MICHELANGELO’S WAR
For those interested, see updates on the construction of the Light Pavilion. (above and below) Michelangelo Buonarotti’s drawings for the fortifications of Florence, made in 1528-9. Courtesy of the Casa Buonarotti, Florence, Italy. In 1528, when the Papal armies were threatening to attack Florence and restore the Medici family to autocratic power, the Florentine Republic [...]
FOUR IDEAL HOUSES: First Year Studio 2012
(above) The Four Ideal Houses, seen in the Third Floor Lobby of the Foundation Building of The Cooper Union, on the day of the final review, May 3, 2012. From left to right: the Cone House of Dawn; the Cube House of Dusk; the Pyramid House of Noon; and the Cylinder House of Midnight. See [...]