Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, Progressivism“A battle to rebuild looms in New Orleans”- October 10, 2005 From the Boston Globe: A battle to rebuild looms in New Orleans Officials compete to have say in plan Lining up for battle, which many observers said could pit developers against preservationists, affluent against poor, and business interests against the neighborhoods, are bureaucratic forces from city, state, and federal government....http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/a_battle_to_reb.html The Architecture of Rhode Island- October 10, 2005 http:www.architectureri.comhttp://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/the_architectur.html Supersize II- October 10, 2005 Researchers: SUVs kill more pedestrians CNN, Friday, October 7, 2005 Posted: 1226 GMT (2026 HKT) The main problem was the height and shape of the front of SUVs, researchers said. LONDON, England (Reuters)Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) may feel safer for their drivers but they are more deadly than other cars...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/supersize_ii.html Supersize I- October 10, 2005 84 Chinese cities ban small cars.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/supersize_i.html Where I am today (with a high-speed wifi connection in the meeting hall)- October 1, 2005 More info here Thursday, September 29 - Saturday, October 1 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame Organized by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America Conference to address the past and future of the classical architecture movement...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/where_i_am_toda.html “A Mogul Who Would Rebuild New Orleans”- October 1, 2005 THE LMDC and Governor Pataki called the signals at Ground Zero, and they must take the blame for the failure of the result. Important to New Orleans will be Bechtel, Halliburton and men like "the local Donald Trump." From the New York Times: A Mogul Who Would Rebuild New Orleans...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/new_york_times_.html John Norquist on Lehrer Newshour- October 1, 2005 CNU President John Norquist spoke about the future of New Orleans on the Lehrer Newshour: Well, you really need to know where before you need to know what to see what kind of flood control systems go in, what land can to be reopened. That can tell you what you...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/john_norquist_o.html The New Discourse & The Discourse That Can Not Be Named- October 1, 2005 Even though the name for the Old Discourse came from conservative Traditional architects who are friends, it has been an unpopular name: no one wants to be pigeon-holed, and some felt the name was pejorative. That was not the intent. In my article (download the PDF here), my preferences are...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/the_new_discour.html This Is It- October 1, 2005 Every Yankee game for the last two weeks has been the biggest game of the year. Today is the biggest game of the year and the reason the Yankees got the Big Unit: to beat the Red Sox in the biggest game of the year. Last year, they didn't have...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2005/10/this_is_it.html |