Il Colle Oppio; nucleo importante del centro storico di Roma urbanizzato nelle condizioni che ancora oggi possono essere percepite a cavallo dei secoli XIX e XX; più precisamente nel periodo che vede Roma capitale del nuovo stato italiano; è l’oggetto d’interesse dell’Autore in questo volume. Luogo centrale della città ; denso di stratificazioni e di valori storico-monumentali; il Colle risulta tuttavia un’area in cui il progetto urbano contemporaneo non ha ancora elaborato intenti unitari e condivisi per il controllo di trasformazioni e adeguamenti. È in tale contesto che si inserisce l’approfondimento dell’Autore a partire dalle matrici tipologiche degli edifici e delle loro regole normative all’epoca elaborate nel tentativo di controllare lo sviluppo della città . Egli approfondisce alcuni edifici che; all’interno dell’area studiata; diventano espressione di come il confronto con condizioni urbane di limite di quegli anni; reinventa in termini originali il tipo edilizio del “villinoâ€; laddove è proprio il rapporto significativo con la qualità degli spazi pubblici circostanti che consente di superare i vincoli edificatori dettati dai regolamenti ed anticipa il passaggio che trasformerà gli stessi villini in “palazzineâ€. L’Autore sviluppa e propone ipotesi e strumenti di lettura critica nella consapevolezza della continuità dei processi formativi.Gianluigi Lerza; architetto; insegna “Storia dell’architettura ed Estetica†presso l’Ateneo “La Sapienza†Università di Roma.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. A rich treasury of travel sketches and personal profilesBy Tina K.Danny Gregorys eagerly awaited book; An Illustrated Journey: Inspiration from the Private Art Journals of Traveling Artists; Illustrators and Designers; came out a few weeks ago; and after all the anticipation; it does not disappoint. The book is a rich treasury of travel sketches and personal profiles of many inspiring artists.Very similar in format to Gregorys 2008 book; An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists; Illustrators and Designers; his latest book profiles 43 travel journal keepers from many countries. Each artist has written a first-person account of his or her background in art and travel; how travel sketching is inspired; and techniques and tools used. Photos of some artists are included; showing them sketching on location. It is particularly illuminating to see the common threads among nearly all the artists - that drawing what they see while traveling enriches their travel experiences; bridges gaps in understanding about other cultures; and evokes memories like no photographs can. Its clear that sketching and traveling have become integrated creative processes for these artists: Seeing new places motivates drawing; and drawing motivates observing more carefully the new places they experience.The meat of the book is a beautiful collection of large; full-color reproductions of art from the artists travel sketchbooks. These unique; spontaneous views of the world make me want to hop on a plane right now to fill my own sketchbook with the places I visit.Most of the artists included - Miguel "Freekhand" Herranz; Nina Johansson; Cathy Johnson; Tommy Kane; Lapin; Veronica Lawlor and Liz Steel; to name a few - are well-known in the blogosphere of the urban sketching/on-location drawing community. A few are less-known discoveries with fresh; surprising perspectives.In fact; if I have any complaints about this beautiful book; it is a tiny one: I wish it had included more travelers who are not professional artists; illustrators or designers; and who are perhaps less well-known. Almost every participant either has an art degree or makes a living using their artistic skills. I have seen online the amazing on-location sketches of so many people who work at "regular" jobs and do not have any kind of art background. I would have loved to see more of them included. Better yet; a whole volume devoted to the on-location work of non-professional artists would be equally inspiring as this one. How about it; Danny?4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Insight is better than hindsightBy Jack16I bought this book because I have been reluctant to commit to doing my own journal. The workshop I took on personal journals was technically informative but I still laid back. This book allows the contributing artists to show some of their pages; but also talk about why they do this; and whats going on in their heads. Different stories; common theme. Its not a "how to"; but more of a "why to" book. If you like drawing and have thought about journalling; this book is for you. In hindsight; I wish Id started long ago; the insight I gained from this book motivated me to get going. I started my journal at a local coffee shop (DD). Where it will go this year is a great unknown. Wherever it goes; Ill be there.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful; inspiring; educationalBy Allison AI loved this book so much it was near impossible to put down once I started reading!It is simply a sneak peek into the journals of accomplished urban sketchers.Loved purusing the various styles and approaches represented in the book. I have the kindle version which I read on the ipad. I found the quality on the Kindle ipad app to be appropriate(a bit more zoom would have been even better!). If you are looking for specific "how to" technique; this is not it. If you are a person who learns by studying works of others; you will appreciate this book. It was very enjoyable to read about the different artist profiles; the tools they use and how they approach urban sketching. This is a book I will come back to time and time again. Love it!