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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 
PRIVATE HOUSES
City Residences

Drawings:

1. Casa tipo isolato, Via Carini, Rome (8/6/04)
2. Casa tipo isolato, Naples (25/9/03)
3. Palazzo, S. Giovanni a Carbonara, Naples (2/3/04)
4. Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza (11/7/03)
5. Palazzo with balconies in Via de Blasiis, Naples (August, 2003)
6. Via Angelo Masina 5B, Rome (31/1/04)

 

 
 
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