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ONE-MA3: The Cycle of Lime

June 26, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Rovi Porter ’22 It has been over a week since we have arrived in Italy and most of our lessons have included some form of lime. From visiting the kiln to burn limestone, to making […]

ONE-MA3 – Day IX: A Day of Augmented Reality…and then Karaoke!

June 24, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 In the past week we have learned about the processes involved in creating 3D models of objects using photogrammetry and practiced it in the field (the castle grounds, to be exact). Today, […]

ONE-MA3 – Day VIII: Sunday Mass, 3D modeling and Compression Testing

June 24, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 Happy Sunday! Some of us woke up to Sunday Mass at the medieval cathedral of Sermoneta just a five-minute walk away. It was fascinating to arrive at the church early to receive […]

ONE-MA3: Photogrammetry

June 23, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Maritza Gallegos ’22 Our team of students and restorers was lucky enough to get to work in the beautiful Gardens of Ninfa, a juxtaposition of long abandoned ruins and living plants. It is one of […]

ONE-MA3: Learning to Appreciate Roman Engineering and Craftsmanship

June 23, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Marcin Hajduczek ’22 No longer jetlagged and sporting new tans from the Italian sun, we set out to Torre Paola today for our first hands-on fieldwork of the ONE-MA3trip. After a short trip to the […]

ONE-MA3 – Day VII: Creating our own frescoes!

June 23, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 Mixing the mortar for our frescoes Today we woke up to our first rainy day in Italy, although the clouds cleared up by the time we set up tables outside to try […]

ONE-MA3 – Creating Strong and Sustainable Mortars

June 22, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Naomi Lutz ’22 This morning we had the opportunity to learn about the process of making Roman mortars and the different materials used in them. Then we put our knowledge to the test and made […]

ONE-MA3 – Characterizing Frescoes in the Gardens of Ninfa

June 22, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Naomi Lutz ’22 Today we visited the beautiful Gardens of Ninfa in Latina, Italy, which contains the ruins of the medieval town Ninfa. We had the chance to use some cool technology such as thermal […]

ONE-MA3 – Terme di Torre Paola and Preserving Ancient Roman Mosaics

June 22, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Carene Umubyeyi ’22 Today, we started off with a trip to Terme di Torre Paola, an archaeological restoration site located in a beautiful coastal town in the province of Latina. The restoration site contained an […]

Day VI: Enjoying M&Ms (Mortars and Mosaics)

June 21, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

Sophia Mittman ’22 We’ve always known that the Romans were master engineers and artists, but during ONE-MA3 we’ve been learning that they were also incredible chemists! Today, after the usual yet satisfying breakfast of bread, cheese, […]

ONE-MA3 – Day V: Frescoes and owls and drones, oh my!

June 21, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 Students examining the ruins at the Gardens of Ninfa First of all, sorry for the cheesy title. Second of all (and more importantly), I never imagined that one day I’d be walking […]

ONE-MA3 – Day IV: Learning about Mosaics, piece by piece!

June 21, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 Today was our first official visit to an archeological site that is relatively new and currently undergoing restoration. Only two-minute walk from the beach in Sabaudia, the site consisted of two large […]

ONE-MA3 – Day III: What’s around the river bend? …Bedtime stories with Vetruvius!

June 19, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 Today we launched into our mission of learning about one of the most important materials used in Roman engineering: lime. Not the fruit. And not just limestone. I will explain the basics […]

ONE-MA3 – Day II: Yoga, “Italian time”, and Chaotic Volleyball

June 19, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ’22 After a much-needed night of sleep to catch up from jet lag, some of us woke up to a relaxing class of yoga in the castle courtyard. We sampled our first classic […]

ONE-MA3 – Day I: Benevenuti in Italia!

June 19, 2019 | ONE-MA3 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ‘22 We made it! Today was the first day of our ONE-MA3 adventure in Italy where about fifteen of us budding MIT engineers will learn from the masterful and ancient techniques of Roman […]