Shaping the City with Roger K. Lewis

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Shaping the City with Roger K. Lewis

We've all heard the saying that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." But how does that laissez-faire attitude translate to the communities in which we live? We consider how perceptions of beauty affect our attitudes toward historic...

We've all heard the saying that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." But how does that laissez-faire attitude translate to the communities in which we live? We consider how perceptions of beauty affect our attitudes toward historic buildings, and whether new developments should be held to a tougher aesthetic standard.

Guests

Roger Lewis

Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park

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