It takes no small amount of vanity for one of the High Priests of New Urbanism to write about the perceived hatred of New Urbanists by architects – in Architect Magazine no less. But credit where it’s due: Jeff Speck has a very high opinion of himself and of his crusade. While I admire his conviction, I don’t share it.

Maybe it’s because of his messianic certainty.  Maybe because  it’s never about architectural style, except when it is.  But maybe it’s because, as he opens his post for Architecture Magazine saying that he’s writing to rebut Robert Bruegmann’s critique of Speck & Duany’s new book, Speck quickly devolves into middle school stereotyping that envelops the remainder of the piece.  Was there a point to be made?

Don’t even get me started about Duany…