A lecture by Ada V. Segre, Technion and WIZO School of Design Event organized in collaboration with the NB Haifa – WIZO School of Design
"In the shade of gardens, in Italy and abroad"
"In the shade of gardens, in Italy and abroad"WATER THEATERS IN THE GREAT ITALIAN GARDENSA lecture by Ada V. Segre, Technion and WIZO School of DesignEvent organized in collaboration with the NB Haifa School of Design – WIZO School of DesignWater is the utmost expression of life, and yet it is shapeless. It can assume any form, speed and sound. The backbone of Renaissance gardens relied on water lines, along which a range of fountains was to be found. Still and reflective in fishponds, in grottoes, nymphaea, and water theaters water was also a moving force. It often told a story, which could be understood by the renaissance visitor, and which we do not always fully understand today. The fountains were meant to arouse the meraviglia, the astonished admiration of the visitor and at the same time they were a playful game and an expression of a status symbol. In the present talk, different kinds of water features found in Renaissance Italian gardens are considered, and three water gardens are discussed (The Villa Lante at Bagnaia, the Garden at the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, the Villa d'Este in Tivoli).Ada V. Segre, garden historian and conservator, studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at the University of Bologna (Italy) and at the University of York (UK). She was involved in the restoration of the Secret Gardens at the Villa Borghese in Rome, the garden of the Doria-Pamphilj Palace in Genua, the Este Delizia of the Verginese near Ferrara, the garden of Poggio Torselli in S. Casciano near Florence and the Garzoni Garden in Collodi. She taught at the University of Bologna, at the New York University in Florence, and is currently teaching at the Technion and at the Wizo College in Haifa. She published numerous papers and two books on the history of landscape architecture. At present she is the historic garden conservation consultant for the Town of Tel Aviv and for the Weizmann Institute of Tel Aviv.Please, follow this link to download the flyer of the event (in Hebrew and in Italian).Please, follow this second link to download the complete program of the series.Event held in Hebrew.Tuesday, December 2nd, at 19:30The NB Haifa School of Design – WIZO School of Design, room 10421 HaGanim Street, Haifa