The Classical City online journal is jointly edited by Anton Glikin and Youry Makoussinsky and published by The Classical City Association.
The Classical City online journal is jointly edited by Anton Glikin and Youry Makoussinsky and published by The Classical City Association.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in St. John:
Finally I can give you glad tidings: our Newsletter has been resurrected thanks to the help and diligence of our brother Richard Thomas Biernacki, BSG, KSJ. We hope that once we are “back on track”, we will publish three or four issues each year. We need tour help:
Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, I suspect the only reason I find myself here today is because your President, Sunand Prasad, who was a student of Keith Critchlow who founded my School of Traditional Arts, invited me. I felt I should oblige him. I daresay he may be regretting his invitation by now... As if the media are to be believed - it is a wonder to find this hall seemingly fully occupied!
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission recently announced that on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, it will hold a public hearing to consider designating the former Interborough Rapid Transit Powerhouse as an Individual NYC Landmark.
SIR - Ellis Woodman's account of the Prince of Wales' battle with modernist architects contains a red herring and a number of inaccuracies ("Prince Charles vs the architects: round two", May 6).
After many years of resistance St Petersburg has finally succumbed under the siege of modernism. The assault began with the infliction of such deconstructionist vandalisms as the new Mariinsky Theatre and the imposition of cheap kiosk-like inclusions in the city’s centre. The current destruction of Russian heritage started however in Moscow. Some estimates suggest that over 400 Moscow landmarks have gone forever in last 10 years.
The unique success of the sculptor Arno Breker in the 20th century is also due to his abilities as an architect. As a young man, Breker (1900-1991) was master student of the famous German architect Prof. Wilhelm Kreis. Breker saw his studies of architecture in D?sseldorf on the river Rhein as an important complement for his ambitions to create sculptures for public spaces, as well as for churches, public and state buildings, and other structures. His visions have become clearer during his stay in Paris, then the world metropolis of Western art.
