In 2009 a gleaming performing arts space opened to great fanfare in downtown Pittsburgh. The distinctive is as long as the block it occupies, and the corner of the building looks like the sail of a ship made in glass and stone.
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture was meant to be a hub for African-American theater, art and education, named after renowned playwright and native son . Today the Center is for sale, unable to pay its bills.
— npr.org
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sail of a ship? that's not what i see...
looks like a hammer to me.
perhaps it's a belated metaphor for the [literal] fall of post-modernism. It's only a few decades late.
Great representation of the American Architect (ARE/IDP) system.
post modernism was a transitory phase to break the lock modenrism had on the profession.
oh, really? I had no idea. thank you for the very informative explanation.
"looks like a hammer to me" - yeah, and you're not making an implicit reference to post-modernism.
are you stupid or just a dick? i think both, and something tells me i'm not the first person to come to this conclusion.
write semiotics, thayer-d. write it.
-ciao
boccioni, are you in the habit of berating people with whom you disagree? I've heard the term post-modernism defined several ways. When I was a student in the mid to late 80's it was commonly used, and for about a semester, it was even in vogue with some professors. That window shut quickly, but it's impact is still with us. I used to think of it as refering to the peroid in history after modernism, but as modernism is still alive and kicking, I tend to think of it as a stylistic label for the cartoony traditionalism of people like Michael Graves, when some architects still couldn't get them selves to do traditional architecture without baing ironic.
What does it mean to you?
i don't have habits.
-ciao
"looks like a hammer to me" - yeah, and you're not making an implicit reference to post-modernism.
Becasue not only do you have no habits, but you are a clairvoyant. How exciting!
Eitherway, you're clearly afraid to answer a simple question. Maybe that was your implicit reference to post-modernism when you called me stupid. The irony of it all.
Thayer,
I'm not trying to argue with you. I agree with your first statement. I was simply pointing out that it sounded to me like you were the pot calling the kettle black. I was also insinuating that you like to argue with people for the sake of arguing and that you like your voice to be heard and your posts to be seen.
I agree that post-modernism was a temporary transition period in architecture. I also agree that modernism is alive and well, and that post-modernism was the period that was ultimately rejected. I was simply suggesting that the building could be read in many ways, using symbols, metaphors etc. Ultimately, I was making a joke. I apologize if my sense of humor does not resonate with you; I can't please everyone.
PS, life as a clairvoyant is fantastic. I only go after the projects I know I can get, and I only work with amazing clients. My senses tell me that you're old and angry, and for that I feel badly.
If your sense of humor involves calling people stupid or a dick, then no, it dosen't resonate with me. Even when apologizing, you still manage to through out insults (old and angry). I would posit that it isn't the person asking straight forward questions but rather the person who tries to pass insults off as humor that has anger issues.
It sounds like we might have had an interesting conversation about post-modernism had you not gotten tripped up on yourself. Maybe next time.
until next time...
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