Vol. 7/No. 1, January 2006

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Architecture of Our Time
Steven W. Semes has helped to both define and perpetuate the resurgence of the Classical tradition in contemporary architecture through teaching, writing and his own thriving practice.

By Will Holloway

FEATURE
Classicism for Humanity
The Institute for Classical Architecture & Classical America and Habitat for Humanity have joined forces to build prototypes of affordable houses that complement traditional neighborhoods.

By Marieke Cassia Gartner

BOOK REVIEWS
New Towns for Old, by John Nolen. Reviewed by Rob Robinson

The American Townhouse, by Kevin D. Murphy. Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagné

Wallace Neff and the Grand Houses of the Golden State, by Diane Kanner; George Washington Smith: Architect of the Spanish Colonial Revival, by Patricia Gebhard. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Buildings in Wood: The History & Traditions of Architecture’s Oldest Building Material, by Will Pryce. Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagné

THE FORUM
Mississippi Rising, by Christine Franck
For seven days in October, the Mississippi Renewal Forum struggled with the social, aesthetic and future aspects of rebuilding the Mississippi coast after Hurricane Katrina.