Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismHow're they doin'- December 19, 2005 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gov. Haley Barbour, left, is hugged by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., outside the Senate chamber Thursday in Washington. AS I SAID BEFORE, there are two reasons why Mississippi has been doing a better job of getting Federal funding than Louisiana: No state has more influence with the...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/_the_associated.html The Bridge Before Christmas- December 19, 2005 A Gulf Coast Tale of MDOT (explained below) By Laurence Aurbach 'Twas the month before Christmas And all through the Coast Not a tourist was stirring Not even a ghost Then Lo! Santa Wayne Declaimed from his sleigh "I have the vision! I'll show you the way!" "The future I...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/the_bridge_befo.html In case you missed it- December 14, 2005 (There were technical problems.) Click here for the text.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/in_case_you_mis.html The Jacket- December 14, 2005 Everyone at the Mississippi Charrette got one of these jackets.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/the_jacket.html They're Afraid, They're Very Afraid- December 13, 2005 Those poor new urbanists. To witness the drubbing they're taking from some of their critics, you'd think this movement of neo-traditional architects and planners was peddling crack to babies. - Whitney Gould, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel We know how to make a city. So go home, CNU. And Kroloff was just...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/theyre_afraid_t.html New York Times Editorial:“Death of an American City”- December 13, 2005 Cost of defending the "the American way of life" in Iraq $300 billion. Cost of saving the life of an American city Priceless. From the New York Times: We are about to lose New Orleans. Whether it is a conscious plan to let the city rot until no one is...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/new_york_times_.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "After Hurricane Katrina, vision for rebuilding runs into a storm"- December 13, 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 11, 2005 After Hurricane Katrina, vision for rebuilding runs into a storm By Whitney Gould Those poor new urbanists. To witness the drubbing they're taking from some of their critics, you'd think this movement of neo-traditional architects and planners was peddling crack to babies. What's got...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/milwaukee_journ.html The funny old English- December 9, 2005 Maybe it's because the English keep so much tradition that some of the English feel compelled to get rid of their best traditions like the Routemaster doubledecker bus and the red phone box. The last London Routemaster goes out of regular service today, and most of the phone boxes...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/the_funny_old_e.html Katrina: Before & After- December 9, 2005 photo removed Hi, My name is John and I am a freelance photojouranlist. The photos you have displayed and credited to MSNBC belong to me. They were licensed to MSNBC for use by them on their website only. I dont want to be ugly but you do copyright your webpage....http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/katrina_before_.html The Anti-McKee- December 9, 2005 From Laura Hall, team leader for the Pass Christian team at the Mississippi Renewal charrette: At the Pass Christian town hall meeting last week, over 350 people showed up. One and only one attendee was very irate and rude. He accused us of wanting to impose eminent domain...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/12/the_antimckee.html |