Leonardo Da Vinci

Milan, Italy

Leonardo da Vinci and Urbanism

Leonardo Da Vinci gets credit for many inventions and creative breakthroughs, but his contributions to the theory of city making gets less credit.

May 8, 2019 - CityLab

Self portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci

World's Oldest New World Globe Found on an Ostrich Egg

A collector has discovered the world's oldest globe to depict the New World, which may have originated from Leonardo da Vinci's shop in 1504.

August 25, 2013 - The Washington Post

Da Vinci's Experiment with Town Planning (Yes, That Da Vinci)

Was Leonardo a proponent of sprawl? The Renaissance man evidently believed the congestion of cities caused plagues in Milan in the 1480s, and drew up plans for a new city with wide streets and a network of canals.

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