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La Rotonda

One of the great architects in time was Andrea Palladio, who was made famous for his magnificent Villas built in Italy in the fifteen hundreds. To do so he drew from the Greek and Roman’s architecture, studying many of their finest works, to create his masterful villas. This process would develop into a style of architecture, which became known as Palladianism. This style has inspired buildings which have dominated the landscape for the last four hundred years. These buildings include: English castles, American public buildings, Swiss railroad stations, Spanish libraries, Tuscan villas and Canadian hotels. Many of these buildings are considered to be the great buildings of the world.

Andrea Palladio was born in …show more content…

That is what set it apart from Palladio's other villas; however, what distinguishes la Rotonda from all other building is its delicate balance of form and function.

Architecture is often mistaken as purely an art form, when in actually it is where art and engineering or art and practicality meet. For example, painting is an art, when preformed well it yields a beautiful picture that evokes a deep human reaction and brings pleasure to its viewer, however this painting provides no function, it cannot shield us from the rain or protect us from the wind or snow, it is purely form. An insulated aluminum shed provides shelter and protection from Mother Nature; however, it is a purely functional building, it was drawn by an engineer, not conceived by an artist to have form. The culmination of form and function is Architecture, the Greeks and Romans fathered this idea and Palladio’s study of roman architecture taught him his valuable truth.

As a good Architect Palladio first looks at function, the structure is a building it mush have four sturdy walls and a tight sound roof, it must be well grounded with a proper foundation as to not sink. Next, the building is a house; it must have a proper entrance, a flowing floor plan, and adequate living spaces. Finally, what are the needs and wishes of the future residents; this will dictate the number, size, and types of rooms necessary. After all of these issues

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