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View of Trento and Renzo Piano’s Science Museum
View of Trento from the cable car I spent the last week of June in Trento, Italy during the San Vigilio Festival. The city is surrounded by hills and mountains on all sides, and the Adige River to the...
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Simple and Effective Shading Strategies
Shading Devices in Trento, Italy While in Trento, Italy, I snapped the perfect photo for my daylighting course. The building on the right uses many of the strategies that I discuss with my students:...
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Castello del Buonconsiglio
On June 25, 2009 I visited Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Italy. The Castle was first constructed in the 13th century and was the residence of Trento’s prince-bishops. It was enlarged by Bishop...
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Construction Themed Bas-Relief
On our recent trip to Europe, we went to the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore). Much of the green, pink, and white exterior marble had been cleaned, and the building looked much more vibrant than any older...
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Pitti Palace Scaffolding Wrap
Continuing our visit in Florence, we crossed the Ponte Vecchio, and walked to the Pitti Palace. The palace is a true Renaissance structure with order, symmetry, and a vival of greek and roman style...
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463 Steps to the Top
Dome Interior We completed our time in Florence with a trip to the top of the Duomo, Brunelleschi’s dome on the Santa Maria del Fiore. This included carrying our 9 month old son up all 463 steps up to...
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Elithis Tower Opens in Dijon, France
In 2000, I worked at the Center for Building Performance & Diagnostics at Carnegie Mellon University. My office was in the Intelligent Workplace, an energy efficient space that functioned as...
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