PITTSBURGH, PA.- Italian Renaissance master Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) is considered one of the most influential architects of the last 500 years. From September 3 to December 31, Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey will be on view at the Heinz Architectural Center at Carnegie Museum of Art, presenting 31 rare, original drawings from the outstanding collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust, alongside models and equally rare books. The exhibition reveals how Palladio’s designs evolved from his study of antiquity, thus uniting classical Roman design elements with Renaissance advances in architecture. The enduring contemporary style Palladio created spread throughout Italy and Great Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries, but it was the United States that most fully embraced his vision as a living tradition, from colonial times to