Michelangelo's Greatest Architectural Designs

The Architecture of Michelangelo

Written and produced by Jaime Roberts
Location: San Francisco, California

Description:

Sculptor, painter, architect, the archetype of the Renaissance man, Michelangelo Buonarroti, (1475-1564) was a revolutionary artist with a profound influence on architecture. He achieved fame for the Pieta and David which he sculpted before the age of 30. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and The Last Judgement. Much of his architecture was never built, and if constructed modified. His design of the Laurentian Library created Mannerist architecture. His efforts freed architecture from slavishly coping classical precedent, transitioning it into a dynamic art form. His architectural career included approximately 30 projects, the most important included here.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
1:14 Bramante
5:05 Architectural Works
5:36The Façade of Lorenzo in Florence
7:05 The Medici Chapel
8:49 The Library of San Lorenzo
9:50 The Fortifications of Florence
11:35 The Capitoline Hill
13:21 The Farnese Palace
14:01 The Basilica of St Peter
18:55 San Giovanni De’ Fiorentini
20:28 The Porta Pia
21:37 The Impact of Michelangelo’s Architecture
22:54 Outro

Topics Discussed:
Donato Bramante
Laocoon and His Sons
Filippo Brunelleschi
San Lorenzo
The Torment of Saint Anthony
Saint Peter
Giuliano da Sangallo
Volumetric Space
Axes
Sub-Axes
Dynamic Symmetry
Formal Subdivision
Italian Renaissance
High Renaissance
Mannerism
Baroque Architecture
“Giant” or “Colossal” Order
Marcus Aurelius
Piazza
“Composite” Plan
Greek Cross
Ambulatory
Basilica

About the Channel:
Roberts Architecture is Youtube channel exploring the world of architecture through drawing and design. Jaime Roberts is an architect located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Contact:
jaime.roberts@robertsarchitecture.com