John Massengale AIA CNU has won awards for architecture, architectural history, historic preservation, and urbanism, from publications such as Progressive Architecture and organizations including the National Book Award Foundation (New York 1900, was the first in the series on New York architecture and urbanism that was a two-time finalist in the awards), several chapters of the American Insitute of Architects, and from the Walton Family Foundation. A Fellow of the CNU, the Seaside Institute, and Create Streets, he has served on the Boards of the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County (FCWC), the Institute for Classical Art & Architecture (ICAA), the City Club of New York, and the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU), and was the founding Chair of both CNU New York and CNU NYC (the state and city chapters). John Massengale has taught architecture and urbanism studios at the University of Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, the ICAA, the Swedish Royal Technical Institute (KTH), and the University of Miami and is a licensed architect in New York State.
John Massengale – Sustaining Values: I design buildings with human scale and traditional principles of commodity, firmness, and delight. I value craftsmanship, honest materials, and intelligent construction, and at all scales of design—from creating rooms, to arranging buildings, to organizing streets—I emphasize the importance of making places where people want to be. I frequently find Classical and Classically proportioned buildings the most beautiful, and I am skilled in the design of Palladian architecture, the Classical and Classical Vernacular of 18th century and early 19th century America, the American Renaissance of the early 20th century, and the Modern Classicism of today. I have expertise in the building of New York, New England, and New Mexico, and I emphasize a sustainable and resilient Regional Green in urban and architectural design. Author of Street Design, The Secret to Great Cities and Towns, New York 1900, Metropolitan Architecture and Design 1890-1915, and the The Anglo-American Suburb, I have a MuckRack page that lists recent articles and op-eds. Download My CV.