Ensaios sobre tectônica e desenho de monumentos arquitetônicos

Abstract

What we call “Essays on Tectonics and Monument Design” is the result of a teaching experience combined with research that allows us to advance in nuances that are little dealt with in more general bibliographies, which is why we consider it more appropriate to call these writings essays. Chapter 1, “The tectonics of the domes of the Pantheon in Rome and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican”, presents the notion of tectonics as discussed by various authors and takes a historical look at the written sources on the Pantheon. The dome of St. Peter's Basilica is discussed in order to establish the methodological sense of understanding that innovative architecture dialogues with the lessons of the past. The last two chapters highlight the importance of technical opinions, which are generally seen as minor literature, but which have become historical documents in which technical-professional knowledge has become a greater expression of culture: Chapter 2, entitled “Bramante's interpretation of the language and construction of the Duomo of Milan” and Chapter 3, entitled “The theme of restoration in the work of the conservator Alöis Riegl”.