By that time, architecture since the Renaissance was considered a liberal art, not a craft, as it had been deemed during the Middle Ages. The shift was the result of two books that were required ...

LANCASTER IN STYLE, PART 27: ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL, 1890-1930 Skip to main ... was America’s first taste of Italian architecture but was based solely on pattern book designs.

Florida is full of unexpected places. From hidden gem islands free of crowds to quirky towns full of charm, you never know ...

For a brief period in the late 1960s, the future of architecture was located in Florence, home to some of the world's most radical architectural collectives. Now the radicals are back. And their ...

Filippo Brunelleschi designed Florence Cathedral's famed red-brick dome. Getty Images Engineers and tourists alike have long marveled at the impressive domes of the Italian Renaissance, including ...

Columbus Day has come and gone again, and as someone who makes a living off teaching Italian Renaissance art and culture, I have a humble suggestion for St. Louis: Rename the annual celebration after ...

Art World A High-Tech Investigation Has Finally Figured Out the Brilliant Trick Renaissance Architects Used to Make Their Domed Churches. Italian architects invented a double helix pattern that ...