ABSTRACT
A critical revisiting of the concept of body to which the renovation of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is attuned, adds to our understanding of the process of making as remaking, through the reuse of architectural spoils. The anthropomorphic model after which St. Peter's renovation takes place is not just the human body per se but rather a corporate body of theological significance and Zeuxian origin. The zeuxian body is formed by selectively appropriating members from different bodies entailing that such a body is indeed a corporate assembly of parts. Antonio Averulino discusses anthropomorphic theories in his treatise on architecture. He affirmed that the body is the prime model for architectural making. According to him the first model was found in the very body of Adam; God himself embedded these proportions. Nature however altered them over time and Adam's descendance no longer displays them perfectly. Architectural renewal naturally leads to stylistic heteroglossia rather than unity of style.
