“Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.”
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The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.
We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward.
Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise.
Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.
