In the Box (Exploring Europe Through Architecture Sketches)

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IN THE BOX exploring europe through architecture sketches



IN THE BOX exploring europe through architecture sketches

Sylvia E. Kim Copyright Š 2010 Genoa Italy





PREFACE Learning to sketch as I travel around Europe. These sketch es each tell of the story of archi tecture and the cities. Chrono logically ordered with the dates on the table of context. Some things and feelings that could not be captured in photos, I tried to portray in the sketches.


On the Way to Naples..


WHAT’S IN THE BOX PREFACE 1.19 GENOA ITALY

sketching through europe 7 san matteo church_medieval wall of 13 genoa_palace stairs 1.23 MARSEILLE FRANCE rooftops of marseille_ unite 18 d’habitation_openings of a building 1.31 POMPEI ITALY ancient ruins of pompei 25 2.01 ROME ITALY roman forum_piano’s music 26 2.05 FLORENCE ITALY dovanzanti palace_boboli gardens_ 31 david 2.09 GENOA ITALY staglieno cemetery 37 2.14 ATHENS GREECE the acropolis_new acropolis museum_ 39 quiet acropolis museum 2.20 PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC old town square_prague toys_ 44 prague castle in detail 2.27 ZURICH SWITZERLAND heidi weber pavilion 51 2.28 SUMVITG SWITZERLAND st. benedict’s chapel_vals therme 53 3.01 BREGENZ AUSTRIA zumthor’s glass house 57 3.02 MUNICH GERMANY bmw welt_snail tower of munich 59 3.09 TORINO ITALY tops of torino 63 3.16 COMO ITALY casa del fascio_novocomum_ 65 sant’elia nursery school_monumento ai caduti villa bianca 3.20 BILBAO SPAIN next to isozaki towers_isozaki towers_ 75 curves of guggenheim 3.21 ZARAGOZA SPAIN the water drop_hadid’s bridge pavilion 81 3.23 LUCCA ITALY inside villa reale_the rose_ 85 skyline of lucca


Roman Fountains


WHAT’S IN THE BOX (CON’T) 3.28 ROMCHAMP FRANCE chapel of notre dame du haut_ 91 peeking lights 3.29 GERMANY somewhere in germany 95 3.29 WEIL AM RHEIN GERMANY fire station in contrast_vitra campus_ 97 hadid’s fire station_gehry’s museum 3.29 DORNACH SWITZERLAND goetheanum lights 105 3.31 VICENZA ITALY landscape framing la rotonda 107 4.01 SAN VITO D’ALTIVOLE ITALY brion cemetery 109 4.01 POSSAGNO ITALY canova’s venere e adone 111 4.02 VENICE ITALY city of venice_the street lamp_ 113 palladio’s geometry_along the waterfront_ ando and concrete



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San Matteo Church Genoa, Italy



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Medieval Wall of Genoa Genoa, Italy



Palace Stairs Genoa, Italy

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Rooftops of Marseille Marseille, France


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Unite d'Habitation Marseille, France

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Openings of a Building Marseille, France 23



25 Ancient Ruins of Pompei Pompei, Italy



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Roman Forum Rome, Italy



Piano's Music Rome, Italy

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Davanzati Palace Florence, Italy



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Boboli Gardens Florence, Italy



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David Florence, Italy



Staglieno Cemetery Genoa, Italy

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The Acropolis Athens, Greece



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New Acropolis Museum Athens, Greece



Quiet Acropolis Museum Athens, Greece

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Old Town Square Prague, Czech Republic


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Prague Toys Prague, Czech Republic



Prague Castle in Detail Prague, Czech Republic 49



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Heidi Weber Pavilion Zurich, Switzerland



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St. Benedict's Chapel Sumvitg, Switzerland



Vals Therme Vals, Switzerland 55



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Zumthor's Glass house Bregenz, Austria



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BMW Welt Munich, Germany



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Snail Tower of Munich Munich, Germany



Tops of Torino Torino, Italy

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Casa del Fascio Como, Italy



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Novocomum Como, Italy



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Sant' Elia Nursery School Como, Italy



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Monumento ai Caduti Como, Italy



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Villa Bianca Como, Italy



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Next to Isozaki Towers Bilbao, Spain



Isozaki Towers Bilbao, Spain

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Curves of the Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain


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The Water Drop Zaragoza, Spain



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Hadid's Bridge Pavilion Zaragoza, Spain



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Inside Villa Reale Lucca, Italy



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The Rose Lucca, Italy


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Skyline of Lucca Lucca, Italy




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Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France



Peeking Lights Ronchamp, France

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Somewhere in Germany Germany

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Fire Station in Contrast Weil am Rhein, Germany



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Vitra Campus Weil am Rhein, Germany



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Hadid's Fire Station Weil am Rhein, Germany



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Gehry's Museum Weil am Rhein, Germany



105 Goetheanum Lights Dornach, Switzerland



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Landscape framing La Rotonda Vicenza, Italy



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Brion Cemetery San Vito D'Altivole, Italy



Canova's Venere e Adone Possagno, Italy

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City of Venice Venice, Italy 113



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The Street Lamp Venice, Italy



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Palladio's Geometry Venice, Italy



Along the Waterfront Venice, Italy

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Ando and Concrete Venice, Italy 121




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