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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 

 
IMAGE OF THE CITY
Streets & Paths

Drawings:

1. Stradella Valmarana, Vicenza (30/5/04)
2. Via Capizucchi, Rome (17/5/04)
3. Via di Porta S. Pancrazio , Rome (9/6/04)
4. Via di S. Pietro in Montorio, Rome (18/5/04)
5. Via Giulia, Rome (6/12/03)
6. Via in Ortigia, Siracusa (7/4/04)
7. Vico Paparelle al Pendino, Naples (6/6/04)

 

 
 
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