BLOGPOST: CARMEN GARCIA SANCHEZ / DATE 06.08.2024
Picture from Arashiyama Yusai-tei 嵐山祐斎亭, Kyoto © Carmen García Sánchez
Honoured to announce that I have been awarded a scholarship to study at the Danish Institute in Rome. My research will examine the intriguing relationship between Japan and Scarpa's architectural work. I will be residing in the celebrated building, designed by the Danish architect Kay Fisker in the Italian capital (1967).
The already identified Japanese impact on the artistic universe of the great Italian architect Carlo Scarpa is a complex system that requires an in-depth study to understand further.
My stay at the Danish Institute in Rome will provide me with an excellent opportunity to explore how and by what means the fascinating relationship between Japan and Scarpa's architectural work took place. The study takes my previous research on traditional Japanese architecture and its influence on post-war Danish architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture, Design, and Conservation in Copenhagen as a starting point. The insights gained from this exploration will enhance and transform the current understanding of Carlo Scarpa's architecture and how it was framed by Japanese culture.
I am grateful to the Academy of Denmark for selecting my research to be conducted in September 2024 and for their generous support.
It has been supported by the
Academy of Denmark,
the Danish Institute in Rome