Flippo Brunelleschi Case

I chose Brunelleschi’s discovery of the design for the Florence Cathedral’s dome. Brunelleschi had no formal architectural background but when the contest for creating Santa Maria’s dome was announced with a prize of 200 gold florins and possible eternal fame, Brunelleschi grabbed at the opportunity. Filippo Brunelleschi was determined to win the contest and have his double dome design used for the cathedral. Brunelleschi was certain that his design would win because it solved all of the questions being asked. People were asking, “how can a dome be built 150 feet across while starting 180 feet above the ground?” Other concerns included what kind of dome besides the traditional gothic style dome could solve this problem, and could a thousand-ton