Architekt und Architekturhistoriker
Sometimes architecture is discovered rather than sought out. During a stay in Teulada, a small town in southern Sardinia, I came across the local Monumento ai Caduti almost by accident. At first glance, it seemed to be one of those civic memorials that are so deeply embedded in the fabric of Italian towns that they …
Weiterlesen "Architecture of Remembrance: The Monument to the Fallen in Teulada (Sardinia)"
Few sculptures demonstrate the importance of genius loci more clearly than David in Florence.The original statue today stands inside the Galleria dell'Accademia, protected, isolated, and illuminated as a museum masterpiece. There, one studies the perfection of the marble, the anatomical precision, the extraordinary technical achievement. The sculpture becomes an object of contemplation.Yet the replica standing …
Luigi Monzo 