Guide to the life and work of the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio includes descriptions, images, and analyses of his designs.

Trained as a stonemason, this man became one of the greatest architects of all time. Read a biography, and see images and details of his work.

Discover the types of architecture for which this Italian was known, o read about his contributions to the field.

Learn about how Palladio's architectural style, depicted and explained in his writing, influenced post-colonial architecture in the US.

Find a bio of the influential architect, see an overview of his work, peruse a list of his villas that survive today, or visit some of them.

Find out what the great architect had to say about how the sizes and shapes of rooms should be based on geometrical shapes.