ARTH 2510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sightline, Quiet Reflection, Portico
12 Apr 2017
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Colen campbell, vitruvius britannicus, three volumes 1715-25; east front, stourhead, house, h. hulsbergh after campbell, copper, 250 x 378 mm. Temple front is the only real ornament; the rest is simple. Vs. baroque which eats you up in ornament and captivates your emotion, palladian architecture keeps it simple. Keep things as simple as possible, but don"t imitate exactly. Campbell continues to turn to palladio for inspiration. Clear similarities exist in the designs of both structures. But an important character for palladianism in england is earl of burlington. He combines two sides: studied palladian studies to shape his own vision as an architect, as seen at one of his surviving designs . The earl of burlington, westminster school, dormitory, 1722-30. Follows palladian designs, but has to have a lot of windows because it is a dormitory. Mezzanine windows at the top are the little. Earl of burlington, chiswick house, 1724-29 west london. Was working for himself; designing his own house.
