Until his retirement in 2015 Carroll William Westfall taught the history of architecture, most recently at the University of Notre Dame, which he joined in 1966. The author of three books and numerous articles concerning traditional and classical architecture and urbanism from antiquity to the present, he has a special interest in making knowledge of the history of architecture useful to architects and builders.
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The happiness we pursue is more enduring and rewarding than the transient emotional lift of the sublime's novelty and drama. It resides instead in the beauty in the buildings we build and the urbanism we make with tradition’s guidance.
What is happiness and how does it relate to urbanism?
An update on the relevancy of statues in urbanism.
Carroll William Westfall investigates new modern construction in a historic neighborhood.
American cities used to be more like ancient cities such as Rome which were built piecemeal to meet the needs of its citizens.
Carroll William Westfall discusses Frank Lloyd Wright's impact on traditional urbanism.
Buildings, like people, have faces that reveal their expressive character
Demonstrators at the University of Virginia march to reclaim their campus and city.
Carroll William Westfall takes a look at the controversy surrounding the country's Confederate monuments.
Tradition is a Key Factor for Good Urbanism, Not Style.
Carroll William Westfall shares his observations from Sicily.
Carroll William Westfall looks at the ways traditional urbanism promotes the common good in communities, cities, towns and neighborhoods.
Carroll William Westfall discusses the relationship of good urbanism and beautiful buildings.
Carroll William Westfall discusses the development of preservation and urbanism, illustrating the problem with labeling a building "of its time."
Incremental change in architecture and urban development produces successful neighborhoods and cities.
Urbanism is what we build to serve our needs and desires in families and neighborhoods and on up in scale to cities, states and nations. It is the grandest, most complicated, complex, and extensive thing we build, but we underestimate its role in our lives, and it is tradition that makes urbanism valuable for us.
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