La Torre Pendente di Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa
This was the final project for Milton Scheuermann's 'Drawing Techniques for Architects,' an elective course at the Tulane School of Architecture. It was a pleasant activity after finishing second-semester studio, as it allowed me to use finer technical skills that had gone unexercised throughout the semester.

The beaded crucifix in the background space of each panel is the symbol of the city of Pisa. It provided historically appropriate visual 'filler' for empty spaces in the composition.

Though the Tower is one of the world's famous works of architecture, graphic information in the form of plans, sections, etc., was difficult to locate. I magnified the only plans I could find by 800% to fit them to the scale of the panel.

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Ink and graphite on illustration board, 20" × 30" × 2 panels
April 2003
M.Arch. work
Graphic design

Other work
Sunset at Virumgade 15
Plaza de España, Sevilla

Il Campanile di Pisa

The Paternoster (in unusual languages)
16 February 2010+

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Michael W. Ball