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1. Filippo Brunelleschi

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   The Dome of Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)
   The crowning achievement of Brunelleschi’s career was the design and construction of the dome for the Florence Cathedral, an engineering feat that had baffled builders for decades following the completion of the drum. The central challenge was spanning the $45.5$ meter opening without traditional wooden centering supports.
   Brunelleschi resolved this through an innovative double-shell design, where the inner and outer shells are connected by a series of ribs. He employed a self-supporting spiraling bric…