Casa Malaparte
ARC-1013
Professor Zulaikha Ayub
Benjamin Hardin
BJH413
10/20/15
A perspective view of Casa Malaparte
Casa Malaparte is a house on the island of Capri, Italy built by and for Curzio Malaparte. (Antrim)
I WHO IS CURZIO MALAPARTE?
Curzio Malaparte, born Kurt Erich Suckert, was born in Prato, Tuscany. He began his education at Collegio Cicognini and ended it at La Sapmienza University of Rome. He began his controversial career in 1918 as a journalist. He fought in World War I in the 5th Alpine Regiment with valor. In 1922, he faithfully followed the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini into the March on Rome. What made him controversial at the time was his harsh stance against Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. He went against the grain of normality and form for the era and location. This lead to his exile in the Italian island of Lipari from …show more content…
drop down treacherous cliff rock into the Gulf of Naples in all directions but one. (Antrim) The entire island is only ten square kilometers, making it only about the size of Manhattan’s Central Park. (Capri.net) Capri has a very mild climate, only about 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and 45 to 55 degrees in the winter. It has few thunderstorms and experience fairly good weather through the year. (Ecyclopaedia Britannica)
IV Design
The design of Casa Malaparte is a 2.800 square foot Los Feliz house. Perhaps the most iconic thing about the house is the exterior staircase leading to a rooftop terrace that overlooks the east side of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is composed primarily of stone and brick. It has a freestanding curved white wall with increasing height on the roof. The interior consists of white walls and ceilings with varying pitches throughout the home. (Cohen)
Bibliography
Antrim, Taylor. "Casa Malaparte." Architectural Digest 30 April 2012:
ARC-1013
Professor Zulaikha Ayub
Benjamin Hardin
BJH413
10/20/15
A perspective view of Casa Malaparte
Casa Malaparte is a house on the island of Capri, Italy built by and for Curzio Malaparte. (Antrim)
I WHO IS CURZIO MALAPARTE?
Curzio Malaparte, born Kurt Erich Suckert, was born in Prato, Tuscany. He began his education at Collegio Cicognini and ended it at La Sapmienza University of Rome. He began his controversial career in 1918 as a journalist. He fought in World War I in the 5th Alpine Regiment with valor. In 1922, he faithfully followed the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini into the March on Rome. What made him controversial at the time was his harsh stance against Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. He went against the grain of normality and form for the era and location. This lead to his exile in the Italian island of Lipari from …show more content…
drop down treacherous cliff rock into the Gulf of Naples in all directions but one. (Antrim) The entire island is only ten square kilometers, making it only about the size of Manhattan’s Central Park. (Capri.net) Capri has a very mild climate, only about 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and 45 to 55 degrees in the winter. It has few thunderstorms and experience fairly good weather through the year. (Ecyclopaedia Britannica)
IV Design
The design of Casa Malaparte is a 2.800 square foot Los Feliz house. Perhaps the most iconic thing about the house is the exterior staircase leading to a rooftop terrace that overlooks the east side of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is composed primarily of stone and brick. It has a freestanding curved white wall with increasing height on the roof. The interior consists of white walls and ceilings with varying pitches throughout the home. (Cohen)
Bibliography
Antrim, Taylor. "Casa Malaparte." Architectural Digest 30 April 2012: