An Event · Mar 15
Florence: A Map of Perceptions, Monday March 15Florence : A Map of Perceptions
Speak! and the University of Virginia Press announce:
An Evening in Florence
with architect and author, Andrea Ponsi
Monday, March 15, 6:30-8pm
Free, but reservations requested – RSVP by leaving a COMMENT below.
Ponsi will discuss his poetic meditation on Florence, Florence: A Map of Perceptions at a special Speak!/UVA Press event, also featuring Tuscan wines and antipasti. Books will be available for purchase.
About Florence: A Map of Perceptions:
Many years have passed since architect Andrea Ponsi settled in Florence, and still he feels he does not fully comprehend this mysterious city. The way Florence eludes understanding, however, can be an opportunity—to keep seeking, to keep exploring. Ponsi’s Florence is endlessly suggestive. His tour of the city is one of continually shifting light and perspective, of stunning symmetry and an even more compelling asymmetry, of sudden transitions from bustling streets to the most perfect silence. (read more by clicking here .
About Andrea Ponsi: Andrea Ponsi is an architect, designer, and educator currently living and working in Florence. He is the author of Thinking Lines and Firenze: Changing Viewpoints, among other books, and his work has been the subject of exhibitions in Europe and the United States.
We hope you can make it! Please let us know to expect you by giving us a call : 434.245-8255
Comments
I will be attending this event with my husband.
— Kelly Downer · 12 February 2010, 10:37 · #
We were in Florence for a week, but only discovered a few of these treasures. We would love to attend this event. Please count us in.
— Sharon and Jerry Gress · 7 March 2010, 08:06 · #