Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismMississippi Charrette Final Report- October 18, 2005 Full report herehttp://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/mississippi_cha.html New Urban Katrina Charrette: Almost Done- October 16, 2005 Sun-Herald Photo & Caption: From left: Andres Duany of Duany Plater-Zyberk talks to Jim Barksdale, who is heading the Governors Commission, during the Mississippi Renewal Forum at the Isle of Capri in Biloxi on Sunday. Also pictured are, from left, Donna Barksdale and Emily Talen of the University of Illinois....http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/new_urban_katri.html After Midnight- October 16, 2005http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/after_midnight.html Dover Kohl project in South Mississippi- October 12, 2005 Before & After Views A FEW MONTHS before Hurricane Katrina hit South Mississippi, Dover Kohl & Partners held a charrette to turn an office park in Bay St. Louis already under construction into a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), with a mixed-use town center within walking distance of a range of...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/dover_kohl_proj.html “Many big visions for a new Big Easy”- October 12, 2005 From the Christian Science Monitor: Within days of hurricane Katrina, urban planners, architects, and engineers flocked to the city to get a first look at the potential. If their efforts seem uncoordinated, their goals are lofty. Many planners and politicians don't want to merely re-create New Orleans, but to make...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/many_big_vision.html “New Orleans: New Visions, Four Experts' Views”- October 12, 2005 A second story in the Christian Science Monitor quotes Reed Kroloff, the Dean of the School of Architecture at Tulane University, who gives the knee-jerk response of the architecture establishment. It's almost the opposite of what the residents and elected officials are saying to us at the charrette going on...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/new_orleans_new.html What the world needs now, is love, sweet love.- October 12, 2005 Acolytes of Mies (oh puh-lease) do it. via The Gutterhttp://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/what_the_world_.html Local Coverage of Katrina Relief- October 12, 2005 The Sun Herald The view outside the hotel where we're working...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/local_newspaper.html Mississippi Town Paper (PDF)- October 12, 2005 Click here to download the PDF.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/mississippi_tow.html Leaving Tuesday- October 10, 2005 From MississippiRenewal.com: Working with Gov. Haley Barbour, a national team of 100 architects, planners, development experts, and other professionals organized by the Chicago-based Congress for the New Urbanism, will gather in Biloxi, Mississippi Oct. 11 for a post-Katrina planning effort unprecedented in its scope and intensity. Calling this a once-in-a-lifetime...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/leaving_tuesday.html |