Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismClassical Architect Chosen for US Govt Position- September 7, 2006 According to the Wall Street Journal: The federal agency that builds courthouses, border stations and other federal buildings is set to name a new chief architect, a move that could usher in a return to a more traditional type of architecture in the government's $10 billion construction program. The General...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/09/classical_archi.html 10 minutes later- September 3, 2006 Click on the photo for a larger view, and you should be able to see that there is heavy rain in the foreground, while the sun shines on the University of Miami in the background. More here and here.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/09/10_minutes_late.html More- September 3, 2006 More photos here and here.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/09/more.html Miami Skies- September 2, 2006 Click on photos for larger images. IN FLAT, swampy Florida, the clouds are often the landscape. My apartment in downtown Coral Gables is on the seventh floor, above the tree line, looking south towards the Dixie Highway, the ocean and the rolling clouds. When I first got here, the skies...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2006/09/miami_skies.html |