Born in Lucera (FG), he studied architecture at the Universita La Sapienza in Rome having obtained his Laurea in Architettura in 1990. His studies focused on history of architecture, architectural restoration and historical preservation and Urban Planning. In 1989 he was an Erasmus graduate from the "Rhenish - Westphalian Technical University" of Aachen, Germany. In 1999 Carmine Carapella was awarded a Masters degree in Architecture from the Notre Dame University, School of Architecture South Bend, after completing a study on classical and traditional architecture.