ROMA DOCET Learning Lessons From Rome Today ~ David Mayernik
A guide for architects who want to see more deeply.
The Value of Monuments ~ Samir Younés
Conservation and restoration have always been vital practices for the life of buildings. Both presume an external or internal threat to buildings or to works of art.
PRÉCIS OF A RENAISSANCE APPROACH TO CLASSICAL
GEOMETRY, PROPORTION & COMPOSITION PART II ~ David Mayernik
The second part of a review of the Renaissance architectural design strategies.
Athanasius Kircher and The Musaeum Kircherianum ~ Ingrid Rowland
Visitors to seventeenth-century Rome often hoped to see a living monument among the city’s attractions of art and architecture. That living monument was Father Athanasius Kircher...
Fresco Terms, Concepts, &c. ~ David Mayernik
Classicism as a Liberal Art ~ David Mayernik
A political view of Classicism.
PRÉCIS OF A RENAISSANCE APPROACH TO CLASSICAL
GEOMETRY, PROPORTION & COMPOSITION by: David Mayernik
A review of the Renaissance architectural design strategies.
In Defence of Paper Architecture ~ David Mayernik
It may be a unique quality of this particular renaissance of the
classical tradition, which has flowered nowhere quite as broadly (nor as profitably) as in America,
that the epithet “paper architect” is considered so devastatingly pejorative. Read on...
CICERO NOVUS ~ Tom Mauro
What we now define as 'Humanism' may indeed be just another way of saying 'Ciceronianism' after the great Roman orator.
Hedgehogs and Foxes Among the Ruins ~ David Mayernik
A Planned Series of Essays interpreting Colin Rowe's metaphorical description of certain architectural musings. Please read the first of the series:
I. THE APOTHEOSIS OF QUIRINUS
The Dance of Life ~ Taeho Paik
Looking at a painting by Nicholas Poussin, one starts to see clues as to what made Humanist Art such a powerful form of expression.
The Heavenly City, The Earthly City and The Parish Church"
The Church Building as Sacramental Sign and Neighborhood Center
Transcript of a Lecture by Philip Bess:
Building the Church for 2010 / October 31, 2002
The Liturgical Institute, Mundelein, Illinois
Rome and New Urbanism ~ David Mayernik
Q ... There are so many American university architecture
programs in Rome, but few seem very clear on what it is the students
are supposed to be learning there. At the root of the confusion is
an unanswered question: How can one reconcile what Rome is with what
America is and wants? What can Rome practically teach us?... Read More..
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: A Dream Analysis ~ David Mayernik
... Poliphilo is very critical of contemporary architects,
and his book is in part an attempt to reform architecture by
a reminder of its potential and its ancient high standards
(and of his own powers of invention). Read More..
The World Trade Center Debate - Two Contributions:
No Surprises:
Well, the "town hall meeting" that following weekend did produce a
strong consensus against the six plans as presented, although there
were words of praise for some aspects of the proposals. But the
general, overwhelming, impression was that there was simply too much
commercial space--as if that was a surprise ... (more..)
Will a Humanist approach help?
In so much as it seems to take one tragedy to exorcise another, September 11th will always be a poignant moment to
remember innocent victims. All nations can name them. For America and for New York the WTC site offers many opportunities
to consecrate their recent tragic past and move on by re-evaluating its place in the world ... (more..)
The Architectural Community and the Polis ~ Philip Bess
... Historically, architecture has had multiple ends, and these ends often exist in tension.
One end of architecture, long prominent, has been defined with reference to communities, specifically to the buildings commissioned by communities.
In the architecture commissioned by religious or political or artistic or athletic communities, architects have understood ... (Read More..)
Inhabiting Humanist Memory Theatres ~ David Mayernik
This article is grounded in two fundamental assumptions: that there is no modern equivalent of the evocative, enobling
and humanizing urban culture that Rome represents; and that it is important, even imperative, that we reacquire the methodologies by which
we may create such "civil-ized" environments again... (Read More)
Form Follows Folly ~ Taeho Paik : June 2001
The physical elements of modern cities are being formed by the most influential impulse
of this century: mechanised commerce. As we move around our daily environments, whether by foot or in a car,
advertising slogans and signs surround us capturing our attention... (Read More)
The Architecture of Individualism ~ Taeho Paik
When someone wants to construct a building in a city of
a democratic nation, what are the ethical parameters? ... (Read More)
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
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