Fillipo Brunelleschi
Fillipo Brunelleschi
Figure 1: Photograph of the Hospital of Innocents located in the Piazza Santissima Annunziata by Joseph Maria Torra
The project aims to
1. Develop a comparative design approach to analyse Italian renaissance piazza design with urban methodologies
2. Develop an understanding of Filippo Brunelleschi’s architectural design of piazza spaces
3. Experiment through mixed media historical urban design methods of Italian Piazzas
Method
Use of digital collages to highlight similarities of Italian renaissance piazzas.
Resarch Question
How did the design principles and spatial organization of Brunelleschi’s Piazza spaces influence the development of the Italian Renaissance piazza, and how can this historical context inform contemporary urban design practices?
Piazza Santissima Annunziata
This work highlights the central square piazza space created by the two main buildings. The first Filippo Brunelleschi’s hospital of innocents, the second the archeological museaum. The Piazza was the first of its kinds demonstrating Brunelleschi use of spatical organisation and harmony. I have attempted to demonstrate how Brunelleschi’s adopted the use of a piazza space for the people that pioneer the devlopment of renaissance urban design.
Piazza Della Signoria
This work highlights the central piazza space and the surrounding buildings. Brunelleschi’s hospital of innocanets was the central structure that strated the Piazza of Santissima Annunziata. Similar to his designs the Piazza Della Signoria is fronted by the palazzo town hall.
Piazza Del Campo
This work highlights the central square of the Piazza. Consturcted around the main building the surrounding buildings were designed to look similar.
Comparrison of Renaissance Piazzas
The work shows the similarities in the 3 italian reniassance piazzas. The works highlight the central piazza spaces that are surrounded by a main sturcture.
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Schutten, Julia. “The Ideals of The Renaissance in Urban Planning an Analysis of Three Centers of The Renaissance.” Architectural History Thesis, (2010): 3.
Mahiques, Myriam B. “Filippo Brunelleschi and the City.” Selections from Thoughts on Architecture and Urbanism. WordPress, October 9, 2013.
https://mbmahiquesarch.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/filippo-brunelleschi-and-the-city/#:~:text=Brunelleschi%20conceived%20the%20city%20 as,and%20logical%20in%20every%20part.
Martin, Chantale. “The Crucial Role of the Renaissance Piazza in Urban Design.” CHANTALEMARTIN, July 12, 2014. http://www.chantalemartin. com/writing/the-crucial-role-of-the-renaissance-piazza-in-urban-design.
Torra, Josep Maria. L’Ospedale Degli Innocenti. September 22, 2010. Photograph. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmtp/5015657172/.
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