Alberti Urbanism Pienza

Pienza: An Examination Into Alberti's Principles Of Urban Planning As Described in De Re Aedificatoria  [Pienza, Italy]

under the tutelage of Dr. Pauline Morin

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | Winter 2011

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