Pier Carlo Bontempi

Pier Carlo Bontempi
Born1954 (age 7071)
NationalityItalian
OccupationArchitect
AwardsDriehaus Architecture Prize
ProjectsParma urban quarters, Place de Toscane and Quartier du Lac resort in Val d'Europe

Pier Carlo Bontempi (born 1954) is an Italian architect.

He is a representative of New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture, with a particular emphasis on urban context and the continuity of architectural traditions.

Bontempi was awarded the 12th Driehaus Architecture Prize at a ceremony in the Murphy Auditorium of Chicago on March 29, 2014.

Bontempi's office is located close to the town of Collecchio, Province of Parma in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. His studio works on new traditional architecture include restoration, rebuilding and town planning, with award-winning urban old town developments in Parma, the Place de Toscane and the Quartier du Lac resort in Val d'Europe.