The ends of America, the ends of postmodernism; On CofL49 again, always
malignd at aol.com
malignd at aol.com
Wed Feb 25 17:53:25 CST 2009
<<Times Square isn't architecture, it's advertising. Giant electronic
billboards swallowing up whole buildings.>>
I'm sorry, but you're defining what architecture is and is not, can be
and cannot be. Architecture is not just theories and little cardboard
boxes on the desks of archtects. The buildings you're describing are
the homes of Reuters and Conde Nast, among others. And they will define
that section of Manhattan for a long time to come.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: malignd at aol.com
Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
Sent: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 5:50 pm
Subject: Re: The ends of America, the ends of postmodernism; On CofL49
again, always
Times Square isn't architecture, it's advertising. Giant electronic
billboards swallowing up whole buildings.
Bad architecture (meaning *today* any postmodernism still being
practiced by mediocre designers) has always outnumbered quality
architecture. I think that rule holds true for all of the arts. But
no "starchitects" have been doing postmodernism for at least 15 years
(if not 20). The stars of postmodern architecture back in the 80's
have either moved on, or they are being ignored as irrelevant.
David Morris
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:58 PM, <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
> <<I haven't read the whole article yet, but Postmodernism
Architecture has
been dead for at least 20 years now.>>
>
> A quick stroll around midtown Manhattan, particularly Times Square,
might
persuade you otherwise.
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