https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7 Filippo Brunelleschi was born in Florence, Italy 1377. After his training in goldsmithing and sculpting, he worked as a pioneering Renaissance architect until his death in 1446. Although the large-scale shape of Brunelleschi’s architecture remained similar to existing medieval constructions, his designs and decorations were primarily based on classical architecture. Brunelleschi most likely rediscovered these classical techniques when he traveled to Rome with Donatello. His trained intuition in symmetry, geometric proportionality, appealing perspective, and modular construction can be observed in his works around Florence. en-us 2023-05-12 17:26:47 UTC 2023-05-14 15:02:30 UTC hello@padlet.com 26stu248 https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7/wish/2588995471 The Ospedale degli Innocenti, or "Hospital of the Innocents," was created as part of the rising humanist movement to anonymously take in and care for abandoned children. Filippo Brunelleschi's design with equal, thin, rounded arches support the front face of the hospital. The curved and flat-spanning nature of their structure provides an inviting appearance.]]> 2023-05-12 17:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7/wish/2588995471 26stu248 https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7/wish/2588995472 Filippo Brunelleschi's architecture in the Ospedale degli Innocenti is based on classical techniques and design elements in Roman ruins. The many rounded arches, in contrast to tall, upward-pointing medieval arches, express the hospital's new humanist focus on supporting the immediate people of the earth: abandoned children. The outdoor roofing represents how the hospital shelters children who would have been exposed to the elements, which was the primary issue they were standing up against.]]> 2023-05-12 17:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7/wish/2588995472 26stu248 https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7/wish/2588995473 The smooth, distributed span of the arches was influenced by classical Roman and Italian Romanesque styles in addition to buildings in Brunelleschi's visit to Rome. The structure gives the building the sense of being down-to-earth and caring while still being expansive and providing. Brunelleschi also uses a geometric ratio in that the distance between each column is equal to the height of each column, creating an appealing pattern of equality and consistency. The many circular shapes in the design also make the building significantly more approachable, which was important for their anonymous child drop-off system.]]> 2023-05-12 17:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/26stu248/pbeif1klljwcmzs7/wish/2588995473