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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 
PRIVATE HOUSES
Vernacular & Rustic Buildings

Drawings:

1. Abandoned Houses in Stratos, Greece (no date)
2. Casa Bontempi, Gaiano di Collecchio (10/6/04)
3. Casa Rustica, American Academy, Rome (13/4/03)
4. Enoteca Tavernelle, Paestum (7/2/04)
5. Farm House, Ramme Gaard, Norway (20/5/04)
6. Farm House, Ramme Gaard, Norway (21/5/04)

 

 
 
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