Palladio Response

While I have no background knowledge of interior design or of Andrea Palladio, I am still able to learn and make my own guesses and assumptions. The lecture on Palladio spoke much about architectural pieces that were created and designed by him or where others took and copied his ideas and redesigned them into their own work. I decided to try and defend my reasoning for believing that the well known Castle in Versailles Kentucky, near Lexington, could have been inspired by a Palladio design or design techniques. It began to be built in about 1969 but due to fires and other set backs, the final contraction phases were finished in 2008. 

The Palladian motif or common trend that I noticed used in the architecture of this castle was the way it was structured. Like the Villa Barbaro, it was a very long but narrow building. It leads you up to the front area of the castle (center pavilion) and from there you go to another area of the architecture (or the side pavilions).  It follows the mentioned scheme of " A B C B A" or of the similar grid. The front of the castle indicates the power and where to go from the front side of the castle. While the Palladio widow is not seen on the castle, I seem to think that the window would not be out of place.

I would go on to believe that Palladio has an influence on the current day design. People recognize his pieces as well as pieces that were inspired by him. These architectural choices represent what the person wants to be represented by and is understood better when they are researched. The classical Revival has also come back and been copied by designers which were made "famous" by Palladio and other designers. The Palladio window is seen still today in different houses and buildings and represent that Palladio is still being referenced today in design.