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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 
PRIVILEGED VIEWS
Domes & Towers

Drawings:

1. Casa-Torre, Vicenza (27/5/04)
2. Cathedral, Cefalu (2/4/04)
3. Cathedral, Pienza (11/7/03)
4. S. Agnese in Agone, Rome (20/11/03)
5. S. Giorgio, Vigoleno (15/5/03)
6. S. Severo al Pendino, Naples (4/9/03)

 

 
 
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