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England Single persons head of building project designers; Consistent branding/style Banqueting House — Inigo Jones under King James! Palladian proportions Uninterestedin Doric columns Stacking lonic and Corinthian Vitruvius-tke ‘Alternatingroundedand pointed window pediments ‘Michelangelo-tike Perfectgeometries squares)—newto England Sheldonian Theatre — Christopher Ween under King Charles Temple front, arcade Lantern Roman theatre precedentshape Invents roof truss configuration; appearance of rope hholding back (painted) open sky to align w/ precedent but, respond to environment St.Paul Christopher Wren under James I No grand piazzas to set churches apart= creation of spiresto set churches apartwith less space St Peter’sis precedent: dome flanked by towers, temple front Classical language, concealed gothie behavior Palladian proportions Blenheim Palace —John Vanbrugh & Nicholas Hawksmoor focJohn Churchill Largescale Use of multiplying a shape Elements expanded, doubled, curved, more sculptural Palladian proportions; perfect geometries; pulling inspiration ‘from anywhere useful and atering/inventing where needed tofit environment Both Classical language witha more dramatic & poetic ‘expression columns, Pediments, temple fronts, domes ‘taking parts from what's dassic and respectedand ‘manipulating/addi nginto something Italy St Peter's Square — Gian Lorenzo Berniniunder Pope ‘oval, ellipse, trapezoid shapes transitional space of great movement that reaches out into the city jt, Andre al Quirinale -Gian Lorenzo Bernini underPope Alexander “rippling” steps, oval pian ~ movement Use of natural (heavenly) light rom hidden windows ‘San Cetlo~ Francesco Borrominiunder Charles i Oval pian Odd shapes ~ hexagons, octagons, crosses in dome ‘Moverentand wall shape “undulates” Unusual shaped plan ~ wiangle with ccs on the Similar movement and undulation to San Carlo ‘Trying “new” shapes (not perfect squaresand ‘drdles); movement; natural light

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