20x14. Reflections on Studying Architecture Abroad

by Franco Pisani

20x14, Reflections on Studying Architecture Abroad: twenty suggestions (or paternal exhortations, if you will) for the fourteen weeks of a regular academic semester. Twenty reflections (written during... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1954081162
• ISBN13: 9781954081161
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Oro Editions
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

i wish i read it before going abroad

Architect and professor Franco Pisani has created a wonderful guide for fearful and hopeful students of architecture who anticipate venturing on their first (or subsequent) trip for study abroad. Geared primarily to architecture students in the U.S. (but helpful for any student studying for a short time in any foreign country) this wise offering is the product of Pisani's years of teaching American architecture students at the International Studies Institute in Florence, Italy. He structures the book as a series of ruminations and observations on the nature and opportunities of travel abroad (remember, you're a student, not a tourist). There is a lot in this book about being observant (read the city you are in like a book), considerate, curious, and open to new experiences (draw, draw, draw!). Pisani offers many observations as well about the nature of architecture and being a thoughtful architect. Read Pisani's book, take its wisdom to heart, and have a great time studying abroad!