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
Vitruvius
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
Music – Harmony from Apollo to Palladio & Mozart to Jenkins
Music based on philosophies and principles established by legends of Apollo and the ancient Greeks comes to us via Vitruvius and Palladio from Mozart to Jenkins
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?
The Classical Orders of Architecture – Landmark Engravings
Today original hand engravings produced in early landmark architectural folio and book productions by architects establishing their style are becoming very rare
The Portico – An Ancient Architectural People Protector
An architectural device, the Portico stands in memory of all the people from ancient times until today that gathered and sheltered under their protective mantle
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
Leon Battista Alberti – On Beauty and Progressing the Arts
An advocate of humanism and a mutil-talented Renaissance man Genoese born architect Leon Battista Alberti was one of the most brilliant celebrities of his day