Light Environments in the Athenaeum When we visited the Athenaeum, I found myself struck at first by the size of the…
Athenæum’s Ascendancy Moving through the Athenæum, one word kept coming to mind: ascendency. When I got home, I…
The Providence Athenaeum Experience Throughout class this week, we discussed the various libraries on Brown’s campus and the impact that…
Athenaeum + Class Reflections/Takeaways One thing that I’ve thought a lot about during our excursions was the line “we understand…
The Signaling Effect: Letting Everyone Know You’re Rich The economic theory of signaling is portraying something about yourself through outward appearance, such as fancy…
Light in the Luxury Residence Upon entering the John Brown House Museum, one immediately notices the dark wood and furnishing and…
Blog Post 1: Assemblages and Ancient-Modern Experiences Overarching themes of these past few weeks have been the assemblages of the modern-day, Providence-located “palaces”…
Communicating through Interior Design v. Exterior Structure Featured image shows the main reading room of the John Hay Library Within the theme of…
The Athenaeum I think so far, the many different places we’ve visited on our Friday excursions have been…
Let There Be Light When first entering the John Brown Museum, aside from the beautiful wood work seen throughout the…
What’s your favorite library to study in? This week in class we talked about different libraries on campus and visited the Athenaeum library.…
Materiality and Status at the Providence Athenaeum The class trips and readings of the past few weeks have highlighted the role of material…
Nature Scenes in Elite Residences A notable feature of the Charles Pendleton House in the RISD Museum was the widespread use…
Pyramids with a Purpose The ancient Egyptian pyramids at Giza are among the most awe-inspiring structures in the world, and…
Influence Of Light On Architectural Spaces The last few weeks have left me wondering about the role of light in architectural spaces.…
Light In Architecture For a course that focuses on palaces, we have barely touched on their domestic function as…
Atmosphere in the Athenaeum On particularly cold or cloudy days (like the Friday we visited), the Athenaeum appears to…
The Providence Athenaeum From the Outside The Doric facade of the Athenaeum strikes a passerby with a sense of…
The Providence Athenaeum: Light and the “Courtyard Effect” Although the Providence Athenaeum clearly did not have a courtyard, I noticed that the lighting design…
Big Impression In Size, Sex, and Stalinist ‘Architectural Power’ in Post-Socialist Warsaw, Michal Murawski strays from the popular…
The Dynamism of Architecture Throughout our first few weeks of class, many of our readings, excursions, and case studies have…
“Good” and “Bad” Architecture As I think about all of the palaces we have visited thus far or any renowned,…
Functionality: Movement and Light Why do I like studying in the John Hay Library? The Hay’s use of lofted ceilings…
Movement Through Spaces The topic of discussion over the past weeks that has intrigued be the most is the…
Atmosphere and its Ambiguous Role in Archaeology Atmosphere is a moderately complex word that most students are first exposed to in their late…
Challenges In Characterizing Ancient Architecture In the past few weeks, the readings on architectural theory have pushed me to reconsider how…
Week 1 Experience Blog Dominic Morganti The presence and atmosphere of a palatial space is an oft-repeated theme over the first few…
Radiating Cultural Content Our primary destination this week was the Providence Athenaeum, a public library located on Benefit Street.…
Books as a building material I must say that I agreed with some of my classmates on the exterior impression of…
Manipulating the Outdoors to Enhance Palaces Something that this class has really opened my eyes to in the past few lectures is…
