Apprenticed to a sculptor in Padua, he worked as a stonemason for Count Giorgio Trissino outside Vincenza.  At the Villa Trissino, he would later study the works of Vitruvius, whom he called his master and guide.  His first great work was the Villa Godi in 1540, that included symmetrical wings for stables and barns, and a walled courtyard in front 
Apprenticed to a sculptor in Padua, he worked as a stonemason for Count Giorgio Trissino outside Vincenza.  At the Villa Trissino, he would later study the works of Vitruvius, whom he called his master and guide.  His first great work was the Villa Godi in 1540, that included symmetrical wings for stables and barns, and a walled courtyard in front of the house, but his Villa Rotunda in 1567 would become known as the first modern example of integrated landscape and building.  FTP, name this 16th century architect, and author of the Four Books of Architecture.
Apprenticed to a sculptor in Padua, he worked as a stonemason for Count Giorgio Trissino outside Vincenza.  
Andrea Palladio