Architects and Artisans

Pity the architects who’ve tried for almost 200 years to follow the genius of Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. Their efforts bring to mind Fitzgerald’s remark regarding the dearth of second acts in American lives.  In Charlottesville, though, we’re talking about the life of one of the nation’s finest master plans – and the mostly lackluster structures that have proliferated [...]

For the past six years, Judith Shatin, professor of music at The University of Virginia, has enjoyed an office in the Stanford White-designed Old Cabell Hall on the Lawn. She has an inspiring view of Jefferson’s Rotunda.. “I happened to be sitting in Old Cabell, looking at that beautiful scene, when it suddenly occurred to [...]