Giancarlo Mazzanti

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

The León de Greiff Library and park
Atanasio Girardot Medellin Coliseum
Interior view of Medellin

Mazzanti was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1963.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He graduated with a degree in architecture from the Pontifical University in Javeriana, Bogotá (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) in 1987. He received a graduate degree in history and theory of architecture and industrial design from the University of Florence, Italy in 1991.[7]

Mazzanti's work includes Biblioteca Parque España, León de Greiff Library (Bibliotheca La Ladera) in Medellín, Gerardo Molina College,[8] Restaurant Nazca, Habitar 72, Habitar 74 and the Medellin Coliseum (for 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).[9][10][11]

He also designed El Porvenir kindergarten in Bosa, Gerardo Molina College in Suba, Museo del Caribe in Barranquilla, Third Millennium Park in San Victorino and coliseums.[12]

Biography

Giancarlo Mazzanti (1963, Barranquilla, Colombia) is an Architect of the Javeriana University in Bogotá, with a postgraduate in Industrial design from the University of Florence in Italy (1991). He has taught in 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 Library (Bibliotheca La Ladera), Medellín
  • Gerardo Molina School (2008)[8]
  • Restaurant Nazca
  • Habitar 72
  • Habitar 74
  • Medellin Coliseum

References
  1. [Portraits - Giancarlo Mazzanti] CyberArchi.com - May 20, 2010
  2. [Giancarlo Mazzanti, primer arquitecto colombiano en Museo] CM& - Oct 12, 2011
  3. Plataforma Arquitectura - Mar 19, 2009
  4. Batiactu - Apr 5, 2011
  5. Plataforma Arquitectura - Nov 4, 2008
  6. COLOMBIA: BIBLIOTECA ESPAÑA DI GIANCARLO MAZZANTI EdilPortale - Nov 4, 2008
  7. Plataforma Arquitectura - Sep 4, 2009
  9. "Prizes and Acknowledgements | El Equipo Mazzanti". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  10. "Global Award for Sustainable Architecture". Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  11. El Mundo.com - May 30, 2008
  12. Arquitectura. "Hay que deshacerse del miedo para copiar y replicar la arquitectura ":Giancarlo Mazzanti 28 May 2010 El Tiempo
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