Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismUSA Make A Difference Day- October 31, 2006 In late September 2005, Andres Duany sent out an e-mail to the team getting ready for the Mississippi charrette. It included marching orders for the architects who would be working on permanent and temporary housing during the charrette. Most of what Duany talked about was quickly accomplished, and then some,...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/usa_make_a_diff.html The Charleston Charter for Architecture- October 30, 2006 Written by the Charleston Council in Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston in March 2005. In the 21st century, we need cities, towns, neighborhoods and buildings that are sustainable and affordable. Beset by social and economic problems so powerful that the way we live threatens to destroy the globe,...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/the_charleston_.html Pitchers and Catchers Report in 110 Days- October 28, 2006 List of Major League Baseball free agents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia PAGE IN PROGRESS Potential MLB Free Agents 2006 off season: Players Based only on players currently under a contract through the 2006 season. (x) = club option for 2007 (m) = mutual option for 2007 (y) = player...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/pitchers_and_ca.html USA Weekend Katrina Cottage, Silver Spring, Maryland- October 22, 2006 This is Katrina Cottage VIII, the second Katrina Cottage on a national rollout. It's built in a factory by Housing International, has a very high LEEDs rating, was designed by Steve Mouzon, and will be unveiled by USA Today next weekend in Silver Spring, Maryland. More info and photos to...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/usa_weekend_kat.html The Way We'll Live Next- October 19, 2006 Marianne Cusato's Katrina Cottage Wins the People's Design Awards More Katrina Cottage info here. From Marianne: The Katrina Cottage won the People's Design Award last night at the Cooper-Hewitt. Many thanks to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and Smithsonian for hosting the awards and to everyone who voted! Special thanks to Jeff...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/the_way_well_li.html TONIGHT: “Hello. My name is John. I'm a recovering architect.”- October 12, 2006 I'm speaking tonight at the University of Miami's School of Architecture: 7 pm at Glasgow Hall in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center (the Krier building). A portrait of the architect as a young Modulor man at the Unit d'Habitations in Marseille.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/tonight_hello_m.html Tonight: Duany & Plater-Zyberk in Pittsburgh- October 9, 2006 Stepping up to the Scaffold: Post-Katrina Planning on the Gulf Coast Architects Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, leaders of the firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, will speak about their involvement in post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts in Mississippi and Louisiana. The team is one of the leading proponents of New Urbanism,...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/10/tonight_duany_p.html |