I’ll dedicate a couple of posts here to the architecture trips we’ve been having during the three years I’ve been studying at the Chalmers School of Architecture. Last summer we went to Rome on an excursion mainly focusing on the classical eras of architecture; antique roman, renaissance and baroque. Good stuff! Francesco Borromini in particular is a great inspiration and idol of mine. Contrary to Paris, Rome can be characterized by a pronounced lack of forward-looking developments (and an abundance of lousy restaurants), but what’s there is indeed a beautiful place to keep. Let’s just hope the non-tourist population and businesses will continue to out-number the often tacky touristy face of Rome, but being a capital city that shouldn’t be a concern.
