What is noteworthy and interesting about the architecture of Leon Battista Alberti? Who were his major influences and what are some stylistic elements that all his buildings share?

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Not really homework, I am just interested in his work after I learned a little about him in class (intro to western art) since I wanted to learn more about Humanism and he's the humanist. I know he was not only an architect, he was also a painter, poet, etc. He focused a lot on math and proportion... but in the text book, there were not much about the buildings he designed... Why did he become the Renaissance Man??

Leon Battista Alberti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Battista_Alberti)

Look at Contributions to find out why Renaissance Man.

Renaissance Man = can do just about anything = all-round cool guy

I have been reading a couple bibliography on him online and there're not much on his book about architecture and how he got his influence from...