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Tag Archives: Roger Scruton
Sir Roger Scruton on beauty
Here is a lovely video of the British philosopher and architectural theorist Roger Scruton called “Why Beauty Matters.” The usefulness of beauty in uplifting human lives serves as the bottom-line rationale for my book Lost Providence, on which I will … Continue reading
Sic transit beautiful? Not!
The race is on to see whether British Prime Minister Theresa May or American President Donald Trump will win the bilateral infrastructure beauty sweepstakes. At least we know Britain has entered. May’s Transport Minister John Hayes recently gave a speech, … Continue reading
Dirty truths of modernism
Sometimes truth comes out of the mouths of babes. Other times it comes out of the mouths of potty. That does not make it any less true, and since truth on any topic is a rare commodity, Paul Joseph Watson’s … Continue reading
Krier on cities’ skyscraperitis
According to the headline writers at BD magazine, Britain’s leading journal of architecture, the takeaway from Leon Krier’s new essay there is “It doesn’t matter if skyscrapers are designed by world-class architects or hacks – they’re destroying our cities.” I … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Garden City, James Howard Kunstler, Leon Krier, London, Roger Scruton, Skyscrapers
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Music and architecture, cont.
In October, Roger Scruton visited the belly of the musical beast, in Germany, to deliver a lecture against atonal composition. It was as if the superhero of classical architecture, Henry Hope Reed, arose from his grave to address the celebrants … Continue reading
Transport official on beauty
On my ballot next Tuesday I will write in John Hayes for president. Dammit! He is ineligible. He is a member of Parliament, and now Britain’s minister for transport, newly appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May, successor to David Cameron … Continue reading
Krier: Politicians, take note
Léon Krier, the architect, planner, theorist and master cartoonist who hails from Luxembourg, has called upon the European Union to build itself a new capital so that a way out of the world’s gathering problems might be forged. He says … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Architecture, Architecture Education, Architecture History, Art and design, Development, Landscape Architecture, Preservation, Providence, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Andres Duany, Building & Design, Eupolis, Jane Jacobs, Jane's Walk, Leon Krier, Prince Charles, Providence RI, Roger Scruton, Tony Brussat, Traditional Building
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Scruton, Haussmann, Syria
The British philosopher and architectural theorist Roger Scruton, whose 1995 book The Classical Vernacular is one of my bibles, has recently written “Rebuilding a new Syria without the divisions” for The Times of London. Syria’s history as a French protectorate … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Architecture, Architecture Education, Architecture History, Art and design, Book/Film Reviews, Books and Culture, Development, Other countries, Preservation, Urbanism and planning
Tagged Damascus, Homs, London, Marwa al-Sabouni, Mecca, Modern Architecture, Modern Planning, Roger Scruton, Syria, The Times of London
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