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Thursday, November 1, 2007
5:30 PM
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
7:00 PM
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Ethics and Public Policy Center
1015 15th St. NW, Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
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In his elegant and eloquent new book Architecture of Democracy, Allan Greenberg, America's foremost classicist architect, explains -- and illustrates through beautiful photographs -- that great American architecture "embodies the ideals of democracy for which our revolution was fought and our Constitution created." In this presentation at EPPC, Mr. Greenberg will discuss the impact of the American Revolution on the architecture of the new nation and will address current dilemmas in the architecture of Washington, D.C.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Allan Greenberg is one of the most important architects at work today and the recipient, in 2006, of the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr. Greenberg left his native land more than four decades ago because of its apartheid system and, in his words, "fell in love with America" upon his arrival here. That love has endured and intensified, in part as a result of Mr. Greenberg's study of the history of America's founding. Mr. Greenberg has taught at Yale University's schools of Architecture and Law, at the University of Pennsylvania, and in the department of Historic Preservation at Columbia University. His writings, lectures, and architectural work have been very influential in furthering the study and practice of architectural tradition.
REGISTRATION
E-mail: send your name and affiliation to events@eppc.org.
Fax: your name and affiliation to (202) 408-0632
A wine-and-cheese reception will follow the discussion.
From Steve Schmidt, who, as special adviser to President Bush, led the White House's efforts to confirm the Supreme Court nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito: "Ed Whelan was the most influential and valuable commentator on the nominations of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. His remarkably rapid, thorough, and reliable responses to the distorted attacks on the nominees prevented those attacks from gaining traction. The White House was deeply grateful that he was on our side."