The Promise of Modern Architecture

It is always rather thrilling to be around for the birth of a new movement. To watch a fresh crop of intellectual leaders emerge, the publication of exciting new ideas, and the creation of institutions designed to make the movement’s vision a reality. The preceding decades have witnessed a steady stream of newly minted schools of thought. Some of these—such as national conservatism and integralism—have gained a great deal of public attention. Others have flown a bit more under the radar. Perhaps none more than the movement to revive classical architecture.