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IUAV Tributes Giancarlo De Carlo with Diffuse Exhibition Across Venice Campuses

exhibition · 2026-05-05

To celebrate its 90th anniversary (1926–2016), IUAV University of Venice is hosting a multi-location exhibition in honor of architect Giancarlo De Carlo. This event, taking place at Tolentini and Santa Marta, features a reimagined version of a 2015 Triennale exhibition, curated by his daughter Anna De Carlo alongside Giacomo Polin, which includes never-before-seen sketches. The exhibition consists of three smaller displays utilizing materials from the IUAV Projects Archive, particularly the Giancarlo De Carlo fund. Open until January 11, 2017, it highlights design drawings, photographs from renowned photographers, and three-dimensional models. De Carlo's intricate relationship with IUAV includes becoming a full professor in 1972, departing for the University of Genoa in the early 1980s, and reconciling in 1998.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Giancarlo De Carlo – Incontri. Un maestro Iuav' runs until January 11, 2017
  • Venues: IUAV Tolentini and Santa Marta, Venice
  • Includes re-edition of 2015 Triennale show curated by Anna De Carlo and Giacomo Polin
  • Features unpublished sketches, design drawings, photographs, and models from the IUAV Projects Archive
  • Drawings shown at Tolentini Rectorate Hall: Quartiere Matteotti (Terni), Colonia marina (Riccione), University of Urbino works
  • Photographs by Basilico, Casali, Colombo, Garbasso, Jodice, Zannier displayed in Aula Magna
  • Models exhibited at Santa Marta Archive Projects Exhibition Hall
  • De Carlo became full professor at IUAV in 1972, left for University of Genoa in early 1980s
  • Deposited his professional archive at IUAV in 1998
  • Part of IUAV's 90th anniversary celebrations (1926–2016)

Entities

Artists

  • Giancarlo De Carlo
  • Anna De Carlo
  • Giacomo Polin
  • Ignazio Gardella
  • Giovanni Astengo
  • Gabriele Basilico
  • Giovanni Chiaramonte
  • Luciano Colombo
  • Giorgio Garbasso
  • Mimmo Jodice
  • Italo Zannier
  • Bernardo Secchi
  • Francesco Samassa

Institutions

  • IUAV University of Venice
  • IUAV Projects Archive
  • Triennale di Milano
  • International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design (ILAUD)
  • Spazio e società (journal)
  • University of Genoa
  • University of Urbino

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Tolentini (IUAV)
  • Santa Marta (IUAV)
  • Terni
  • Riccione
  • Urbino
  • Genoa

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