very clever in suggesting an attitude of 'replacing' old buildings when in fact foster's design would nicely complement mills' building.
by introducing the modern tendency to disregard historic architecture, cogbill sets up a straw man to beat on: he's sure to have support if he positions himself against ruining mills' structure, but he might not if he acknowledged that the design is more sensitive than that.
shades of piano at the whitney in this controversy. preservation (which i typically support) gone amok.
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very clever in suggesting an attitude of 'replacing' old buildings when in fact foster's design would nicely complement mills' building.
by introducing the modern tendency to disregard historic architecture, cogbill sets up a straw man to beat on: he's sure to have support if he positions himself against ruining mills' structure, but he might not if he acknowledged that the design is more sensitive than that.
shades of piano at the whitney in this controversy. preservation (which i typically support) gone amok.
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