Essays on Palladio

The foreword of Andrea Palladio’s first book on architecture revealed that he had always been an avid student of architecture. Further, much of his architectural ideas can be attributed to his fascination of the ancient Roman arts. As an avid architecture learner, he travelled to different parts of Italy and around the world as a means to gain a better understanding of buildings. He had made comparisons of the works of famous artists in the past and during his time, and this allowed him to come up with a striking perspective of architecture. As a result of his ...

The advancement of the modern day society leads to the assumption that the field of architecture has also developed accordingly. However, there are differing views in this respect, with some scholars supporting this view while others view a lack of a fresh perspective to the field. According to Le-Corbusier, architects are usually limited in the extent to which they can adopt new ways of thinking (92). According to him, there is a sense of conformity in the approaches that architects employ in their trade. This sense of limitation is brought about by the insistence on customary approaches to architecture. ...

ART AND ARCHTECTURE

The Villa Almerico Capra, designed by the architect Andrea Palladio, is popularly known as the Villa La Rotonda. The structure is well known and is now recognized as a UNESCO historical site.1 Palladio has been described as “the world’s most imitated architect” by the architectural historian, James Ackerman.2 Thomas Jefferson was inspired by the Villa Americo when he designed the rotonda at his home in Monticello.3 Art and architecture meet in the most beautifully designed villa in the world Villa Americo Capra. A rotunda most simply defined is a circular room topped by a dome but the Villa La Rotonda ...