Architectural characteristics of Andrea Palladio’s work.pptx

Architectural characteristics of Andrea Palladio’s work

1. Architectural characteristics of Andrea Palladio ’s work

2. Presentation By : Khalid Hasan Ontor Humayra Kabir Sadiya Zaman Diya Sheikh Dil Afroj Pushpa

3. Who was Andrea Palladio? Andrea Palladio was an Italian Renaissance Architect known for active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture. While he designed churches and palaces, he was best known for country houses and villas.

4. Today we will discuss the characteristics of Andrea Palladio’s work.

5. 1. Symmetry and 2. proportion 3. Classical elements 4. Villa designs 5. Use of light 6. Facade treatment 7. Modular design 8. Engaged column and plaster 9. Use of classical order 10. Integration with surrounding 1l. Innovative solution 12. Attention to details

6. What formal features makes them the palladian villas? 1. Rectangular block 2. Rectangular auxiliary rooms 3. Limited number of secondary rooms. 4. Per wittkower 5. Stairs

7. Architectural characteristics of Villa la rotunda : Villa La Rotonda  is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in Northern Italy designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. 1. Completely symmetrical building having a square plan with four facades, each of which has a projecting portico 2. He used four openings as plazas or large stairs to connect the building with nature 3. The whole is contained within an imaginary circle which touches each corner of the building and centers of the porticos 4. Each portico has steps leading up to it, and opens via a small cabinet or corridor to the circular domed central hall

8. 5. In order for each room to have some sun, the design was rotated 45 degrees from each cardinal point of the compass 6.   Each of the four porticos has pediments graced by statues of classical deities. The pediments were each supported by six Ionic columns 7. Each portico was flanked by a single window. All principal rooms were on the second floor or piano nobile 8. Palladio intends to bring more of other architecture into his work as in the dome used in Villa La Rotonda is inspired from Pantheon in Rome.

9. Architectural features of Basilica Palladiana ? The Basilica Palladiana  is a Renaissance building in the central Piazza dei Signori in Vicenza, north-eastern Italy. The most notable feature of the edifice is the loggia, which shows one of the first examples of what have come to be known as the Palladian window, designed by a young Andrea Palladio. 1. classical proportions, symmetry, and harmonious design 2. large arched windows and loggia create an inviting public space while drawing inspiration from ancient Roman buildings 3. Doric columns.

10. Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore commonly known as Redentor was designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major outbreak of the plague. 1.

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