University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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TAN ITALIAN SUMMQR Architecture students at UK discovered why Italy was known as the Ctty 0f the Enr ehantement during the summer of '74. From May through August, 17 students ws- tted France: Germany. watzertand and England while stationed Tn Ventce, Itaty tor the pur- pose of studying archttecture. 'tlt's sort of a European program, though not exactly an exchange. Basmatty, it tnvotves mov- Tng the school of architecture to ltaty, ex- Dtained Lucy VanMeter, one of the partictpahng fifth year architecture students The program had been geared tor the summer of '74 HT Ttaly hoping t'for one thtng Tt was cheaoerf sand VanMeter. The students met for a formal class oncea week. They also traveled together on tietd trtps and t'spent many afternoons m cafes discuss- ing what we had seen, SBTd Tom Dutty. an- other partlepant. We got up around 6:00 am. every mornmg and went to Open Market to buy groceries We didn't just go to study armtecture but to learn to adjust Iwing HT 21 place Tike Venice tor a summer, said VanMeter. Everything was different Food. Tight butbs, furniture, houses, stdewalks and mainty the language which cause hours of confusion ?or at! of us, she continued. The group made short :nps to small towns outszde VENICE because, as Duffy descnhed Ti, t'that's where the great architecture is We spent a lot of hme sitting in the square in the middle of town jUSt watching peopte, Venice was a cultural center and seaport where people came from atl dlrectlons, Duffy said. VanMeter added. 'We detinttely learned a lot and loved every moment, even the studytng. '7' TOP LEFT: Debbte Zabomwskl wo'kmg en 3 protect TOP RIGHT1AlormdesxgnedhyKetthMum BOTTOM LEFT: A form by Keith Muth BOTTOM RIGHT: A k lee that tlew bnetty. was constructed at tm Inn and ptywood rods and set to tltght by an archttectme :tass on a mntly Novemae' dayt