Modernists hide behind glass facade

2004-08-06T00:00:00

I am alarmed by the misplaced energy expended over the topic of “iconic” architecture. Some of this opprobrium should be reserved for the nondescript, mediocre buildings that clutter our cities, and that have become the acceptable benchmark by which we judge anything remotely out of the ordinary.Future Systems’ scheme for ...

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