ARTH 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Florence Cathedral, Arnolfo Di Cambio, Coffer
9 Jan 2018
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Modernity: reconciliation of current values with the past. Architecture: a meaningful part of the designed environment. Seek ideal (abstract forms), desire to create harmonious spaces. Uses human proportions at the foundation religious and scientific revolution. Santa maria del fiore, florence, italy begun 1296 (architect: arnolfo di cambio), Dome built by filippo bruelleschi (1377-1446: goldsmith by training, came up with the idea finishing the crossing of the church with a dome after leaving florence. Inspired by dome of the pantheon: coffered ceiling, hemispherical dome on a drum, a perfect sphere can fit inside. Looking at classical ideas and applying them to modern problems. Technical innovation and willingness to supersede the past. Reverence for antiquity, building upon classical foundation. San lorenzo, florence, italy, brunelleschi 1421-1444 (patron: the medicis) Intended to be a mausoleum, designed to be a tomb for the medicis, also stored important relics.
