The architect Palladio might have the biggest influence. Known as one the greatest architects of all time (Adams, 2009) Palladio’s influence in seen in buildings today. Not just Villas. He defined a new mould for buildings using key elements of Renaissance architecture along with his need for symmetry to influence European architecture (Anderson, 1994). English architects such as Matthew Brettingham studied Palladio’s work. Brettingham created an English version of the Villa Rotunda in four drawings (see Fig 2) (Anderson, 1994).
However it was not the architecture that had a lasting impact on Europe. The ideology of the Villa, separation from the monarch and countryside lifestyle where cemented to the European cultures in History. It can …show more content…
The idea of country life and the idolising of it helped shaped the Villas. The city was necessary but the villa was one of the first signs of private leisure in buildings. There was a need to look beyond the function and investigate a greater purpose. It gave space for thought, great artworks and discuss society as a whole. It gave hope to lower classes, such as in the Villa Belvederes’ museum. The sought after peace and leisure was influenced by the Renaissance giving more meaning to what was built. Architects like Palladio explored different philosophies understanding the connecting the city to the countryside. Post war times, the villa turned attention away from industry allowing agricultural and art it flourish.
Bibliography
Adams, T., 2009. From riches to Wags. New Statesman, 16 Feb.138(4936).
Akerman, J. S., 1987. Palladio's villas and predecessors. Milan: s.n.
Akerman, J. S., 1990. The Villa, Form and Ideology of Country Houses. London: s.n.
Anderson, S., 1994. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Jstor.org, Decmember, 53(4), pp. 428-447.
Coffin, D., 1988. The Villa in the Life of Renaissance Rome. s.l.:Princeton University Press.
Cosgrove, D., 1984. Social Formation and the symbolic Landscape. London: Croom Helm.
Hurley, 2016. Pallaido (Lecture). s.l.:s.n.
O'Kane, F., 2017. Villa Form and Ideology (Lecture). s.l.:s.n.
Williams, R., 2011. The Country and the City. Nottingham:
However it was not the architecture that had a lasting impact on Europe. The ideology of the Villa, separation from the monarch and countryside lifestyle where cemented to the European cultures in History. It can …show more content…
The idea of country life and the idolising of it helped shaped the Villas. The city was necessary but the villa was one of the first signs of private leisure in buildings. There was a need to look beyond the function and investigate a greater purpose. It gave space for thought, great artworks and discuss society as a whole. It gave hope to lower classes, such as in the Villa Belvederes’ museum. The sought after peace and leisure was influenced by the Renaissance giving more meaning to what was built. Architects like Palladio explored different philosophies understanding the connecting the city to the countryside. Post war times, the villa turned attention away from industry allowing agricultural and art it flourish.
Bibliography
Adams, T., 2009. From riches to Wags. New Statesman, 16 Feb.138(4936).
Akerman, J. S., 1987. Palladio's villas and predecessors. Milan: s.n.
Akerman, J. S., 1990. The Villa, Form and Ideology of Country Houses. London: s.n.
Anderson, S., 1994. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Jstor.org, Decmember, 53(4), pp. 428-447.
Coffin, D., 1988. The Villa in the Life of Renaissance Rome. s.l.:Princeton University Press.
Cosgrove, D., 1984. Social Formation and the symbolic Landscape. London: Croom Helm.
Hurley, 2016. Pallaido (Lecture). s.l.:s.n.
O'Kane, F., 2017. Villa Form and Ideology (Lecture). s.l.:s.n.
Williams, R., 2011. The Country and the City. Nottingham: