38 — Le Corbusier — 9 — Villa Stein & Villa Savoye

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*Preview* — Piranesi's Heirs Bonus Episode

This is a preview of a Patreon bonus episode. To listen to the rest, consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings In this penultimate bonus episode in our Piranesi series we talked about Piranesian vibes in literary and artistic culture, incl ...  Show more

139 — Piranesi 4 — The Prisons

In the final part of our Piranesi miniseries we talked about his only building, the church of Santa Maria del Priorato, his theoretical writings, his proposals for interior design and furniture and his Carceri, the imaginary prisons which defined his legacy. If you'd like to foll ...  Show more

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