Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismR. Crumb's Short History of America- July 8, 2004 You never know what you'll find on the web like this animation of R. Crumb cartoons by a Crumb fan (found via John Hill's blog, A Daily Dose of Architecture). Click on the drawing to go to the animation.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/r_crumbs_short_.html New Urbanism & New Labour- July 8, 2004 Yesterday, the (former Manchester) Guardian had a story on the relationship between John Norquist, President of the CNU, and John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the UK. Prescott was the keynote speaker at CNU XI in Washington. The relationship between the two men has been instrumental in forming Prescott's plan...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/new_urbanism_ne.html PPS Crits Koolhaas- July 8, 2004 The Project for Public Spaces newsletter has a good article on the Seattle Library. Their website is one of the best on the web for "physical planning" I don't know how I forgot to include their site in my list of links, but I've added it now. Other links...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/pps_crits_koolh.html The Best Way to Travel to Rome- July 7, 2004 We used to think the way we entered a city was important. Coming to New York from Europe, you sailed into the grand New York harbor, passed the Statue of Liberty, and docked next to the towers of midtown, where you could hail a cab as soon as you stepped...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/the_best_way_to.html Manhattan Beaches- July 7, 2004 Curbed has been following recent references to beaches on the East River. Several of the Olympic No-Village Village schemes showed a beach facing Manhattan, but now Sir Richard Rogers has proposed building some on the Manhattan side. Perhaps he should come to this side of the Atlantic and take a...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/manhattan_beach.html "Freedom Tower" Cornerstone Laid On the 4th of July- July 5, 2004 The PATH trains and subway are working again, the World Trade Center developer has his first insurance payment, and yesterday Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg laid the cornerstone for the so-called Freedom Tower. But the New York Times reports on the uncertain future for the site:Guessing the future of long-term...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/freedom_tower_c.html Gwathmey Siegel Tower Rises At Astor Place- July 5, 2004 Curbed and Jesse Chan Norris are chronicling the rise of a Gwathmey Siegel designed condo building at Astor Place. Curbed doesn't seem very pleased.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/gwathmey_siegel.html More Third Good Places — Tea Rooms, British- July 1, 2004 To go along with my posts on favorite coffee houses (also here and here) and London pubs, here's a list from the British newspaper The Independent on the 50 best tea rooms in the world:50 best ... places for afternoon tea One lump or two That's the most taxing decision...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2004/07/more_third_good.html |