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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 

 
PRIVILEGED VIEWS
Architectural Details

Drawings:

1. Facade, Collegio di Propaganda Fide, Rome (28/5/03)
2. Interior, Pantheon, Rome (18/6/03)
3. Facade, S Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome (29/5/03)
4. Facade, S. Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome (28/5/03)
5. Escutcheon, SS Vincenzo ed Anastasio, Rome (25/1/04)
6. Cornice, Tempietto, (26/6/03)
7. Balcony, Via Sedile di Porto, Naples (2/3/04)

 

 
 
CONTENTS


I. LEARNING FROM ROME
The Magnetic Power of Italy
Why Architectural Representation?


II. THE URBAN ROOM
Squares & Gathering Places
Atriums * Courtyards


III. IMAGE OF THE CITY
Cityscapes * Hill Towns
Urban Quarters * Streets & Paths


IV. BUILDINGS & MONUMENTS
Churches & Temples
Civic Buildings * Opportunities


V. PRIVATE HOUSES
Urban Residences * Villas & Gardens
Vernacular & Rustic Buildings


VI. CITY & NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Edges * Rural Reserve * Water

VII. ROLE OF RUINS
Roman Grandeur * Western Greeks

VIII. PRIVILEGED VIEWS
Gates & Portals
Domes & Towers * Details