Related people/organizations
Michelangelo (subject)
Andrea Palladio (subject)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (subject)
Le Corbusier (subject)
Philip Johnson (subject)
Louis Kahn (subject)
Carlo Scarpa (subject)
Charles Moore (subject)
Date
circa 1977 – 1982
Description
George Ranalli presents “pieces, layers, skins,” his understanding of architectural insertions; spatial layering. He defines illusionary space. Inside/outside. Cites examples: Palace of Domitian, Pantheon, Laurentian Library, Teatro Olimpico, Doge’s Palace, Venice, Sir John Soane’s house, Philip Johnson’s Glass House, Louis Kahn’s Bryn Mawr dormitory and Mellon Centre, and his own project, the façade, second-floor renovation for NYC shop First of August. Q+A discussion with Open Atelier of Design (OAD) students follows.
Identifier
KA0130_OA_72
Use Restrictions
Digitization of audiotapes funded by a grant obtained by Robert Kirkbride from Parsons' School of Constructed Environment.
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