A Palladian Journey - Venice and the Veneto 

INTERSESSION 2010

• ITALY
• Professor Teofilo Victoria, 305-284-5249
• with Professor Jorge Trelles
• UM School of Architecture

ARC 141 Section 95
ARC 544 Section 95

Credits: 3 undergraduate or graduate
Dates: January 4 - 15, 2010

This course is primarily intended for architecture majors, but is open to students from all disciplines as a general education requirement course.

Focusing on the works of Andrea Palladio in Venice and Vicenza, you will examine the work of those architects and artists who were part of the cultural sphere of the Renaissance in the Northern Italy. The artistic and cultural heritage of the city, evident in the palaces and houses along the grand canal and in city squares, in museums and churches, is testimony of a dazzling culture, which spans a thousand years.

In wintertime, the city of Venice and its region, the Veneto, are beautiful and evocative. The visual impact of the architecture shifts and changes as the swirling of Adriatic mists clear to reveal the glow of the luminous northern winter light.

Students will be asked to produce a travel journal where the works visited can be recorded and analyzed under the supervision of faculty members from the University of Miami School of Architecture.

• Experience the flowering of the Renaissance first-hand. 
• Learn how Renaissance theory is manifest in Palladio's extraordinary architecture.
• View the Frecuer by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padova.
• Examine the influential works of Leon Battista Alberti and Giulio Romana, among others.

Travel with an experienced UM professor

Teofilo Victoria teaches design, theory, and graphics in the University of Miami School of Architecture. After earning a BFA and Bachelor of Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design, he received his Master of Architecture and Urban Design in 1982. Well known for his annual summer travel programs, he is now offering exciting new topics for Intersession.

Cost: $4,440 for 3 credits undergraduate tuition.  Students must also budget for the cost of international airfare, housign, food, museum fees and ground transportation, estimated to total $3,800.

To apply: submit the Application for UM Courses Abroad to Allen Hall room 111.  Application must be signed by the instructor or email approval must be attached to application.  

Contact: Contact Jasmine Phillips at j.phillips4@miami.edu or Professor Victoria, tvictoria@miami.edu.