Architects innovate through design, but developers also innovate by selecting architects and making decisions to invest in new neighborhoods or provide housing forms that they think other developers are neglecting. Although what developers do is not as obvious as architecture, that doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences to liming competition among them. — forbes.com
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if you think DC is bad, you should come to seattle. oy.
I read that article about Colbert last week and had to laugh. While I don't know much about him or his work, it's clear he is being praised for his conservatism. I wish there was an article that praised someone pushing design in the city, instead of a guy taking a back seat to politicians and developers.
I like the criticism about DC thinking they have a historic fabric is spot on.
matthew i would disagree with your reading of the article. Stephen in fact makes two statements that I think support an alternative reading. He first states "there are a lot of people out there who dismiss all modern architecture as boring out of hand, and in my opinion undeservedly", and then goes on to write about Colbert saying "He gets a lot of work in DC, and answering the question of why his boring style is "....
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