NICHOLAS COATES RIVA SAN VITALE SPRING 2014
PHOTOGRAPHS
“This is a per fect photograph! And if I went back with an eight by ten camera, or a f o u r b y f i v e v i e w c a m e r a , I c o u l d n e v e r h a v e d o n e i t a s w e l l a s I d i d t h e n .” “ I t ’ s n o t t h e c a m e r a ,” I r e m e m b e r e x c l a i m i n g , “ i t ’ s t h e c o m p o s i t i o n .” A n d I p o i n t e d o u t h o w t h e w i n d s w e p t t r e e , a s i t w a s l e a n i n g o v e r, t h e t i p o f t h e t r e e , t h e m o s t remote area of the tree, was hanging down close to the ground, but it seemed to be pointing to a curved row of trees in an orchard, way in the distance, and i t m a d e a p e r f e c t “ S ” c u r v e i n t h e c o m p o s i t i o n . A n d I s a i d , “ T h e r e ’s n o t h i n g y o u c o u l d c h a n g e a b o u t t h i s p i c t u r e .” -Julius Shulman, Oral Histor y Inter view, Smithsonian Institution
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Independent and group travel were unter taken t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u r s e o f t h e s e m e s t e r. W i t h a home base in Riva San Vitale, journeys of all types set out to discover Europe.
2830 km 8081 km 3123 km 759 km 56 km
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Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
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Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
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Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
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Po r to C e r e s i o , I t a l y
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Como, Italy
Casa del Fascio Como, Italy
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Castelgrande Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Morcote, Switzerland
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Morcote, Switzerland
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Monte Carasso, Switzerland
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Ve n i c e , I t a l y
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Ve n i c e , I t a l y
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Fondazione Querini Stampalia Ve n i c e , I t a l y
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Olivetti Showroom Ve n i c e , I t a l y
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Olivetti Showroom Ve n i c e , I t a l y
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B r i o n To m b San Vito d’Altivole, Italy
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B r i o n To m b S a n V i t o d ’A l t i v o l e , I t a l y
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Florence, Italy
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Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore Florence, Italy
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Siena, Italy
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Siena, Italy
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Pantheon Rome, Italy
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S t . Pe t e r ’s S q u a r e Va t i c a n C i t y
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Chapel San Benedetg Sumvitg, Switzerland
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Chapel San Benedetg Sumvitg, Switzerland
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Shelter for Roman Ruins C h u r, S w i t z e r l a n d
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Kunsthaus Bregenz Bregenz, Austria
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Kunsthaus Bregenz Bregenz, Austria
T h e r m e Va l s Va l s , S w i t z e r l a n d
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T h e r m e Va l s Va l s , S w i t z e r l a n d
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Canton of Grisons, Switzerland
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Prague, Czech Republic
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London, England
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London, England
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Freitag Store Zurich, Switzerland
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Neumarkt 17 Zurich, Switzerland
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MFO-Park Zurich, Switzerland
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Stadelhofen Railway Station Zurich, Switzerland
RWI Bibliotek Zurich, Switzerland
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Railway Engine Depot Auf dem Wolf Basel, Switzerland
Intersection, Richard Serra Basel, Switzerland
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Signal Box Auf dem Wolf Basel, Switzerland
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Antoniuskirche Basel, Switzerland
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Lehmtonerde Laufen, Switzerland
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Laufen, Switzerland
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VitraHaus Weil am Rhein, Germany
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Vitra Conference Pavilion Weil am Rhein, Germany
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Vitra Factory Building We i l a m R h e i n , G e r m a n y
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Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France
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Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France
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Lake Geneva Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rolex Learning Center Lausanne, Switzerland
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C o u v e n t S a i n t e - M a r i e d e L a To u r e t t e Éveux, France
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German National Pavilion Barcelona, Spain
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German National Pavilion Barcelona, Spain
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Barcelona, Spain
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Barcelona, Spain
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Montgat, Spain
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Church of San Giovanni Battista Mogno, Switzerland
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Berlin, Germany
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Jewish Museum Berlin, Germany
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Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany
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Cologne Cathedral Cologne, Gernmany
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Kolumba Museum Cologne, Gernmany
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Kolumba Museum Cologne, Gernmany
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Villa Savoye P o i s s y, F r a n c e
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Villa Savoye P o i s s y, F r a n c e
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Louvre Museum Paris, France
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Paris, France
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Paris, France
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Paris, France
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Munich, Germany
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BMW World Munich, Germany
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Nafels, Switzerland
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Paspels School Paspels, Switzerland
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Lucerne, Switzerland
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Gotthard Pass Ticino, Switzerland