Events | Book Presentation: Form Geometry Structure

La spirale del nautilus illustra la copertina di “Form, Geometry, Structure| from nature to design” il libro campeggia nell’espositore della Giordano Bruno, biblioteca del circuito di Roma Capitale; mentre sullo schermo della sala delle conferenze scorrono suggestive proiezioni; un pubblico selezionato segue attentamente Daniela Bertol che presenta il suo più recente lavoro.

Ne segue un dibattito che approfondisce i contenuti dell’opera e coinvolge molti ambiti: dall’architettura del Rinascimento, alla biologia del mondo animale e vegetale; dal software grafico evoluto, ai mezzi di comunicazione innovativi. Si confrontano punti di vista, si esaminano possibilità di impiego del lavoro della Bertol per orientare le più giovani generazioni. Nascono ipotesi di collaborazione.

Dobbiamo tutti ringraziare l’architetto Bertol per gli spunti di interesse che ci offre e per l’esempio di operosità che rappresenta.

Paolo Martegani

Roma 13 Aprile 2012

camminando | Ischia, Earth, Water and Sky: Climb to the Top

Monte Epomeo crowns Ischia: a recognizable visible sign of the complex geomorphology of the island visible from far away throughout the bay and even from the city of Naples. Today I climbed  3km to reach the peak of the 788 mountain from the town of Serrara Fontana; the climb accounts a combination of steep roads and foot  paths, often carved in the soft volcanic rock. Almost at the top of the mountain a small church carved in rock announces the breathtaking views to be enjoyed (if you are not afraid of heights) from a few hundreds meter ahead...

practice | Morning Prayer at Sunrise

My daily practice (or morning prayer) began this morning at sunrise, on the beach, when the sun was rising from the ocean framed by l'isola di Vivara and il Castello Aragonese.

camminando | Ischia Circulambulating the Crater

Cretaio (also called Rotaro) is a lava cone created during a volcanic eruption in 91 BC. Cretaio is definetely reminiscent of Dante's trip...

Events | Ischia Sunrise

From night to day, coming back to a circle, with Castello Aragonese at the center of my sight-lines

camminando | Ischia, Castello Aragonese, Carta Romana

In my first 2012 day in Ischia the focus was on Castello Aragonese, seen from different viewpoints. It started from Ischia Ponte, then continued in via Carta Romana, with views of Capri, passing by la Torre di Guevara (called also Torre di Michelangelo, as the artist was believed to have spent time there. Scogli di Sant'Anna also emerge from the Mediterrean sea

Events | Almost Easter in Rome: the full moon, Via Crucis and the Colosseum

 Rome at Easter time is as magical as it could be. Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox. This year the full moon could be observed as framed by the Colosseum arches during the full moon.

Walk total length: 9km

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