![]() ![]() ![]() During the Renaissance, especially in Italy, an important development of mathematics occurred and arithmetic was clarified and simplified so to allow its diffusion, but at the same time those disciplines remained essentially despised by aristocratic and intellectual elites. If proportional systems and architecture’s theoretical questions have been amply studied, the practical culture, the daily professional practice and its working tools, such as the operative arithmetic actually known to architects, have been only sporadically analysed. The essay, crossing disciplinary boundaries, analyses some technical aspects of architectural design in early modern Italy only marginally investigated. This deep scientific, technical, methodological, and cultural shift involved the image of the architect and his profession, his relationship with the patron, as well as the cultural conception of architecture. There is humour in this story but pathos is the overriding emotion.The article examines the figure of the architect at work in Renaissance Italy, when a major change occurred in the practice of design with the spread of arithmetic. Dave enjoys the attention, but all does not end well. Soon the whole call-centre is listening-in. Happy for the company, Dave tells her at length all about his accident. One day a woman from an accident claims company call-centre telephones to offer help making a personal injury claim. ![]() People form Social Services and various charities call round to help with making adjustments to his kitchen and bathrooms, but they make him feel like an old person. He used to be able to win over women like Mandy easily with his chat. ![]() His Postlady's daily visit is one of the highlights of an otherwise dull life. A victim of a workplace accident, Dave lives alone. ![]()
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