>I know now that my original statement was misleading. The ground
>floor of the Ambassador's residence is under direction of the architect.
>Furniture, paintings, lighting, etc. is in place and cannot be moved.
>(Unless, perhaps, with the architect's permission.) The upstairs
'Architect's permission?' Eh? That's a nice way to secure continued design
fees. It must be a very poorly-designed building to have only one correct
to furnish it. And what a static conception of scoiety. The Ambassador
thirty years hence can't show different works of art? Surely there must be
some misunderstanding here; even architects can't be that egotistical.
David Sucher
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David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
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CITY COMFORTS is not about any particular city.
It 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.
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>floor of the Ambassador's residence is under direction of the architect.
>Furniture, paintings, lighting, etc. is in place and cannot be moved.
>(Unless, perhaps, with the architect's permission.) The upstairs
'Architect's permission?' Eh? That's a nice way to secure continued design
fees. It must be a very poorly-designed building to have only one correct
to furnish it. And what a static conception of scoiety. The Ambassador
thirty years hence can't show different works of art? Surely there must be
some misunderstanding here; even architects can't be that egotistical.
David Sucher
============================================================
David Sucher...author/photographer...Seattle, Washington
CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CITY COMFORTS is not about any particular city.
It 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.
==========================================================