Theorist

Andrea Palladio

1508–1580 Renaissance classical architecture & treatise
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Details

Nationality
Italian

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
ReasonObservation
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Hegemonic
Degree of codification
Highly codified
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Notes

[DRAFT] Architect of the Venetian Republic whose villas, palaces and churches and his I quattro libri dell'architettura (1570) systematised classical design into a transmissible language, seeding the Palladianism that shaped European and American building for centuries.

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Andrea Palladio. The Four Books of Architecture (I quattro libri dell'architettura). Dover Publications, 1965.
  2. James S. Ackerman. Palladio. Penguin Books, 1966.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Andrea Palladio." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/andrea-palladio/. Accessed July 17, 2026.