Exoticism in the Decorations of Supernatural Spaces A Kilkenny marble cornerstone from Ireland (Fig. 1), gold leafing from Sheffield (Fig. 2), green marble…
Imported Materials and Artistic Features/Structures in Girsu Our visit to the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul was fairly opportune in that I’ve…
Places of Worship For this post I decided to look into some religious buildings in Amarna, specifically the Great…
The Church Ceiling: Gazing Up at God I have been to many Catholic churches in my life. Some were bigger than others, some…
Analysis of the Miniature Frieze at West House Any research on Akrotiri would be remiss without a discussion about the beautifully preserved frescoes that…
Light and Art Over the past semester, two of the very common things being discussed in class and especially…
Squares, Gates, and Gathering Spaces For this week’s blog post, I would like to discuss examples of monumental architecture that separate…
The Bit-Hilani For my final project, I have decided to make a pleasure palace in Nimrud that largely…
Cathedrals: Religious Palaces In our class we have discussed several functions of palaces and identified that they typically are…
Amarna Project Thinking more about my proposed palace at Amarna, I am considering the context under which it…
Amarna Limestone Quarries Behind the cliffs at Amarna, there were horizontal beds of limestone. These beds were sought out…
Amarna Part 3 As I continue my series of posts about Tel-El Amarna the archeological site of the ancient…
Modern performative religious space and the Kerma Culture Religious spaces are, inherently, a manifestation of performative spaces. Many religions function hierarchically, for instance Christianity…
Palatial Interiors in Akrotiri and Beyond Akrotiri is something of an oddball location, given the nature of the settlement structurally and geographically…
Feasting at Nuragic Sites This week, our class on the relationship between festivals and palaces made me think more carefully…
Rethinking the Socio-political Structure of Crete One of the most fascinating aspects of palaces in Crete is the little that we know…
Access Routes in Mycenaean Palaces A common theme for our discussions this semester has been access and visibility in monumental structures.…
Worship at Wad Ben Naga These past few weeks, I’ve been focusing my research on the Meroitic palace of Queen Amanishakheto…
Connecting Spiritual Practice to the Institutions of Religion Although David O’Connor correctly identifies the significant functional differences between palatial structures and temples, referencing the…
Seeing Through the Stained Glass: How Art Influences an Atmosphere Entering into the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul yesterday, it was difficult not to be…
Elite Houses: Where are they in the Architectural Spectrum? As I have gradually gathered more information about the elite houses of Tell el-Amarna, I have…
The Intentionality of Cathedral Design For our excursion this week, we travelled across the Providence river to the Cathedral of Saints…
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul When visiting the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, I was struck by how much thought…
