MY point is that innovative materials necessitate innovative forms, else
we may have a dog and tail wagging problem. I worry about the tacit
nostalgia in terms like traditional, with or without the neo-.
no offense intended,
randy gragg
On Tue, 11 Oct 1994, David Sucher wrote:
> >One feels compelled to ask when was the last time Mr. Sucher tried to buy
> >a STRAIGHT 2 x 4 even in the lumber mecca of the Great Northwest? As we
> >turn away from wood and masonry to stuff like recycled plastics to build
> >houses will a gable roof still be a requirement to call it "home"?
>
> one feels compelled to answer:
>
> ???
> what does whazt you said have to do with anything?
> i'm not against 2x4 made of recycled bird-droppings if it works. sure,
> innovate. go ahead and try new things. but don't put the emphasis on
> 'innovation' but on making things 'work.'
> what i was commenting on in general is the dangerous and misleading quest
> for 'innovation' as an end in itself.
>
> ============================================================
> David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
> CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> CITY COMFORTS is not about any particular city.
> The book is an attempt to shift the focus of public policy discussion from
> systems and large projects and grandiose visions to the details that create
> our daily experience. It is about a way of looking at and speaking about
> our physical environment.
> ==========================================================
>
we may have a dog and tail wagging problem. I worry about the tacit
nostalgia in terms like traditional, with or without the neo-.
no offense intended,
randy gragg
On Tue, 11 Oct 1994, David Sucher wrote:
> >One feels compelled to ask when was the last time Mr. Sucher tried to buy
> >a STRAIGHT 2 x 4 even in the lumber mecca of the Great Northwest? As we
> >turn away from wood and masonry to stuff like recycled plastics to build
> >houses will a gable roof still be a requirement to call it "home"?
>
> one feels compelled to answer:
>
> ???
> what does whazt you said have to do with anything?
> i'm not against 2x4 made of recycled bird-droppings if it works. sure,
> innovate. go ahead and try new things. but don't put the emphasis on
> 'innovation' but on making things 'work.'
> what i was commenting on in general is the dangerous and misleading quest
> for 'innovation' as an end in itself.
>
> ============================================================
> David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
> CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> CITY COMFORTS is not about any particular city.
> The book is an attempt to shift the focus of public policy discussion from
> systems and large projects and grandiose visions to the details that create
> our daily experience. It is about a way of looking at and speaking about
> our physical environment.
> ==========================================================
>