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January 24, 2006

Role of the Architect, Part Deux

Brooklyn Views

CarltonBergen.jpg...And then there's the downside of hiring a starchitect:

An architect with major commissions around the world may not have the time or interest to learn much about the unique site conditions of each one, preferring instead to explore common themes of interest across all of them. And while our site can benefit from lessons learned in other locations, that benefit may come at the expense of the genius loci here.

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Posted by lumi at January 24, 2006 7:32 AM