2024-12-20T15:56:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/119835565/pop-cultitecture-the-genius-of-david-byrne Julia Ingalls 2015-02-04T10:04:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1j/1j8p2dtt6xx9wl6z.PNG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Unlike those architects who long to be thought of as artists, Byrne is an artist who loves to thinks about architecture. Like the deadpan docent of the infrastructural realm, David Byrne's work has inadvertently helped make architecture into a pop culture staple. While his commentary may not be mind-blowing to an architect, the method of his commentary &ndash; the diversity and size of his audience, the innovative visual and aural techniques in which he conveys highly abstract concepts &ndash; is a major contribution to architectural discourse.</p>