Pier Carlo Bontempi (born 1954) is an Italian

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

. He is a representative of

New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually i ...

and New Classical Architecture, with a particular emphasis on urban context and the continuity of architectural traditions. Bontempi was awarded the 12th

Driehaus Architecture Prize The Driehaus Architecture Prize, fully named The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame, is a global award to honor a major contributor in the field of contemporary traditional and classical architecture. The Driehaus Prize was ...

at a ceremony in the Murphy Auditorium of

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on March 29, 2014. Bontempi's office is located close to the town of

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, Province of Parma in

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, Italy. His studio works on new traditional architecture include restoration, rebuilding and town planning, with award-winning urban old town developments in

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, the ''Place de Toscane'' and the ''Quartier du Lac'' resort in

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Career

Bontempi studied architecture at the

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. During his career, he has subsequently taught at the Architecture Faculty of Florence, the

École Spéciale d'Architecture The École spéciale d'architecture (ÉSA; formerly École centrale d'architecture) is a private school for architecture at 254, boulevard Raspail in Paris, France. The school was founded in 1865 by engineer Emile Trélat as reaction against the ...

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, Syracuse University Abroad Center in Florence, the ''State Academy of Art and Design '' in Stuttgart, and the

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’ Foundation for Building Community in

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He collaborates with the architects Massimo Gandini, Giuseppe Greci, Fabio Paoletti, Matteo Casola, Nicola Bergamaschi and Maria Cristina Celato. Bontempi won the architectural competition for the recovery plan of urban blocks in the historic center of

(1981-1987). In the year 1996, Bontempi received his second award at the international ''Marsham Street Urban Design Competition'' in London. He was also awarded the ''Prix Européen de la Reconstruction de la Ville'' in 1998, by the ''Fondation Philippe Rotthier pour l'Architecture de Bruxelles'' in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. In 2000, Bontempi was the ''John Burgee Annual Lecturer'' at the

Notre Dame School of Architecture The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture was the first Catholic university in America to offer a degree in architecture, beginning in 1898. The School offers undergraduate and post-graduate architecture programs. The School of Architect ...

, USA. In June 2001, the architect received a ''Charter Award'' at the Congress for the New Urbanism's annual conference ("CNU IX", New York). In 2002, he won the competition for the building of ''Place de Toscane'' in

, a project which has won the 2008

Palladio Award The Palladio Award is an architectural prize given annually for "creative interpretation or adaptation of design principles developed through 2,500 years of the Western architectural tradition". The Awards, in several categories, are presented by t ...

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, USA. In 2014, Bontempi was awarded the international

for ''"a career of achievement in the art of

traditional architecture Vernacular architecture is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. This category encompasses a wide range and variety of building types, with differing methods of construction, from around the world, bo ...

"''. The prize is awarded to ''"a living architect whose work embodies the highest ideals of traditional and classical architecture in contemporary society, and creates a positive cultural, environmental and artistic impact"''.

References

External links

Pier Carlo Bontempi websiteBontempi at Bevan & Liberatos
- February 12, 2014
Interview with Bontempi at wttw
- March 27, 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bontempi, Pier Carlo 1954 births Living people New Urbanism New Classical architects Driehaus Architecture Prize winners 21st-century Italian architects University of Florence alumni Academic staff of the University of Florence Syracuse University faculty

Career

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