Cite 13 cover with words Viva San Antonio

Editor’s Note

Cite 13 was guest edited by Melanie Young. In her article, "Viva San Antonio: A New School of San Antonio Architecture Emerges," Young first gives an overview of the pluralistic history of the city's built environment and then writes about a new school:

"It is the recognition of this pluralism, rather than of any one tradition, that appears to be shaping a new school of San Antonio architecture today. Although a majority of its pupils have emerged from 11ie Ford tradition and identify it as a starting point - if not the foundation - of their work, what is noticeable about the group as a whole is that its members choose eclectically among the formal elements of Regionalism. Modernism, Postmodernism, and what they interpret as San Antonio's traditions and unique character Postmodernism s effect has been to liberate rather than dictate: it has provided the freedom to explore and respond to the city's architectural pluralism (especially its baroque tradition) as well as an expanded vocabulary for articulating it."

Contributors

Cameron Armstrong; Wolde-Ghiorghis Ayele; Andrew Barde; Peter H. Brown; John C. Ferguson; Martha Doty Freeman; Diane Y. Ghirardo; Wilhelm Hahn; Jay C. Henry; Gerald Moorhead; Jan O'Brien; Jeffrey Karl Ochsner; Scott Poole; Sherry Kafka Wagner; Michael E. Wilson; and Melanie Young.