In case Alberti’s approach to designing a column seems overly pedantic, you might prefer Venturi’s idea of what a column should look like. Cartoonishly oversized, his “Ironic” column at the 1977 addition to the Allen Memorial Art Museum has an exaggerated capital, no basis and looks like a child’s interpretation of the classical support system.
In case Alberti’s approach to designing a column seems overly pedantic, you might prefer Venturi’s idea of what a column should look like. Cartoonishly oversized, his “Ironic” column at the 1977 addition to the Allen Memorial Art Museum has an exaggerated capital, no basis and looks like a child’s interpretation of the classical support system.