Theatre: An Ancient Concept – Tempting Arts & Entertainment
Students pursuing achievements in any form of creative industry will be well served by embracing avenues into ancient Greek thought, via classics at the theatre
Marcus Pollio Vitruvius
Mauritshuis, A Pearl of a House – Royal Cabinet of Paintings
The beautiful restrained classically inspired Mauritshuis in The Netherlands was recently restored as a museum filled with jewels, a royal cabinet of paintings
Vitruvius On Architecture – The Art of Enclosing Space
The art of enclosing space is something 1st century Roman architect and engineer Marcus Pollio Vitruvius knew about and recorded in his treatise on architecture
Andrea Palladio Architect – In Pursuit of the Perfect House
Despite evolving societies and technology a villa remains a place where one can dwell “under the tent of heaven”. Is Andrea Palladio’s villa the perfect house?
Nature & The Code – Developing the Art of Mathematics
Mathematics is a tool of the natural world, of which humankind is an integral aspect said Professor Marcus du Sautoy who in 2011 was all about cracking The Code
La Casa di Villa – Dwelling under the Tent of Heaven
The precise location of heaven on earth has never really been established, but it could very well be a villa designed to cultivate the head heart body and soul
Favourite Books – Andrea Palladio, The Architect in his Time
Professor Bruce Boucher’s scholarly and accessible work, Andrea Palladio, The Architect in his Time was first published in 1994 in a ‘user friendly version’…to fit comfortably into a suitcase or backpack for a quick trip to Vicenza, the scene of many of Palladio’s triumphant works in architecture. Don’t know about…