Are we speaking of the greatest architects in the world, or the most
popular? I for one think that the *greatest* architects of this world
have passed in times of ?antiquity?: Egypt, China, Japan? They were the
ones who built with the most passion for their culture, and expressed
their society, religion and philosophy through their work. They built
on a much higher spiritual plane than we do today. We do not know the
names of the greatest architects of the world, largely because they were
not usually architects-they were artisans whose names have been consumed
and made insignificant by the places which they helped define and
create.
Thomas Lenar
tlenar@xxxxxxxxx
MArch Candidate // 2000
Graduate School of Fine Arts
University of Pennsylvania
-----Original Message-----
From: Wenderson Fontenelle Lobo [SMTP:wenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 1997 1:31 PM
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: American architecture!
I admire the north american architecture... today, the greatest
architects in the world are americans... Frank Gehry (and his spetacular
Guggenheim Museum in Spain), Frank Lloyd Wright (with your fallingwater
house, and Robbie House, and imperial hotel), Richard Meier and others.
I was studying about Richard Meier projects, and i'd like to know, if he
works more in a specific area in USA...
Thanks!
Wenderson
[email protected]
popular? I for one think that the *greatest* architects of this world
have passed in times of ?antiquity?: Egypt, China, Japan? They were the
ones who built with the most passion for their culture, and expressed
their society, religion and philosophy through their work. They built
on a much higher spiritual plane than we do today. We do not know the
names of the greatest architects of the world, largely because they were
not usually architects-they were artisans whose names have been consumed
and made insignificant by the places which they helped define and
create.
Thomas Lenar
tlenar@xxxxxxxxx
MArch Candidate // 2000
Graduate School of Fine Arts
University of Pennsylvania
-----Original Message-----
From: Wenderson Fontenelle Lobo [SMTP:wenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 1997 1:31 PM
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: American architecture!
I admire the north american architecture... today, the greatest
architects in the world are americans... Frank Gehry (and his spetacular
Guggenheim Museum in Spain), Frank Lloyd Wright (with your fallingwater
house, and Robbie House, and imperial hotel), Richard Meier and others.
I was studying about Richard Meier projects, and i'd like to know, if he
works more in a specific area in USA...
Thanks!
Wenderson
[email protected]