Italian Architecture in the Renaissance by Nicolas Simone https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1 Nick Simone P. 2 en-us 2015-03-25 17:28:14 UTC 2025-09-28 11:08:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/smiley.jpg Tower of Pisa NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55419963
  • Originally named Tower of Pisa or the Torre di Pisa in Italian
  • Built as a bell tower

]]> 2015-03-30 19:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55419963 The Idea NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55421457 Construction started in 1173. For five years the tower stood upright. After the completion of the third floor in 1178 the tower started to lean.

]]> 2015-03-30 19:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55421457 The Lean NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55442416 The reason for the lean is because the tower was built on a soft ground composed mostly of clay, fine sand, and shells. The original architect made the mistake to build the tower in weak soil.

]]> 2015-03-31 01:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55442416 The Problem NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55447504 The architects noticed the lean so they decided to build the floors taller on the south side which lead to an larger, more noticable lean and also the tower is curved.

]]> 2015-03-31 02:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55447504 The Leaning Tower of Pisa NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583827 2015-04-01 00:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583827 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583862 2015-04-01 00:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583862 Italian Architecture NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583972 2015-04-01 00:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583972 Characteristics NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583976
  • columns 
  • pilasters
  • pediments
  • entablatures 
  • arches 
  • domes
  • harmonious form 
  • mathematical 
  • proportion
  • units of measurement based on the human scale

]]> 2015-04-01 00:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55583976 Famous Examples NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584002
  • Il Duomo
  • Santa Maria Novella
  • San Giorgio Maggiore
  • Il Redentore
  • Leaning Tower of Pisa
    • ]]>     2015-04-01 00:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584002     Connection to Today NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584005 2015-04-01 00:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584005 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584738 2015-04-01 00:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584738 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584758 This video shows how Roman classical world influenced Italian architecture

    ]]>     2015-04-01 00:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584758     Filippo Brunelleschi NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584803
  • considered the first Renaissance architect 
  • one of his greatest accomplishments is the engineering of the dome of Florence Cathedral (Il Duomo or Santa Marie del Fiore)
  • a characteristic of his architecture is a system of proportion; he always had proportional buildings
    • ]]>     2015-04-01 00:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55584803     Famous Italian Architects NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55585091 2015-04-01 00:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55585091 Leon Battista Alberti NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55585164
    • trained Humanist and true Renaissance man
    • had a deep understanding of the principles of classical architecture
    • famous work: Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence; a combination of Humanist architecture, proportion, and great detail

    ]]>     2015-04-01 00:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55585164     Andrea Palladio NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55585555
  • wrote Four Books on Architecture which stated his theories and ideas on architecture
    • His works
    • San Giorgio Maggiore (1565) which its white marble gleams above the water
    • Il Redentore (1576)
    ]]>     2015-04-01 00:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55585555     San Giorgio Maggiore NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586095 2015-04-01 01:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586095 Il Redentore NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586195 2015-04-01 01:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586195 Il Duomo NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586220 2015-04-01 01:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586220 Santa Maria Novella NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586228 2015-04-01 01:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586228 The Architecture Rap Lyrics NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586573 Architects

    Architects

    I got to have me my architects

    Brunelleschi, Alberti, Palladio! All contributed great Ideas

    Arches, Domes, Proportions. Characteristics of their buildings.

    Brunelleschi built Il Duomo. Considered the first Renaissance architect.

    Il Redentore by Palladio. He wrote Four Books on Architecture.

    Architects

    Architects

    I got to have me my architects

    Architects

    Architects

    I got to have me my architects

    Alberti built the Novella. A true Humanist and Renaissance man.

    They are architects in history. Making buildings for us to see.

    Make sure to look at the buildings. With all their columns domes and arches.

    Leaning Tower of Pisa is great Cuz it will never fall on our face.

    Make your own building after their qualities, domes arches harmonious forms

    Become famous with your buildings, make sure their renaissance quality.

    Arches domes theres no doubt

    Once you make your building don't be afraid to shout

    Architects

    Architects

    I got to have me my architects

    Architects

    Architects

    I got to have me my architects

    ]]>     2015-04-01 01:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586573     NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586931 2015-04-01 01:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55586931 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55587755 Many building have the same characteristics as the buildings from the Italian Renaissance.

    ]]>     2015-04-01 01:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55587755     NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55587784 2015-04-01 01:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55587784 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55587840 2015-04-01 01:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55587840 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55588107 2015-04-01 01:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55588107 Performance Task NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55724069 2015-04-02 04:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55724069 NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55724080 I created a rap parody which is an educational video with a bit of humor involved. I tried to show my knowledge of the subject.

    ]]>     2015-04-02 04:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55724080     Sources NMoney https://padlet.com/NMoney/61tpj6mkwtl1/wish/55724239
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa
  • http://www.towerofpisa.info/
  • http://www.leaningtowerofpisa.net/history-tower-of-pisa.html
  • http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/architects.html
  • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/itar/hd_itar.htm
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_architecture
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