architecture

Attributed to Master G.A. with the Caltrop, Italian, active mid-16th c. Decorated Capital and Base, c.1537 Engraving, 13 x 8 7⁄8 in, 33.02 x 22.54 cm (sheet) Museum Purchase, 1984.22.2

Make it classy! How the Renaissance codified a style

Repeat after me: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite— anyone who’s taken high school Latin knows these are the five types of columns used in Roman architecture. Right? Wrong! As the University of Virginia Art Museum’s current exhibition, “Variety, Archeo
Attributed to Master G.A. with the Caltrop, Italian, active mid-16th c. Decorated Capital and Base, c.1537 Engraving, 13 x 8 7⁄8 in, 33.02 x 22.54 cm (sheet) Museum Purchase, 1984.22.2

Cammy Brothers offers Lunchtime Talk at the UVA Art Museum

The University of Virginia Art Museum offers a Lunchtime Talk by architectural history prof Cammy Brothers, who will discuss the exhibit, "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice." 155 Rugby Road. 924 3592.
Attributed to Master G.A. with the Caltrop, Italian, active mid-16th c. Decorated Capital and Base, c.1537 Engraving, 13 x 8 7⁄8 in, 33.02 x 22.54 cm (sheet) Museum Purchase, 1984.22.2

Bruce Boucher leads Saturday Special Tour at the UVA Art Museum

The University of Virginia Art Museum offers a tour of its exhibition "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," led by Museum director Bruce Boucher. 155 Rugby Road. 924 3592.
Attributed to Master G.A. with the Caltrop, Italian, active mid-16th c. Decorated Capital and Base, c.1537 Engraving, 13 x 8 7⁄8 in, 33.02 x 22.54 cm (sheet) Museum Purchase, 1984.22.2

Michael J. Waters leads Saturday Special Tour at the UVA Art Museum

The University of Virginia Art Museum offers a tour of its new exhibition "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," led by co-curator Michael J. Waters. 155 Rugby Road. 924 3592.
Attributed to Master G.A. with the Caltrop, Italian, active mid-16th c. Decorated Capital and Base, c.1537 Engraving, 13 x 8 7⁄8 in, 33.02 x 22.54 cm (sheet) Museum Purchase, 1984.22.2

UVA Art Museum: "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament"

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents "Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," which re-examines the formation of the classical canon of architecture during the 16th century. 155 Rugby Road. 924 3592.

Inside scoops

Without doubt, Thomas Jefferson is our most famous local architect. But Jefferson is not the only architect who contributed something grand to the Old Dominion’s building sense, and Central Virginia Architecture Week has set out to demonstrate that fact.

Architecture Week screening of SPIRIT IN SPACE: JOHN LAUTNER at Live Arts

Architecture Week celebrates the 100th birthday of influential architect John Lautner with a screening of Bette Jane Cohen's film, Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner.  Live Arts, 123 E. Water St., 4th floor. 249.8573.
Michael Van Valkenburgh

Jonathan B. Jarvis and Michael Van Valkenburgh lecture on parks at UVA School of Architecture

The University of Virginia School of Architecture hosts a lecture by Jonathan B. Jarvis, director of the US National Park Service, and Michael Van Valkenburgh, award-winning landscape architect, who will discuss "Beyond the Visitor Center: Conservation, Design, and the 21st

ARThouse: Ar(t)chitectural Open House

Co-curated by Chroma Projects and Les Yeux du Monde, ARThouse: Ar(t)chitectural Open House is a week-long "collusion of art, architecture, and antiques," featuring design by Kevin Davis, antiques by Kenny Ball Antiques & Design, and artwork by many local faves, includin
May Lin

May Lin lectures at UVA

Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and winner of the 2011 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, offers a public lecture. Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. 243-2293.
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