Maria Bottero – Forays Beyond The Modern: The Architecture Of Umberto Riva

Italian architect Umberto Riva (1928-2021) was also an accomplished designer and painter. A student of Carlo Scarpa, he inherited an artistic and artisanal attitude, a taste for open forms, and a sensitivity for an operational scale that extends from the material detail to the landscape. His work ranges from designing objects and lamps to urban housing projects and exhibition installations.