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On February 1st, 2011, GROTTO…

February 1, 2011

…or grotta in Italian, following up on yesterday’s thoughts on rustication, is another example of the thrilling primitive architectural underbelly of the Florentine Renaissance – today seen at…

On January 31st, 2011, RUSTICATION…

January 31, 2011

…the roughly hewn stonework often used on the lower floors of palazzi as an expression of fortification and solidity – which I recall studying in college classes on…