Paleo Retiree writes:
“Whether we like buildings as pure formal objects is another matter, and not of primary significance. What is truly significant is whether architecture creates a place.”
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Somewhat related, there’s a push among some in L.A. to restore Pershing Square to an honest-to-goodness park as opposed to show-off piece for dull design: http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-beat-pershing-square-20131006,0,5951177.story
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Let’s hope something — and preferably a makeover in a traditional style — comes of it. Pershing Square couldn’t be much more dreary than it is these days.
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Was it David Sucher who said something like, “What’s really important about a building isn’t how it looks, it’s how it treats you”? Or Roger Scruton? Leon Krier? Someone like that?
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