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Field trip to Philadelphia's Italianate Architecture
Nov
10
2025
12:10pm - 3:00pm
Off Campus Event, Off Campus Event 鈥 Philadelphia
The Department of Transnational Italian Studies is delighted to announce a field trip to Center City Philadelphia for a walking tour around major examples of 19th- and 20th-century Italianate architectural styles. The guided tour will be led by Assistant Professor Luca Zipoli and it will include a diverse number of examples of buildings and architectural styles inspired by Italian art and architecture (鈥淧alazzo Style Architecture鈥, 鈥淩enaissance Revival鈥 or 鈥淣eo-Renaissance鈥, 鈥淏aroque Revival鈥 or 鈥淣eo-Baroque鈥) as well as imitations of Italian buildings in Philadelphia.
Organized within Luca Zipoli's course 鈥Philadelphia the Global City: The Italian Legacy across Time鈥 (ITAL B240), the event is required for the students enrolled in the class and is open to interested guests. The tour will include the contributions from the students who have been conducting extensive research on the city's Italianate-style buildings for their final projects.
Please contact lzipoli@brynmawr.edu for more information.
The event is co-sponsored by the Tri-Co Philly Program.
Abstract:
The 鈥淚talianate architecture鈥 is an architectural revival trend that achieved huge popularity in the United State between the mid 19th- and the early 20th- centuries. This umbrella term encompasses a broad variety of other architectural styles, such as 鈥淧alazzo Style Architecture鈥, 鈥淩enaissance Revival鈥 or 鈥淣eo-Renaissance鈥, and 鈥淏aroque Revival鈥 or 鈥淣eo-Baroque鈥. These styles drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes and combined their inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 15th- and 16th-century Florentine architecture with other influences from the Renaissance, Mannerist, and Baroque styles. This walking tour explores some of the major examples of these styles preserved in Philadelphia to investigate why north American architects drew heavily on the motifs and buildings of the Italian Renaissance to modernize the city, and to understand what it means to look backward in order to look forward.
Audience: For Students
Type(s): Discussion, Lecture
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Contact:
Luca Zipoli
桃子视频 welcomes the full participation of all individuals in all aspects of campus life. Should you wish to request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the event sponsor/coordinator. Requests should be made as early as possible.