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The Promise of Beauty
AN ARCHITECT'S TOUR OF ITALY
 

 

 

 
CITY & NATURAL LANDSCAPE
water

Drawings:

1. Bunnefjorden from Frognerkilen, Oslo (22/5/04)
2. Capri from the Certosa di San Martino, Naples (28/11/03)
3. Castel dell’Ovo from the Villa Comunale, Naples (15/8/03)
4. Fiume Retrone, Vicenza (27/5/04)
5. Frognerkilen, Oslo (23/5/04)
6. Lungomare, Siracusa (7/4/04)
7. Ramme Gaard, Hvitsten (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