  Realitycheck Member Username: Realitycheck Post Number: 655 Registered: 08-2004 |
Just as 'our' inspired and inspiring visual artist sees grandeur in The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit, so does Ann Arbor architect Aaron Pilat. As this week's guest blogger at the MetroMode e-zine, he shows and tells about living in Rome for 10 months to "document and analyze the re-use of historic architecture and urban space as a means of informing redevelopment in Detroit." He'll add at least a couple more posts and invites responses to the questions below (ahem, after you post 'em here, I hasten to add). quote:  Aaron Pilat | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 9105 Registered: 10-2003 |
Much like Detroit, the only nice place in Rome during the middle ages was around Campus Martius. With the aqueducts all broken, and nobody repairing them, people had to live near the river. | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 2521 Registered: 12-2005 |
And the leader fiddled while Rome burned, like Detroit. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 7501 Registered: 08-2004 |
Ironically Rome had over 1 million people during the time of the empire. That dwindled down during the dark ages to less than 25,000... a figure that was not exceeded until the eve of the Renaissance. Even by 1500 AD Rome paled by comparison to the larger Italian cities of Florence, Venice, Milan, Genoa and Naples. It took until the 18th-19th century for Rome to become the largest city in Italy once again. | ||
Lowell Moderator Username: Lowell Post Number: 5147 Registered: 09-2003 |
As I like to say, "Athens' got ruins, Rome's got ruins; ours are bigger."  | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 14807 Registered: 12-2003 |
I thought Kwhyme was playing with his...um...flute. |
