and projects
- Pisa 1982-2002: Cemetery at San Piero a Grado
- Pontedera (Pisa) 1993-1998: Cooper 2000 Building
- Cascina (Pisa) 1998: Virgo Interferometer, interferometric aerial for gravitational waves
- Rome 1998-99: Italia-EUR Congress Palace. International competition, among the seven selected projects
- Rome 2000: Extension of the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. International competition, among the eight selected projects
- Livorno 2001: Urban renovation of the Shangai Quarter
- Pisa 1986-2002: Rebuilding of the residential and commercial complex at San Michele in Borgo
- Fermo 2002: Renovation of the north side of the old town centre, access to the upper town and bus terminal
- Trevi (Perugia) 2002: School complex, Garibaldi Square
- Arezzo 2002: Extension of the Urban Cemetery
- Turin 2003: Urban renovation of the commercial, service and residential complex in the area called “Lingottino” (project)
- Rome 2004: Urban renovation of the river port complex
- Parma 2007: Residential and service complex for eight hundred students in the university campus
- Arcore (Milan) 2007: Nursery School
Restoration works and projects
- Pisa 1979/98: Restoration of the medieval walls( mura medioevali)of the neighbouring.buildings and terreins
- Pisa 1989: Restoration of Verdi Theatre.(Teatro Verdi Pisa)
- Siena 1992: Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala. Restoration of the multifuncional complex as Museum – competition, second prize
- Leipzig, German 1995: Recostruction of the Markt Galeri, in the old centeras apartaments ans offices – competition, first prize
- Senigaglia 1998: Restoration of the ancient market as Public Library and Historical Archives.
- Gavorrano 2001: Restoration of the ravi Marchi Mines as Public Park and Museum
- Guastalla (Reggio Emilia) 2001: Restoration of the Gonzaga’s Ducal Palace, as Museum and Public Library
- Ferrara 2002: Museum Complex of Modern and Contemporary Arts –project.
- Lucca 2002: Restoration of the royal College in san Frediano’s Convent, as Sacred Art Museum.
- Verona 2009: Restoration of the grain storage at Santa Marta’s military complex, as School of Business and Trade.
- Roma 2009: Restoration of the slaughter house(Pelanda) of Testaccio’s complex 'ex mattatoio (Roma)
Selected bibliography
- Progetti per una città. Pisa 1975-85, Electa, Milano 1986;
- G. Ciucci, Francesco Dal Co, Atlante dell’Architettura Italiana del Novecento, Electa, Milano,1991, p. 71;
- S. Polano, M. Mulazzani, Guida all’architettura italiana del ’900, Electa, Milano, 1991, pp. 370-371
- Massimo Carmassi, Pisa, Il rilievo della città, by F. Sainati, Alinea Editrice, Firenze, 1991
- Architettura della semplicità, Electa, Milano 1992;
- Immagini dell’architettura italiana 1970-1990, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Poligrafico, Roma, 1993 p.84;
- Il Restauro del Teatro Verdi di Pisa, Pacini, Pisa 1994;
- Massimo Carmassi, item in Enciclopedia Treccani. Updating volume, Enciclopedia, Roma 1995
- Massimo Carmassi. Progetto urbano e architettura, by G. Lelli, Alinea, Firenze, 1996
- Del Restauro: quattordici case, Electa, Milano 1998;
- V. Fontana, Gli ultimi vent’anni, in Profilo di architettura italiana del Novecento, Marsilio, Venezia, 1999, pp.283;
- Massimo Carmassi, in Dizionario dell’architettura del Novecento, by V. Magnago Lampugnani, Skira, Genève-Milano, 2000 p. 78
- M. Carmassi, Approcci Metodologici, Progetto di restauro, Metodologie di progettazione del Restauro, in Il Manuale del Restauro Architettonico, (scientific direction of L. Zevi), Mancosu Editore, Roma, 2001, pp. 151-211
- Architetture del Novecento. La Toscana, by E. Godoli, Regione Toscana-Fondazione Michelucci-Edizioni Polistampa, Firenze, 2001 pp. 156-159, 304-311, 324-325;
- R. Ingersoll, Massimo Carmassi, in “c3korea”, n. 214, 2002 pp. 68-145 (monographic);
- Massimo & Gabriella Carmassi, Senigallia Public Library, Verba Volant, Londra 2002;
- The Phaidon Atlas of contemporary world architecture, Phaidon Press, London, 2004 p.569:
- M. Mulazzani, Opere e progetti, Massimo e Gabriella Carmassi, Electa, Documenti di architettura Collection, introduction by F. Dal Co, Electa, Milano 2004
- AA. VV., Identità dell'architettura italiana 3, introduction by Paolo Zermani, Edizioni Diabasis, pp. 34-35;
- Massimo Carmassi, Pisa, la ricostruzione di San Michele in Borgo, Il Poligrafo, Padova 2005;
- Massimo Carmassi, Conservazione e architettura, Progetto per il campus universitario di Verona, Marsilio, Venezia 2007.
See also
- PisaPisaPisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
- Cemetery at San Piero a Grado
- Cemetery at San Michele agli Scalzi
- San Michele in Borgo complex
- Verdi Theater (Pisa)
- Cooper 2000 Building
- Medieval walls of Pisa
External links
- official website
- Internationale Bauakademie Berlin
- Heinrich Tessenow Gesellshaft
- Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, Architecture Lecture 2007 - video - Accademia Nazionale di San Luca
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- IUAV
- Syracuse University - New York