Architectural
Theory (Venice, 8-10 Apr 10)

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Eastern Elements in Quattrocento Architecture and Architectural
Theory (RSA, Venice, 8-10 April 2010)

Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting
8-10 April 2010
Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini

The cultural and artistic exchange between East and West during the
Middle Ages and the Renaissance has been the topic of recent
conferences and exhibitions (f.e. Venice and the Islamic World
828-1797, Paris & New York 2007, et al.). Even its architectural
aspect has finally received due attention in Deborah Howard's
invaluable studies. However, the Quattrocento has received less
attention than other periods, and architectural theory less attention
than the built architecture. While the influence of Sinan's mosques on
Palladio's Il Redentore f.e. has been recognized and analyzed, similar
features in several illustrations of Filarete's ideal city "Sforzinda"
still are simply attributed to his individual, supposedly fantastic
imagination. Venice as the host of the 2010 meeting of the Renaissance
Society of America is the ideal place to discuss questions of eastern
influence on the west, this section focusing on the architecture and
architectural theory of the Quattrocento.

Please send abstract of no more than 150 words and curriculum vitae to
Berthold Hub/ETH Zurich:
berthold.hubgta.arch.ethz.ch

Deadline: 10 May 2009

Selected speakers must be member of the RSA at the time of the
conference.