Our People Steven Kirk Mason A member of the American Institute of Architects, Mr. Mason is a registered architect in New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Michigan, with NCARB reciprocity in most other jurisdictions. e-mail skm@realmsarchitectural.com Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini Before coming to our firm, Mr. Bernini was the dominant figure of the Italian Baroque. He worked mainly in Rome, where he was appointed architect of St. Peter's. Early clients included Popes Urban VIII, Innocent X, and Alexander VII. His later work includes Sant' Andrea al Quirinale and the refurbishment of the Louvre. e-mail gbernini@realmsarchitectural.com Filippo Brunelleschi Prior to joining Realms Architectural, Mr Brunelleschi worked in his home town of Florence. Although he refuses to join the AIA, citing exorbitant dues and a "cub scout awards dinner cultural millieu," critics nevertheless give him high marks for his Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Pazzi Chapel and Santo Spirito. As a design and presentation tool, he developed a method for representing objects in depth on a flat surface using a single vanishing point, anticipating anti-aliased CAD rendering by six centuries. e-mail fbrunelleschi@realmsarchitectural.com Donato Bramante La grandiosa figura del massimo architetto del Rinascimento - di colui che fu giustamente chimato “il rinnovatore dell’architettura italiana” - è, ancora in parte avvolta nelle nebbia delle attribuzioni incerte e dei dati biografici scarsi e malsicuri. Probabilmente iniziò molto presto a lavorare ad Urbino, dove nel frattempo sorgeva la mirabile reggia di Federico di Montefeltro, opera di Luciano Laurana. e-mail dbramante@realmsarchitectural.com Pope Benedict XVI During his papacy, Benedict XVI has proclaimed relativism's denial of objective truth—and more particularly, the denial of moral truths—as the central problem of the 21st century. In light of this, and given the downward trajectory of the euro as it approaches the relative value of Monopoly money, he has opted to take a day job to help spread his message through the medium of architectural draughtsmanship. We are delighted to have the Pontiff on our staff. e-mail pbenedictXVI@realmsarchitectural.com