1. Classical Architecture for the Modern World
Sara Stackhouse

2. Carroll William Westfall,
Past chairman of Notre Dame School of Architecture
“Rejecting tradition or launching a radical transformation at its expense as occurs in most other schools of architecture ill equips a person to use his or her God-given gifts to make the built world a better place for everyone.”

3. Modernist Philosophy Innovation and rapid modernization
Technology
Computer drafting software
Abstract models
Focus on current trends
“Classicism is obsolete”
Short – term advantages
Modernist Philosophy

4. Traditional vs. Modernist Training
Foundational skills
Hand drawing
Classical architecture
Start with computer drafting software
Modern trends
Traditional vs. Modernist Training

5. Traditional
Modernist

6. Carroll William Westfall,
Past chairman of Notre Dame School of Architecture
“Classical architecture is the best that a tradition produces. Every culture has a tradition. Ours runs from ancient Greece and Rome through the founding of the United States…and on into the present.”

7. Classical Architecture for the Modern World
Wide application of principles
Historical significance and tradition
Rhetoric
Classical Architecture for the Modern World

8. Application of Classical Principles
Balance
Symmetry
Proportion
Application of Classical Principles

9. Historical Significance
Maintaining a region’s identity

11. Academia
Government
Memorials
Museums
Rhetoric

12. Proposal: What We Can Do
We can learn from the fundamental principles of the classical tradition
Original designs
Regional identities
Rhetorical statements
Proposal: What We Can Do

13. Image Citations {In Order of Appearance}
Shor, FRANC, and Jean Shor. Parthenon, Athens, Greece. Digital image. National Geographic Creative. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web.
Nowitz, Richard. The Ray and Maria Stata Center for Computer Information Service. Digital image. National Geographic Creative. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web.
Oliver Leveritt. Monticello. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., 17 July Web.
Brown, David M. Air Force Academy Chapel. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., 3 June Web.
Dreyer, Peter H. Old State House. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., 20 Mar Web.
Sanjai, Padmapriya. Burj Al Arab, Dubai. Digital image. National Geographic Creative. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web.
Nowitz, Richard. Old State House, Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Digital image. National Geographic Creative. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web.
Nowtiz, Richard. Old State House on Boston's Freedom Trail. Digital image. National Geographic Creative. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web.
St. John, Stephen. The flag flies over the West side of the Capitol Building. Digital image. National Geographic Creative. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web.
Charley. Lincoln Memorial. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., 29 May Web.
National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Ave Side, 4/2/2012. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., 2 Apr Web. <
Image Citations {In Order of Appearance}

14. Westfall, Carroll W. "Approach: Traditional and Classical
Westfall, Carroll W. "Approach: Traditional and Classical Architecture and Urbanism."University of Notre Dame: School of Architecture. University of Notre Dame, n.d. Web.
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