Category Archives: Architecture

Pomposa

Posted on February 26, 2015 by randysrules

The Abbey of Santa Maria de Pomposa Rising out of the vast flat agricultural fields and wetlands of the very large and ever-changing Po River delta, equidistant from Ravenna, Chioggia and Ferrara, yet only about six miles from the Mare Adriatico, the Abbazia … Continue reading →

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Tuscany Hill Towns: Monte San Savino

Posted on February 25, 2015 by randysrules

The Medieval hill town of Monte San Savino in Tuscany is due east of Siena, located on a commanding hilltop rising above the Valdichiana (Chiana River Valley), about 2 kilometers west of the A1 tollroad.  The ancient core of the town is crowded within … Continue reading →

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Venice Pavilion at the Biennale 2014 – Sonnets in Babylon by Daniel Libeskind

Posted on December 13, 2014 by randysrules

Venice has its own permanent pavilion at the Biennale, adjacent to those of many nations.  This is not only appropriate because the Biennale is in Venice, but because Venice was an independent nation-state for over 1000 years – until Napoleon … Continue reading →

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Architecture: African Independence and Nordic Models

Posted on December 12, 2014 by randysrules

Architecture: Forms of Freedom: African Independence and Nordic Models Exhibition of the Nordic Countries Norway, Sweden, Finland at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2014 Fehn’s extraordinary Nordic Pavilion in the Giardini at the Venice Biennale showcased … Continue reading →

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Romania at the Biennale 2014: Site Under Construction

Posted on December 11, 2014 by randysrules

Projecting the future from amidst the relics of modernist ruin. Deep inside the Giardini in Castello, Venice, the Romanian Pavilion for the Architecture Biennale sits amidst a long row of undifferentiated pavilion facades, evocative of their design era and the … Continue reading →

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Augmented Australia – Recreating Lost Architecture – 14th Biennale Architettura – Venice 2014

Posted on December 10, 2014 by randysrules

The Australian Exhibition at the 2014 International Architecture Biennale Since the permanent Australian pavilion for the Biennale in the Giardini Publicca is being rebuilt, Australia made certain to participate in this year’s architecture exhibition by creating a temporary pavilion – … Continue reading →

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nel segno di Carlo Scarpa (the sign of Carlo Scarpa)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by randysrules

Thoughts after experiencing an exhibition at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice, Fall, 2014, by Randy Bosch. Rarely has an architect with a relatively limited body of work, primarily located in one region of one country, had such an impact upon the … Continue reading →

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THE NETHERLANDS AT THE BIENNALE D’ARCHITETTURA

Posted on December 8, 2014 by randysrules

THE NETHERLANDS AT THE 14TH BIENNALE D’ARCHITETTURA – VENICE 2014 OPEN: A BAKEMA CELEBRATION The Het Nieuwe Instituut choreographed the exhibition for The Netherlands at the Biennale.  The Jaap Bakema Study Centre is one of their ongoing programs.  Their stated … Continue reading →

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GRAFTING ARCHITECTURE – CATALONIA AT VENICE – 2014

Posted on December 7, 2014 by randysrules

GRAFTING ARCHITECTURE – CATALONIA AT VENICE A short review of the Catalonia exhibit at the 14th Architecture Biennale, Venice, 2014, by Randy Bosch. The Catalonia region of Spain, very recently near to a non-binding plebiscite regarding independence from Spain, sponsored … Continue reading →

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Architecture Biennale – Venice 2014 – A Few Reflections

Posted on December 6, 2014 by randysrules

BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2014 The 14th MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE DI ARCHITETTURA – VENICE A FEW REFLECTIONS FROM THE ENCOUNTER by Randy Bosch There is simply too much to cover – molto troppo!  In future posts, I will share impressions formed in many … Continue reading →

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