On Tue, 12 Apr 1994 13:13:50 -0400 Brian Thomas Rex said:
>Hi,
>
>Willard Wu wrote in response to my correction of I.M. Pei's ethnicity:
>
>
> Mr. Rex, could you please be more specific?! You wrote,"There is a difference"
>...to what?; may I ask?...The fact that he is Chinese and it bothered you,or
>the fact that he studied at Harvard. Mr. Rex, the way I see it,if you don't
>have the mind to begin with...then Architecture doesn't exist .
>NOTE:Let me inform you that Japanese Architecture derived from Chinese
>Architecture.
>
>The correction I made was not intended to be a value judgement of
>anyone's "race". The primary point of the post was to point out that he
>is "american" (trained and a citizen). I thought that this was a
>positive post since the earlier post to which I was responding had
>instructed anyone interested in Mr. Pei's work to read a book on Japanese
>Architecture. i hope you can agree that a book on Japanese architecture
>wouldn't be the best source for work by or similar to Mr. Pei's work.
>
>The difference between China and Japan is that they are two different
>cultures, close in geographic proximity but each one unique.
>Nothing "bothered" me.
>I do have "a mind to begin with".
>Architecture does exist.
>I am aware that some of the origins of Japanese architecture are
>derivative of Chinese architecture.
>
>I am very hurt that you would construe my remarks as being xenophobic
>and racist.
>I don't need your preaching Mr. Wu so get the chip off your shoulder or
>please find somewhere else to grind your axe.
>
>Please apologize.
>
>Brian Rex
Brian,
I've read your response concerning Mr.Yu's understanding towards
Pei's work. It seems to me that Mr.Yu was trying to clarify your
statement on Pei.
Traditionally, the Chinese, are in fact the founder of the Japanese
architecture.
V.Y.POON
>Hi,
>
>Willard Wu wrote in response to my correction of I.M. Pei's ethnicity:
>
>
> Mr. Rex, could you please be more specific?! You wrote,"There is a difference"
>...to what?; may I ask?...The fact that he is Chinese and it bothered you,or
>the fact that he studied at Harvard. Mr. Rex, the way I see it,if you don't
>have the mind to begin with...then Architecture doesn't exist .
>NOTE:Let me inform you that Japanese Architecture derived from Chinese
>Architecture.
>
>The correction I made was not intended to be a value judgement of
>anyone's "race". The primary point of the post was to point out that he
>is "american" (trained and a citizen). I thought that this was a
>positive post since the earlier post to which I was responding had
>instructed anyone interested in Mr. Pei's work to read a book on Japanese
>Architecture. i hope you can agree that a book on Japanese architecture
>wouldn't be the best source for work by or similar to Mr. Pei's work.
>
>The difference between China and Japan is that they are two different
>cultures, close in geographic proximity but each one unique.
>Nothing "bothered" me.
>I do have "a mind to begin with".
>Architecture does exist.
>I am aware that some of the origins of Japanese architecture are
>derivative of Chinese architecture.
>
>I am very hurt that you would construe my remarks as being xenophobic
>and racist.
>I don't need your preaching Mr. Wu so get the chip off your shoulder or
>please find somewhere else to grind your axe.
>
>Please apologize.
>
>Brian Rex
Brian,
I've read your response concerning Mr.Yu's understanding towards
Pei's work. It seems to me that Mr.Yu was trying to clarify your
statement on Pei.
Traditionally, the Chinese, are in fact the founder of the Japanese
architecture.
V.Y.POON