Learning from Palladio

By Branko Mitrovic

Even when Modernism dimmed interest in the work of classical architects, Palladio's opus never ceased to attract attention. This book sets Pallado in his contemporary context, discusses the theory of the orders, proportions, space composition, fa ade design, and presents this material in a way accessible to practicing architects and students, so that the ideas can be applied in their architectural work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393731162
• ISBN13: 9780393731163
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent scholarship

This book is an excellent summary of Palladio's design method. Although some of the discussion is quite technical and heavily formalist, Mitrovic offers a refreshing look at Palladio's singular achievement in architecture. At the end, he also offers an argument for the continuing relevance of Palladio's formal design for the contemporary architect--a viewpoint sure to rankle the die-hard modernist.