I second Kaplan's comment. For some reason, perhaps, a consequence of our
litigious orientation, Americans tend to frame issues in terms of the
dominance of one group over another. I found it encouraging when I lived in
Sweden some years ago that many issues were approached in terms of strict
equality and consensus-building rather than dominance. With this in mind, I
hope that design leadership is assumed by outstanding individuals regardless
of their gender (or race, or national origin or anything else except ability).
Regards,
R. Cunningham
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----At 01:38 19-04-97 -0400, you wrote:
>>The future of design and architecture and landscape and the environment
>resides in wily women who are taking key spots around the globe, take note
>gents. Watch the design leadership fill with outstanding women
>
>/Au contraire:
>
>watch the design leadership fill with un-outstanding women, just as it has
>been occupied for decades with un-outstanding men.
>
>While I'm all for correcting underrepresentation in this male-dominated
>field (where are you, Mark Darrall?) I'd like to see some *outstanding*
>people (of any gender, race, sexual orientation etc.) fill what seems to
>be a stunning leadership void. I'll nominate John Young for the Deanship
>at Columbia (where are you, Stephen Perella?)
>
>===================================
>Michael Kaplan
>Professor of Architecture
>University of Tennessee, Knoxville
>mkaplan@xxxxxxx
>
>
litigious orientation, Americans tend to frame issues in terms of the
dominance of one group over another. I found it encouraging when I lived in
Sweden some years ago that many issues were approached in terms of strict
equality and consensus-building rather than dominance. With this in mind, I
hope that design leadership is assumed by outstanding individuals regardless
of their gender (or race, or national origin or anything else except ability).
Regards,
R. Cunningham
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----At 01:38 19-04-97 -0400, you wrote:
>>The future of design and architecture and landscape and the environment
>resides in wily women who are taking key spots around the globe, take note
>gents. Watch the design leadership fill with outstanding women
>
>/Au contraire:
>
>watch the design leadership fill with un-outstanding women, just as it has
>been occupied for decades with un-outstanding men.
>
>While I'm all for correcting underrepresentation in this male-dominated
>field (where are you, Mark Darrall?) I'd like to see some *outstanding*
>people (of any gender, race, sexual orientation etc.) fill what seems to
>be a stunning leadership void. I'll nominate John Young for the Deanship
>at Columbia (where are you, Stephen Perella?)
>
>===================================
>Michael Kaplan
>Professor of Architecture
>University of Tennessee, Knoxville
>mkaplan@xxxxxxx
>
>