ALTERNATIVES SUMMARY

Kathryn

http://kmfryeblog.blogspot.com/

opened the alternatives summary with the explosion of the Renaissance  making an interesting  point on how simple shapes became a reason for resonance. Then after exploring the renaissance she begins to talk about the baroque period in which she states that this period of time is where breaking the rules and boundaries becomes the alternate to design. Also you begging to see more fluidity in design in terms of new techniques as the design continued to change. To illustrate how the baroque and renaissance periods emerged, she provided an image of the Laurentian library. According to Kathryn the image shows Michelangelo's technique of representing the idea of waves and how there is not a boundary for water.

Hailey 

www.hrtaylor.blogspot.com

begins the alternatives unit with defining what the word alternatives mean and according to her definition the word "alternatives" is defined as employing or following nontraditionalor unconventional ideas,  and methods.  As she explored the renaissance unit she provided the image of the Florence cathedral as the domes were beginning to be incorporated on buildings. 

Samantha

http://samanthalynnsmith.blogspot.com/

states how churches allowed people to travel across Europe and the influence of how the renaissance changed the design of churches during the renaissance period. Image of the Basilica San Marco illustrating the gothic revival on churches as well as the incorporation of domes.