David Karmon

Professor of History of Art and Architecture, College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts

David Karmon is professor of history of art and architecture and head of the Architectural Studies programme at College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. He is the author of The Ruin of the Eternal City (2011) and Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance (2021).

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Written by David Karmon

Drawing of a classical building facade with columns and a balustrade. The image showcases linear perspective and architectural detail.

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Architecture

Being in a building

One of the great buildings of the Renaissance reminds us that buildings are made to be explored, smelled and even tasted

David Karmon