"More than 40 years ago, a group of young Manhattan architects with a shared interest in the aesthetics of old-fashioned Modernism began getting together to talk about their work, their lives and the state of the field. And in the decades that followed, even as their styles grew apart — and as they became celebrities in and beyond the world of architecture — they continued talking." "More than 40 years ago, a group of young Manhattan architects with a shared interest in the aesthetics of old-fashioned Modernism began getting together to talk about their work, their lives and the state of the field. And in the decades that followed, even as their styles grew apart — and as they became celebrities in and beyond the world of architecture — they continued talking."
It is always good to see architects supporting each other's endeavors and speaking with fondness, not criticism, about the fellow professionals' work. Goes to show that the not-so-thick-skinned architects are not immune to critics - Gwathmey certainly wasn't.
He will be missed not only by his contemporaries but also by the younger architects-to-be who have been inspired by the New York Five.
"More than 40 years ago, a group of young Manhattan architects with a shared interest in the aesthetics of old-fashioned Modernism began getting together to talk about their work, their lives and the state of the field. And in the decades that followed, even as their styles grew apart — and as they became celebrities in and beyond the world of architecture — they continued talking."
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It is always good to see architects supporting each other's endeavors and speaking with fondness, not criticism, about the fellow professionals' work. Goes to show that the not-so-thick-skinned architects are not immune to critics - Gwathmey certainly wasn't.
He will be missed not only by his contemporaries but also by the younger architects-to-be who have been inspired by the New York Five.
linky no worky?
if you google the name of the article, the NYT piece comes first in search
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This is a really poignant little piece of writing here.
in these transitional times, i also sense that everybody holding on to their legacy with 'four arms' as they say in eastern mediterranean.
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