Brunelleschi’s Dome
What if there was a contest in your city and you were told you could win a million dollars if you could invent a product that would allow your car to run on waste, or a camera that would always take the perfect picture of you, without Photoshop? Would you do it?
It seems that the motivation that led Filippo Brunelleschi to an amazing discovery of how to create a dome that would be safe, ascetically pleasing and cost efficient, during the 1400’s was one of money and fame.
A hole needed to be repaired in a cathedral in Florence. What needed to be done was come up with a plan to build a dome that was “almost 150 feet across and start 180 feet above the ground, on top of existing walls.” Florence wanted a new plan that didn’t copy the architecture of Milan. How much timber was needed as scaffolding? There were so many questions in the beginning and actually throughout the project. …show more content…
He was more than just an architect. He was an original “Renaissance Man.” He was master at drawing, painting, wood carving, sculpturing (bronze and silver). He was also an expert at stone setting and enamel work. His talents didn’t stop there. He dabbled in wheels, gears, weights and motion. He was a creator and inventor. He used his skills and ingenuity to his advantage. It seems he did not hide his talents, but multiplied them. “Brunelleschi’s life seemed to have been one long apprenticeship for building the dome of unequaled beauty, usefulness, honor, and power that Florence yearned
What if there was a contest in your city and you were told you could win a million dollars if you could invent a product that would allow your car to run on waste, or a camera that would always take the perfect picture of you, without Photoshop? Would you do it?
It seems that the motivation that led Filippo Brunelleschi to an amazing discovery of how to create a dome that would be safe, ascetically pleasing and cost efficient, during the 1400’s was one of money and fame.
A hole needed to be repaired in a cathedral in Florence. What needed to be done was come up with a plan to build a dome that was “almost 150 feet across and start 180 feet above the ground, on top of existing walls.” Florence wanted a new plan that didn’t copy the architecture of Milan. How much timber was needed as scaffolding? There were so many questions in the beginning and actually throughout the project. …show more content…
He was more than just an architect. He was an original “Renaissance Man.” He was master at drawing, painting, wood carving, sculpturing (bronze and silver). He was also an expert at stone setting and enamel work. His talents didn’t stop there. He dabbled in wheels, gears, weights and motion. He was a creator and inventor. He used his skills and ingenuity to his advantage. It seems he did not hide his talents, but multiplied them. “Brunelleschi’s life seemed to have been one long apprenticeship for building the dome of unequaled beauty, usefulness, honor, and power that Florence yearned