The Impact of Palladio

Hello, all! Today I come to you with an assignment about a man named Andrea de Pietro, better known as Palladio. His work was known to be very abstract and sensual, and was well-known for his villas. He inspired the Palladian Motif: one dominant form with two side pieces. After all of the work he out into architecture, he's still influencing the architectures of today. His work is important because it adds to the glossary of design ideas for future designers to reference back to. For instance, I've gone around Lexington a lot within the past two weeks and I've seen things that dealt with Palladio. An obvious example would be the palladian windows on the houses within the historic districts. They help add a balance to the overall composition of a building. All in all, Palladio is still effecting today's architecture in great ways.