Veritas et Venustas"Renewing Tradition for the 21st Century." Keywords: architecture, urbanism, classical architecture, traditional urbanism, New Urbanism, Classical Liberalism, ProgressivismQuote of the Day - The Truth Is Slowly Getting Out There- April 12, 2007 It's time for a reconsideration -- something like what architects call a post-occupancy evaluation, which looks at how a building is working for people in everyday use. This one, however, won't rag on the library's already well-documented functional shortcomings, such as the unwieldy and baffling vertical traffic flow. Instead, we'll...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2007/04/quote_of_the_da.html Tragedy Averted- April 6, 2007 Update from the New York Sun: Collapse at Chumley's will interrupt Literary Pursuits Ms. Rowley found, upon looking through "America Day by Day," that " Beauvoir twice mentions the bar on Bedford Street but calls it Chamby's." In 1948, Beauvoir wrote: "In Bedford Street is the only place in New...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2007/04/tragedy_averted.html Congratulations to Jaque Robertson- April 5, 2007 Jaquelin Robertson wins the 2007 Driehaus Prize.http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2007/04/congratulations.html Play Ball!- April 2, 2007 Opening Day 2006 the Stadium The real season begins today: the Yanks face the Devil Rays at 1:05. Bernie's gone, but a healthy Pavano is here for the first time, and 162 games lie ahead of us. Can Derek win the batting title this year Can Robbie How will...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2007/04/play_ball.html “a disease spreading throughout our nation called New Urbanism”- April 1, 2007 Don't fall into the trap of the new urbanists I am a 20-year resident of the City of Visalia, and every day I become increasingly more concerned about the direction that city officials and staff are encouraging for future development of our city. I have read many articles and definitions...http://massengale.typepad.com/venustas/2007/04/a_disease_sprea.html |