I’d never been to Uzes, France even though some of my Hampton University architecture students had.  Uzes is home of the famous urbanist, Leon Krier, though we didn’t get to meet him there this year.  We often use his book, The Architecture of Community, in my Urban Theory class.

Visiting Uzes made for a wonderful day of learning and exploring.  I even wrapped with two decent sketches of my own.

Arriving in Uzes, Mason sent us off…

…into the market…

…and lunch on our own.

Then to work–sketching…

…and discovering details of the town.

Learning to sketch from Ray Gindroz…

…a famous architect and urban designer.

One of my sketches in progress.

A courtyard of Uzes.

A street in Uzes.

A small little plaza along a street in Uzes.

My sketch of the market square, after the market finished.

The trees make this plaza very pleasant.