EDITORS: For more information and photographs of the models, contact Brian Carter or Barbara Weber, at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, (313) 764-1300. Names and hometowns of the display creators appear at the end of the story.

ANN ARBOR—Architecture students and graduates of the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning have created a series of architectural models that will be displayed as part of the “Perugino—Master of the Italian Renaissance Exhibit” opening Nov. 16 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

Pietro Perugino was one of the most popular artists in late 15th and early 16th century Italy, and his work served as a foundation for later developments of the High Renaissance.

The special display, consisting of architectural models and accompanying texts, traces the evolution of the classic Renaissance style of 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio to the Palladian style of 17th and 18th century in England and America.

The display, “The Renaissance City,” is a collaborative project between the Art Museum, Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, and the U-M’s architecture students. It will be on display through

The models include Palladio’s Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, Italy; the Banqueting House and Chiswick House in London; the Petit Trianon in Versailles, France; and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Virginia.

Museum hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum is located at 155 Division North; (616) 459-4677; fax ( 616) 459-8491. For more information on the exhibit, the Museum’s Web site is www.gram.mus.mi.us/perugino.

Models and students who created them are: ? Villa Rotonda, built by Leslie Stein of Ann Arbor, Mich. ? Banqueting House, built by Paige Ridley of Ridgefield, Conn. ? Petit Trianon, built by Ann Hovey of Rosebush, Mich., and Steve Van Brussel, of Paw Paw, Mich. ? Chiswick House, built by Craig Synnestvedt of Birmingham, Mich. ? Monticello, built by David Stockwell of Chelsea, Mich.

U-M News and Information ServicesUniversity of Michigan