Triumph and Tragedy
It is mid-April 2019 and I have just returned to the United States from two-weeks in Volterra where I was privileged to participate in my third reality capture workshop there. The Volterra-Detroit Foundation Reality...
Category: Study in Volterra
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...
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...
UDM vs Florence
This past weekend the students of the University of Detroit Mercy were lucky enough to trek through Florence, Italy for two days, some students even stayed for three! The students were lucky enough to...
Crossbow Tournament and Flag Tossing
Hello! Recently Volterra has been rather touristy and very active on the weekends. Some events have started to kick off the Medieval Theme that will carry on and lead up to the annual Volterra...
Patrolling Pisa
Today the University of Detroit Mercy students ventured around 66km to Pisa, Italy. There they were faced with the attractions of the Cathedral of Pisa, The Baptistry of the Cathedral, Camposanto Monumentale, and even...
University of Pisa/University of Detroit Mercy Collaboration`
This week the students of the University of Detroit Mercy teamed up with students of the University of Pisa to further understand spaces and systems throughout a portion of Volterra. The Architecture and Open...
