Pratt Institute Rome
Spring 2012

The investigation of the remains of antiquity and rome’s urban artifacts can offer a unique lesson; the interaction of physical cause and cultural effect on the built environment and its eternal presence. The Rome Program at Pratt undertakes an intensive study of the city’s architectural and cultural history, providing an experiential insight into the precedents that have had an enormous impact on the development of architecture in the western world. 

The sketching course explores freehand drawing as a means for investigating and comprehending Rome's urban space. Various techniques and media are introduced including: figure and ground, shade and shadow, multiple perspective, collage, pen and ink, pastel and charcoal.