Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismLocal Is The New Organic- October 25, 2004 I flew to Santa Fe via Dallas and Albuquerque. While I was on the plane I read an article about Electoral Votes for the Presidential election. These, of course, are based on the number of Senators (the same for every state) and Representatives (based on population as counted in the...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/post_1.html 10,000 Waves & Baden-Baden- October 25, 2004 10,000 Waves is a well known spa on a hill above Santa Fe. Cond Nast Traveler called it the fourth best spa in the US. People love the buildings and location in the hills, and they look great in the photo above. There are times, however, when the picturesque, neo-Japanese...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/10000_waves_brb.html Duany Crits Celebration- October 17, 2004 Celebration photo by Smith Aerial Photos. On the pro-urb and TradArch lists, Andrs Duany wrote,Celebration is perhaps the most prominent and certainly the most controversial of the second-generation New Urbanist communities. Along with Harbor Town, Kentlands, Haile Plantation, Southern Village, Newpoint and Laguna West, Celebration followed Seaside by approximately eight...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/duany_crits_cel.html New Traditional Architecture Books<br>+ Duany Introduction- October 17, 2004 I haven't seen Steve Mouzon's new Traditional Construction Patterns yet. But I know Steve, and I expect it to be good. You can buy it from Amazon here, or you can order autographed copies from Steve here. Andrs Duany's written an interesting introduction. An educator, Modernist (co-founder of Arquitectonica) and...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/new_traditional.html New Internet List for New Urban and Traditional Architects- October 17, 2004 Here's a description of a new discussion list at TradArch.org:The New Discourse List is a temporary forum for the discussion of progressive and new ideas in support of traditional architecture and urbanism, a place for traditional designers who feel the philosophies and theories of the past do not adequately describe...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/new_internet_di.html Interview with Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi- October 16, 2004 The Philadelphia Independent interviewed Robert Venturi (RV) and Denise Scott Brown (DSB). Although I usually don't like their work Venturi is the anti-Classicist, and Scott Brown's planning is not very spatial Bob is a supremely talented architect, well-deserving of the Pritzker Prize he won, and Denise is an...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/interview_with_.html Britain's worst building to be demolished on television- October 15, 2004 The Guardian, London, October 14:It's about kickstarting a nationwide debate about the value of architecture and empowering people to feel they can improve the quality of the built environment, the Director of the program said. The president of RIBA, George Ferguson, said: What I seek is public intolerance of the...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/britains_worst_.html MoJo workin, more Red Sox quotes- October 14, 2004 UPDATED 102804: Congratulations Red Sox Nation. You'll prefer this post. Also look here and here. These guys are great. Without any of the bluster of the Red Sox, they just go out and win. And the whole city becomes baseball fans. The first question during intermission at the opera is,...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/mojo_workin_mor.html Mystery Town IIIThe Fuggerei- October 11, 2004 The two people who guessed the Fuggerei, in Augsburg, Bavaria (and the two who guessed Augsburg but couldn't remember the name of the neighborhood), are right. The Fuggers were bankers, rich enough to later become Frsten (princes). Augsburg's website says, Known as the "Town within a Town". Founded in 1516...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/mystery_town.html NOT a third good place- October 11, 2004 Some of the Neo-Modernism sweeping through architectural fashion has no heart or soul. That was my first reaction when I went to see New York's new Juan Valdez coffee shop at 140 East 57th Street (picture below, story here, in gothamist). I'm all for cafes and other third good places,...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/10/not_a_third_goo.html |