"In these days when Vancouver relentlessly markets itself to global wealth, it's not Erickson's architecture but his signature that stands out like a Cheshire-cat smile." the tyee
wow. despite not caring much about/for erickson's work and not having b.c. on my radar for architecture, the scenario described in this article is pretty relevant for a lot of us. and adele weder's got a pretty good way of critiquing obliquely. thanks, orhan! i'll have to check out this column in the future.
"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."
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wow. despite not caring much about/for erickson's work and not having b.c. on my radar for architecture, the scenario described in this article is pretty relevant for a lot of us. and adele weder's got a pretty good way of critiquing obliquely. thanks, orhan! i'll have to check out this column in the future.
It sounds like I need to do a better job of marketing my name.
"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."
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