Author Archives: Aventinus

Beyond the Fragile Geometry of Space

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Aventinus

Beyond the Fragile Geometry of Space. Studio 6 (Tutors Eamonn Canniffe and Renata Tyszczuk) – University of Sheffield School of Architecture: Exhibition at Sylvester Works Sheffield (Location, exhibition now closed). The studio projects dealt with the possibilities for the northern … Continue reading →

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Phases of the Porta Maggiore

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Aventinus

The Porta Maggiore is familiar today to many visitors to Rome from the view of its thick expressive plane from the elevated tracks of Stazione Termini. Constructed in the middle decades of the first century, the immediate context of the … Continue reading →

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Urban Advertorial

Posted on May 20, 2006 by Aventinus

Rome’s population (residents, workers, tourists) has always been an audience, the target for certain forms of spectacle be they military, religious, cultural or commercial. To feed this audience, in recent decades the spectacular basis of urban photography has spawned the … Continue reading →

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