VICENZA 2017 - Works by yunni dan

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VICENZA2017 yunni dan

Acknowledgement

To Prof. Peter Waldman, who first encouraged me to take this trip; Prof. Charlie Menefee, Luis Pancorbo, Ines Martins and Madalena, who guided our way and cared for our wellbeing; TA Scott Fundling for his great patience and passion which was shared throughout the journey; The lovely ladies of the house: Santina, Angela, Cicilia and others that nurtured us, physically and spiritually. To my family. Palladio and Scarpa. To us.

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We start with one mystery and, we end up searching for more. Vicenza is, among all sophisticatedly designed projects offered by the

School of Architecture, the most open ended one. This is partially because its goal is not a design proposal, thus shushing the ever-unsettled creator’s willful expressions. Rather, through humbly pacing, observing, taking notes, reminiscing...one is allowed to build up an amazing repertoire of cases, tools and techniques, without setting boundaries to where they should end or start. On the other hand, the displayable output from the project, though bluntly straightforward to the viewer’s eyes, is yet the most condensed report from the most extensive learning, both in lessons offered by Charlie and Luis and the physical and emotional experience known to each individual student only. Every project started much before the trip itself, and would end up recurring everywhere in one’s life as an architect and a person.

There were many memorable lectures: in the loggia of the Palladian

Basilica, racing through the small alleys of Venice, at dinner table in Casa, on the regional trains...but most of the learning was carried out by practice. In Veneto, one tunes one’s eyes to the sunlight rather than to the backlight of screens, builds up one’s muscles by keeping up with the pace of the day, adjusts one’s breath to synchronize to the rise and fall of the drawing hand and opens up one’s heart to allow in the spirit of the space. The ingenious designs of Palladio were not only appreciated with gasps of amazement, but functioned as vessels through which a witted, studious friend shared his knowledge and revealed his secrets. At other times, however, they return to being simply artifacts of wonder, awaiting curious minds and keen eyes to explore. With the passing of every day, trust is established between the students and the master - not through fame, but through understanding.

The lessons, however, are not limited to what is prescribed on the

program pamphlet. In the weekends we took trips to the Dolomites and to Lake Garda, where one was challenged by both nature’s beauty and ruthlessness and forced to take steps further into it. An explosion in the senses, one couldn’t help but sigh at the vastness and yet meticulous details of nature’s work, and the limits of our own kind: our strength, our reach and the amount of time we’re given. These optional trips curiously took on the crucial role of a reminder to a designer’s mind amongst the incessant inquisitions into great architecture and landscape architecture. A reminder that says that our goal as designers is not to rival nature’s power or generosity, but by stepping back and minimally adjusting pre-existing conditions, facilitating nature to will its resources in the most tender way.

yunni Charlottesville, 08/29/17

note: this text is to be published in Palladiana, issue Spring 2018; it is originally titled " A Leap of Faith - Report from Vicenza Program"

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May 26th, Friday Day 1: Vicenza; Reading constructed Spaces: Systematic + Geometric; Axonometyric

In the morning we walked up the hill Casa lies on to take a look at the whole city: the walls, the landmarks (fortresses, bell towers and the basilica), the city boundary, the woods, the water, the topography...rules lived by many Roman cities. In the afternoon we looked at the old city wall and gate and visited the park with bunny island. Charlie explained that the bunnies were there for they symbolize fertility. 1

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May 27th, Saturday Day 2: Vicenza; Introduction to Institutions and Types: piazza, cortile, campo, arena, palazzo, teatro, giardino, duomo, chiesa, corso, viale, campanile, casa & basilica

Saturday. We were told to find a piece of Venetian wall within the city and sketch it. My choice wasn't a correct one but I'm still glad it made it to my sketchbook. Worth the mistake!

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May 28th, Sunday Day 3: Day off in Venezia

This was the first of the many trips to Venice. A relatively big group too (if I recall correctly, Scott, Abe, Shani, Missy, Sara, Katy, Adriana, Michael, Jack, Zach) and I almost got lost taking a picture with Michael. For the first time in my life Venice was there in front of my eyes - which were busy getting lost in the shimmering Canal.

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May 29th, Monday Day 4: Vicenza; Reading Constructed Spaces: Systematic + Geometric, Axonometric

This was the first official day of the Program and we were immediately asked to draw axons of a sloped structure with vaults. Thinking back it was definitely an effective stimulation if nothing else. I remember asking Charlie when does it start to get better and he said the latest he'd heard was after 2 weeks.

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afternoon: city gate 16

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spritz: church facade figures 18

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May 30th, Tuesday Day 5: Vicenza; Reading Constructed Spaces: Accretive + Sequential; One-Point; Façade as Re-Presentation of City - Basilica Palladiana

Another vaults day. I had major difficulty understanding how vaults meet columns and had to spend most of the time figuring that out (you can see numbers in drawings). Another lesson: Perspectives are simple until there were curves. morning: basilica 19

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morning: basilica, perspective exercise 21

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morning: basilica, vault studies 22

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afternoon: piazza, perspective, chiaroscuro 25

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May 31st, Wednesday Day 6: Vicenza; Object + Field: Villa Capra - La Rotonda; Figure + Field; Two Point

This was a fast-pace morning. All the quick studies of the surroundings of Villa Capra were done within 5 minutes (or was it 3?). This however did prove to be an effective warm-up for explorations later in the day. VC had very interesting, distinct context to each side. This was also actually a perspective day by prescription. But somehow the building seemed to want an axon...so that's what I did. I especially enjoyed the series of quick exercises on the same topic in the afternoon. It was also a "short" day for we didn't have a lunchbreak. morning: villa capra; plan+axon studies 29

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morning: villa capra; surroundings + context 30

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morning: villa capra; surroundings + context 32

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afternoon: la rotonda 33

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afternoon: villa capra; 2 point; chiaroscuro 35

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afternoon: villa capra; 2 point; chiaroscuro 36

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June 1st, Thursday Day 7: Venezia; Lagoon Inhabitation, Sacred + Secular: Torcello + Burano

Torcello is an amazing small inhabitation that conserves the antiquity of a Venetian city. The spiraling stairs led to the top of the Campanille, where the serenity of the lagoon and nearby landscape could be appreciated. This was the first among the many views that brought tears to my eyes during the whole trip.

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June 2nd, Friday Day 8: Padova; Figures + Flows; Festa della Republica

Political campaigns, tall hats celebrating the Day of the Republic, the ever hustle&bustle market place...all was wrapped into this one morning in Padova. The afternoon for me was dedicated to gardens, plants. In the Sant'Antonio di Padova, I drew in the pleasant collonades, listening to little girls learning how to say the word Magnolia with their father. I started to be interested in anoxometric views of public spaces.

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morning: basilica di padova 42

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morning: battistero di duomo 43

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afternoon: basilica di Sant'Antonio da Padova 45

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afternoon: basilica di Sant'Antonio da Padova 47

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afternoon: Università degli Studi di Padova - Orto Botanico 49

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afternoon: UniversitĂ degli Studi di Padova - Orto Botanico 50

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June 3rd, Friday Day 9: Day off in Venezia

I hopped on a day trip with Jack, Zach and Heather to Venice. The group proved to be good company, leaving me an abundant amount of time to wander and implore my eyes and hands in the Museum of Oriental Art. I started to feel my eyes sharpened from Charlie's intensive trainings, for they were starting to read everything with reference and proportions, the paintings, the sculpture, the space...

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afternoon: Museo d'Arte Orientale Ca' Pesaro 52

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afternoon: Museo d'Arte Orientale Ca' Pesaro 54

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morning: VogaLonga di Venezia 55

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afternoon: quick sketch match with Jack Hatcher, Stazione Venezia Santa Luciza 57

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afternoon: trip back to Vicenza, Heather and Jack 59

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June 4th, Sunday Day 10: Day off in Vicenza

A snip of the plants in one of the gardens in Casa. A relaxing day.

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June 5th, Monday Day 11: Venezia; History of Veneto; Lecture with Maddalena Scimemi

We made acquantance with Maddalena, an amazing teacher and scholar. The notes were based off of her lecture in the morning. In the afternoon we took a delirious tour with her around Venice and occasionally stopped to make some observations of institutional and urban spaces.

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morning: lecture with MS: history of Veneto 65

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morning: Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista 67

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lunchtime: nameless cafe 69

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lunchtime: San Zanipolo 70

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afternoon: Scuola Grande della Misericordia 71

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June 6th, Tuesday Day 12: Venezia; Bridge + Palazzo. Rialto + Querini Stampalia with MS

The second day in a row with Maddalena, we're still learning to catch up to her speed of thinking and walking. A lot of bedazzling public spaces and sequences...

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morning: cruising with Maddalena 74

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morning: lesson on palazzo + public space sequence 77

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morning: Scuola Grande San Marco 78

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afternoon: Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Arch. Carlo Scarpa 79

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afternoon: Rialto + mercato 81

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afternoon: trip back to Vicenza, Adriana and Micahel 86

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June 7th, Wednesday Day 13: Bus Trip 1: Villa Duodo, Villa Pojana, Montagnana + Villa Pisani, Giardini Valsanzibio

I started to try to replicate the whole spatial sequence into axonometric studies. Architecture beyond architecture. The geometry, the relationship, the material and texture, the life of everything... morning: Villa Duodo 87

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June 9th, Thursday Day 14: Vicenza; The Market: Place + Structure of Exchange

First market day consist of a series of dense field-note exercise. We looked for patterns and movements of flow and light through the configuration of space.

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morning: city market 92

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morning: city market 95

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afternoon: dogs in the Basilica 96

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morning: coffee break, Heather and Jack 97

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afternoon: Basilica Palladiana, open-air seating 98

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June 10th, Friday Day 15: Verona; Defining Nature: Giardino Giusti; Revealing Layer: Castelvecchio

Verona marvelously demonstrated the sequential composition of a city's public spaces. Unfortunately time was too limited for too many noteworthy conditions! I had to try very hard to hold back the tears of joy at castelvecchio.

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morning: city + water 100

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morning: Giardino Giusti: longitudinal section 101

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morning: Giardino Giusti 105

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afternoon: Castelvecchio, Arch. Carlo Scarpa 107

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afternoon: Castelvecchio, Arch. Carlo Scarpa 109

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June 10th, Saturday Day 16: Day off in Verona: Revisiting Castelvecchio + worm-eye axonometric

I returned for castelvecchio to do it a proper(er) justice. Continuing with the learning from the previous day of a worm-eye axonometric, approximately another 5 hours were spent on figuring out layers, relationships and finally 3 hours to construct the drawing. Then I saw that I needed to work on centering the page properly. morning: Castelvecchio, Arch. Carlo Scarpa 111

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afternoon: Castelvecchio, Arch. Carlo Scarpa 113

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afternoon: Castelvecchio, Arch. Carlo Scarpa 115

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afternoon: worm-eye axonometric showing roof + connection between 116

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June 12th, Monday Day 18: Treviso; Structure + Public Space; Regularity + Irregularity

I expanded my appetite to a whole area of the city. Sharpened eyes and pencil, pacing fast, finding all the city's secret in how it wished to be used and appreciated. morning: city center; sequence of public space 117

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morning: city center; bird-eye axonometric showing sequence of public space 118

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morning: city peripheries; sequence of public space 119

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afternoon: city peripheries 121

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afternoon: city gate + city wall: where does the river end? 123

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afternoon: Basilica 125

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afternoon: trip back to Vicenza, Matt and Abe 127

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June 13th, Tuesday Day 19: Venezia; Situations: Negotiating the Meeting of Land + Water

I set my eyes on the whole area of the waterfront market, extending its definition all the way to the public seating of a restaurant on one side and the fish market on the other. The focus in the afternoon was a campiello by choice. The ghetto neighborhood didn't fail to enchant and inform.

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morning: School of Architecture, gate by Scarpa 130

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afternoon: campiello di ghetto 133

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June 14th, Wednesday Day 20: Bus Trip 2: Morsoletto Lab, Mulino Pestasassi at Nove di Bassano, Ossario del Grappa

The terrible rain and hale couldn't take away the grace of the ossorio and the mountains themselves.

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June 15th, Thursday Day 21: Vicenza; Drawing on Contexts

We were given the task to find the pieces in Palladian Vicenza where old joins new, condition joins creation. Starting from the heavily engineered columns of the Basilica, I went back to Palazzo di Iseppo Porto to look for the corner details that cleverly achieved a foreground for the new palazzo and a side window for the neighbor. morning: Basilica - old vs new 138

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morning: Basilica - old vs new 139

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afternoon: Museo Palladio - old vs new 140

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afternoon: Museo Palladio - old vs new 141

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afternoon: searching for Palladio in Vicenza - old vs new 142

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June 16th, Friday Day 22: Vicenza; Intermediating between Private and Public

We set out in the morning to look for and record an ante-ground condition of the many buildings of Vicenza. An ambiguous space between the inside and outside, the space of filtering and reconciliating. This was the transparent space that joined all the functions and structures. morning: Cinema Odeon 144

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lunchtime: Peter Sikorsky muscle study 147

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June 19-20th, weekend Day 23-24: Dolomites; challenged by nature

We could be heroes Just for one day "Heroes", David Bowie

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June 19th, Monday Day 25: Mantova; Roots of Italian Renaissance Architecture

We were given plenty of time in the morning to record and observe the Basilica. The campanille drawing came into being swiftly after lunch. The afternoon was mainly dedicated to Palazzo Te. The ambition to record the taxonomy of spaces involved was not quite fulfilled, but gladly saw a start. morning: Basilica di Sant'Andrea 149

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morning: public space sequence 151

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lunchtime: campiello 152

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afternoon: trip back to Vicenza, Missy Velez 155

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afternoon: trip back to Vicenza, Karan Matta 156

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June 20th, Tuesday Day 25: Venezia; Piazza San Marco, Ducal palace

In Venice the public space is not only land, but water as well. However, the formation of public space has the same recipe as ever. In the morning I studied how the columns of the saints and the nearby churchs are defining the public waters. The afternoon was dedicated to the Ducal Palace and the spatial sequence of a Venetion mix-used building. morning: Gran Canal, Piazza San Marco 157

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morning: Gran Canal, Piazza San Marco 159

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afternoon: Ducal Palace 161

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afternoon: trip back to Vicenza, Scott Fundling 166

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June 21st, Wednesday Day 25: Venezia; Piazza San Marco, Ducal palace

Another 2 pieces of Carlo Scarpa completed our time with the great architect in this trip. The Passion drawing tries to capture the positioning process of sculpture. morning: dome 167

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afternoon: Brion Cemetery 168

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morning: Canova Museum 169

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afternoon: Brion Cemetery 171

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June 22nd, Thursday Day 28: Vicenza, CISA Curating - Drawing + Buildings

Vicenza from the foot and the top of Basilica. morning: Basilica Palladiana rooftop 173

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June 23rd-25th, weekend Day 29-31: Lago di Garda

Stay woke. "Redbone", Childish Gambino

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June 26th, Monday Day 32: Bassano del Grappa; Sequenced Spaces

The beginning of the end. At this point I hadn't been eating properly for some time and had to gather all the strength left in me for the bridge axon. I was the nightingale that sang against the thorn. morning: cityscape 178

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afternoon: Ponte Palladiano 181

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June 27th, Tuesday Day 33: Venezia; la Biennale del'Arte

Finally I saw the tree.

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June 28th, Wednesday Day 34: Vicenza; Public Theater: Palazzo Chiericati, Teatro Olimpico and the Passagiatto

It was an elaborated perspective. But the city was real. morning: Teatro Olimpico 187

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Lectures in Casa Perspective, Axon & Diagramming

Chairs: Charlie used chairs of casa as a module and gave lectures on technical drawings. All exercises produced in a minute. 189

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Diagramming: using chair face to describe relationships 191

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finale: Vita Notturna in Casa San Bastiano 192

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annex iii | la squadra

VICENZA 2017 - La Squadra Il Istruttori Charlie Menefee III (UVA), Luis Pancorbo (UVA), Ines Martin (UVA), Maddalena Scimemi (Roma/Venezia), Scott Fundling (TA), Sarah Pate (TA) Il Studenti Eleanor Birle, BSArch 2018 Jae Cheon, MArch 2019 Heather Courtenay, MLA 2019 Yunni Dan, MArch 2018 Colin Gilliland, MArch 2019 Adriana Giorgis, BSArch 2019 Jack Hatcher, BSArch 2018 Shani Jhunjhnuwala, BSArch 2019 Katie Kelly, MLA 2019 Ginny Lee, MArch 2019 Karan Matta, BSArch 2019 Matt Reger, MArch 2019 Jacqueline Schwartz, BSArch 2018 Peter Sikorsky, BSArch 2019 Chun Tseng, BSArch 2019 Michael Tucker, BSArch 2018 Missy Velez, MLA 2019 Abe Wilson, MArch 2019 Zach Winter, BSArch 2018 con Santina Angela Cicilia David e ringraziamento particolare a Casa, Interspar, "poser bar" "basilica bar" "icecream place" "laundry place" "pizza place" "pasta place"... 2

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Postscript The first book of the two is organized chronologically with the intention of reproducing and preserving, as much as possible, the Vicenza experience as a whole. Lucky enough, this is a book that is not expected to be responsible for a lot more people than myself, thus giving me the deliberation of seeing it as ruins instead of a conclusion. The post-processing of images has, in itself, been an interesting (philosophical) conversation with myself. Things to decide go beyond the structure and order at large, whether all the images in the sketchbook should make it into this book, whether everything on the pages (dead insects and other stains) should make it to this book, whether scan marks should be eliminated...I ended up taking out the bugs because sometimes they affect the reading of the information, but left a good amount of scan marks, smudges from micro-friction between pages due to heavy traveling and usage. This lack of enthusiasm in editing originates from my trust of my instructors' and my own intentions, and the recognition of time and wear as an active agent in history, as much as us. I wouldn't go as far as the transcendental ideology of what a book is. The imperfection records one's aspiration to perfection, the struggles, and the memories associated with those struggles, which to me is as important as, if not more important than, the drawings themselves. Book 2, however, exists to soothe a collector's dire wish to a closure, a destination, an arrival, a realization you could say, more so to my 2 years in the world of architecture than to the project itself. I've decided for it to be in the form of a tear-away book of postcards, or notes, where conversations are encouraged, about memories, of a place, a person, a moment. I welcome you to open it and take something away with you and I thank you for doing so. The tree needs to shed leaves to reserve its energy for another growth and in tearing the pages away you're helping me prepare for my next journey. I hope these words suffice to help me remember. yunni Charlottesville, 09/28/17

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