Ciao, Volterra
As the semester has came to an end first I would like to thank everyone who has been reading my blog and Im glad you were able to join myself and the UDM SOA...
Author: Zachary VanOverbeke
Volterra Etrusca E Romana
Located just outside of the Etruscan Gates of Volterra are many archeological sites that date far back to the Roman period of time. One of these such sites is the Necropoli Del Portone. These specific...
University of Pisa/Detroit Round Two!
This previous week the UDM SOA students had a week-long design charrette with the University of Pisa Architecture and Engineering students. The students were challenged to recreate the Piazza XX Settembre into four completely...
Learning to Survey Architectural Sites
Hello! This week in UDM SOA’s Architecture of Italy class our professor Andrea, decided to teach us how to measure and survey the architectural sites around Volterra/Tuscany. The reason for this is that unlike...
World Expo Milano
Every 2-3 Years the world comes together to host an event that brings to light current struggles throughout the world. This year the World Fair (Expo) had a focus sustainable living and feeding the...
A Man and his Alabaster
During the trip, we (The UDM SOA Students) have had an opportunity to meet a ton of new and amazing people. One of these people is a gentle, humorous, and very talented man named...
Vatican City!
During UDM’s field trip to Rome, the students also had the opportunity to visit Vatican City and see the Vatican Museum. For those that don’t know the Vatican is a holy place that is...
When in Rome!
Ciao! Recently the UDM SOA and UDM Open Enrollment students took a Three Day trip to Rome. Rome offered the student just about every tourist attraction that you can think of, which is in...
Venice in a Nutshell
Ciao! Recently, one student from the program went to Venice to see the sights and experience the city. As you may or may not already know, Venice is a city with absolutely no cars,...
I Bike Italy!
Ciao, I Bike Italy, is a company that has been around since 1993. Since then it has offered unique tours of Italy and the Tuscan regions of Italy, all by various ways of travel....
