Giancarlo Mazzanti (born 1963) is a Colombian architect based in Bogota. Mazzanti was born in

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Co ...

, Colombia in 1963. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Pontifical Xaverian University in Bogotá (

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Societ ...

) in 1987. He received a graduate degree in history and theory of architecture and industrial design from the

University of Florence The University of Florence (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The first universi ...

, Italy in 1991. Mazzanti's work includes the Biblioteca Parque España, the León de Greiff Public Library (Bibliotheca La Ladera) in Medellín, the Gerardo Molina Public School, the Nazca Restaurant, Habitar 72, Habitar 74, and the Medellin Coliseum (for the IX South American Games). He won the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture from the French Institute of Architecture (Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine).El Mundo.com - May 30, 2008 He also designed the El Porvenir Social Kindergarten in

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; the Gerardo Molina Public School in Suba; the Museo del Caribe in

; the Third Millennium Park in the San Victorino neighborhood in Bogota; and various coliseums.Arquitectura. "Hay que deshacerse del miedo para copiar y replicar la arquitectura ":Giancarlo Mazzanti
28 May 2010 El Tiempo

Biography

Giancarlo Mazzanti (1963, Barranquilla, Colombia) is an architect of the Pontifical Xaverian University in Bogota, with a graduate degree in Industrial Design from the University of Florence in Italy (1991). He has taught at several Colombian universities and at Princeton, Harvard, and Columbia universities, and his work is exhibited in MoMA's and Pompidou’s permanent collections. Social values are at the core of Mazzanti's architecture projects. He searches for projects that empower transformations and build communities. Mazzanti has committed his professional life to the improvement of the quality of design of the build environment and the concept of social equality, his works reflect significant social shifts happening in Latin America today. His work has helped show that good design can lead to new identities for cities and their inhabitants, transgressing reputations of crime and poverty.

Works

* Biblioteca Parque España * León de Greiff Public Library (Bibliotheca La Ladera), Medellin * Gerardo Molina Public School (2008) * Nazca Restaurant * Habitar 72 * Habitar 74 * Medellin Coliseum

References

External links

Giancarlo Mazzanti website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzanti, Giancarlo 1963 births Living people Colombian architects People from Barranquilla Pontifical Xavierian University alumni University of Florence alumni