Massimo Scolari

Massimo Scolari ( born March 31, 1943 in Novi Ligure ) is an Italian architect, painter and designer.

Massimo Scolari received his doctorate in 1969 as an architect in Milan. In 1973, he was Professor of History of Architecture in Palermo and taught design at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia ( IUAV ). Between 1975 and 1993 he was visiting professor at various universities, including Cornell University, the Cooper Union, the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies NY, Vienna University of Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge. Since 2006 he has been Davenport Visiting Professor at Yale School of Architecture. He is editor of " Controspazio ", " Casabella ", " Lotus International ", director of " Eidos " (1989-1995) and the collection of architecture Franco Angeli ( 1973-1988 ).

Since 1989, he designs furniture for Giorgetti, where he was also artistic director until 2001, and products for Alessi. His works have been exhibited in Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States and include the MoMA (New York), the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, the German Architecture Museum ( Frankfurt) and the Centre Pompidou (Paris) to the permanent exhibitions. At the Venice Biennale, he has designed in the years 1980, 1984, 1991, 1996 and 2004 and at the Triennale of Milan in 1973 and 1986 installations. In 2001 he left the university. His portrayal of studies have been published by Marsilio Publishers in "Il disegno obliquo " (2005). In 2007, the Skira publishing house has published a monograph on the occasion of his exhibition at the Museo Civico of Riva del Garda. Massimo Scolari lives in Venice.