Ars et Ingenium: The Embodiment of Imagination in Francesco di Giorgio Martini's Drawings - Paperback

by Pari Riahi (Author)

Starting with the broader edges of Francesco's written work and steadily penetrating into the fantastic world of his drawings, the book examines his singular formulation of the act of drawing and its significance in the context of the Renaissance.

Author Biography

Pari Riahi is a part-time faculty member at Rhode Island School of Design, where she has been teaching since 2007 in multiple capacities in the Architecture and INTAR (interior architecture and adaptive reuse) departments. She has also taught at MIT and SUNY Buffalo. Pari completed her PhD dissertation at McGill University in 2010 in history and theory of architecture. Her thesis concerned the reciprocity of architectural drawings and imagination in the work of Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Pari's current research tracks the propagation of digital media and the effect of new technologies on architectural thinking and practice. She is a registered architect, and founded her architectural office in Massachusetts in 2011.