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I like all sorts of towns, cities and buildings, but what I design are Classical buildings and Traditional towns and cities. You can see some of them at www.massengale.com.

With Robert A.M. Stern I wrote a history of architecture and urbanism in the Progressive Era, New York 1900, Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890–1915 (Rizzoli, 1983) as well as an introduction to the history of suburbia before sprawl, The Anglo–American Suburb (St. Martin's Press, 1981). I have a grant to write Do The Right Thing: Architecture, Urbanism, Democracy, the Zeitgeist & the Soul.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

A beautiful car

JaguarXKEclick for larger image - from the ABC show PanAm

November 10, 2011 in Classicism, Culture | Permalink

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Oooohh! The photo was taken beautifully. The focal point is the red car, which emanates a strong presence. Since this poster was taken from the series PanAm, which is starred by Christina Ricci, it is safe to say that she is probably the girl lying on the ground. It's a historical drama adopted from the 1960's.

Posted by: Maria Wegner at Dec 13, 2011 1:07:47 PM

This is a winning combination: women and cars. Two kinds of beauty together, complementing each other with their positive qualities. Anyway, it's a nice photo. The red of the car and the dress stand out in that area dominated by earth and nature.

Posted by: Tari Ledsome at Jan 5, 2012 9:58:56 AM

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