Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismDuany Crits Ouroussoff- April 30, 2006 IN TODAY's New York Times, Little Herbert writes a farewell to Jane Jacobs. Apart from defending Robert Moses and framing her as an out-of-date fuddydud, the article becomes a protracted attack on the New Urbanism. Towards the end he states "For those who could not see it, the hollowness of...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/hes_angry.html UPI: “Gentilly to create model for New Orleans”- April 30, 2006 United Press International Apr. 27, 2006 Gentilly, the New Orleans neighborhood just north of the French Quarter, has begun a neighborhood planning process that could set the standard for the city. The Gentilly urban-planning method is called a "charrette," French for "cart," where architects, developers, environmentalists, sociologists and transportation experts...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/upi_gentilly_to.html “Locals' plan: a more walkable Big Easy”- April 29, 2006 From the Christian Science Monitor: Indeed, charrettes like this have been going on throughout Katrina-ravaged communities in Louisiana and Mississippi, but this is the first in New Orleans and the only all-volunteer charrette, so it is free from governmental restraints. Ms. Hedge-Morrell believes this charrette will be a model for...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/locals_plan_a_m.html Lightning Strikes (but not the way we hoped - yet)- April 26, 2006 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS knocked out the power in much of New Orleans last night. Andrs Duany was perhaps a third of the way into his presentation of the results of the charrette when the power went out there. A hundred or more of the five hundred Gentilleans who turned out for...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/lighting_strike.html Times-Picayune: “A New Gentilly”- April 26, 2006 Architect has big ideas for the neighborhood that include town centers and green space Wednesday, April 26, by Coleman Warner Determined to influence planning efforts across New Orleans, Miami-based architect Andres Duany and other advisers presented recovery ideas to Gentilly residents Tuesday night, calling for revamped business districts, ongoing technical...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/timespicayune_a.html Jane Jacobs, Rest In Peace- April 25, 2006http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/jane_jacobs_res.html From the Charrette- April 21, 2006 DAVID GOLDBERG writes: Why New Orleans Matters.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/from_the_charre.html Gentilly Charrette- April 18, 2006 STARTING TOMORROW, the Gentilly Civic Improvement Association website (www.gcia.us) will have daily updates on the New Urban charrette for Gentilly. There's already a charrette page with a press release and a schedule posted.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/gentilly_charre_1.html Where I'm Staying- April 17, 2006 A WONDERFUL B&B in New Orleans not too far from the charrette site has kindly given rooms to some of the charrette team at a fraction of their regular price. Thank you House on Bayou Road!http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/where_im_stayin.html Last Night- April 16, 2006 WE FOUND Bombay Talkie just walking along. We ate at the communal table with no reservation. The restaurant has tasty Indian food that's a little lighter than at most Indian restaurants in New York. The international, fashionable Modernism is pleasant: it's rumored the owner wants to make this a chain...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/04/last_night.html |