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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 

 
PRIVATE HOUSES
Villas & Gardens

Drawings:

1. Rocca Pisana, Lonigo (October, 1997)
2. Villa Aurelia, Rome (24/3/03)
3. Villa Borghese, Rome (May, 2002)
4. Villa Rufinella, Frascati (May, 2002)
5. Villa Trento-Carli, Costozza (28/5/04)
6. Villa Valmarana ai Nanni, Vicenza (30/5/04)
7. Villino, American Academy, Rome (8/06/04)

 

 
 
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