Posts for the Life in Rome Category

1March 1, 2010Week 25 – The Kindness of Strangers, and the Clay Roofing Tile Overhang at Palazetto Cenci

1February 16, 2010Week 23 – Snow in Rome, and the Choice of Stones for their Durability at Ercolano

0February 9, 2010Week 22 – Carnevale Romano, Super Bowl Monday, and the Comparative Durability of Masonry Materials at Ercolano

0January 18, 2010Week 19 – Water, Water, Everywhere

4January 11, 2010Week 18 – La Befana, and taking stock of my research project at the start of a New Year

0January 4, 2010Week 17 – Buon Anno, and the House of Hopes and Regrets

2December 28, 2009Week 16 – Buon Natale

1December 20, 2009Week 15 – Chanukah Dinner, and the Traditional Christmas Play

1December 14, 2009Week 14 – The Holiday Season, and the Poor Durability of Peperino

3December 7, 2009Week 13 – Holiday Lights, Music, and Surprises (in the durability of internal and external bearing walls)

Matthew Bronski
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My project

In the course of my 14 years of practice in historic preservation, the work of the Roman architect/engineer/planner/master builder Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (Vitruvius), as set forth in his seminal text The Ten Books of Architecture, has provided me with a frequent touchstone for my own work. Now, with the National Endowment for the Arts Rome Prize in Historic Preservation and Conservation awarded to me by the American Academy in Rome, I will follow in the footsteps of Vitruvius, utilizing his methodology of direct observation of existing buildings (the details, materials, and methods of their construction, and their current condition) to derive the lessons they have to teach us regarding long-term durability and preservation.
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