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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 

 
IMAGE OF THE CITY
Urban Quarters

Drawings:

1. Arco di S. Callisto, Trastevere, Rome (12/7/02)
2. Streetscape, Frederikstad, Norway (1/7/02)
3. Piazza Cappella, Quartiere di S. Pellegrino, Viterbo (19/9/03)
4. Piazza della Pescheria, Ghetto, Rome (17/5/04)
5. S. Severo al Pendino, Spaccnapoli, Naples (11/9/03)
6. Teatro di Pompeo, Centro Storico, Rome (13/5/04)
7. Vico Paparelle al Pendino, Spaccanapoli, Naples (21/8/03)

 

 
 
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