Pier Carlo Bontempi

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 29 March 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.

Career Bontempi studied architecture at the University of Florence. During his career, he has subsequently taught at the Architecture Faculty of Florence, the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris, Syracuse University Abroad Center in Florence, the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, and the Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Building Community in London.