Hello........
My name is Andrew Senderak and I'm a architecture students at the Univeristy
of Kansas, I joined this list to basically just watch and listen to those
working in the field. Originally I was curious at what a usual "conversation"
was. However, after reading a few pages of Ayn Rand's Fountianhead, I have to
publish something. First of all, for those of you who don't know what the
book is about, its the story of an architect who is trying to express his
modernist ideas in a society that believes all excellent architecture came
from the past, and architects today cna only duplicate in with different
materials. ANyways, I found this quote which I thought symbolized
architecture, thus felt compelled to bless everyone with this quote.
"'Rules?' said Roark. 'Here are my rules: what can be done with one substance
must never be done with another. No two materials are alike. No two sites on
earth are alike. No two buildings have the same purpose. The purpose, the
site, the material, determine the shape. A building is alive like a man. Its
integrity is follow its one truth, to follow its theme, and to serve its own
single purpose. A mand doesn't doesn't borrow pieces of his body. A building
doesn't borrow a hunk of its soul. Its maker gives it its soul, and every
wall, window, and stairway to express it.' " The Fountain Head, by Ayn Rand
pages 24. Maybe this is the idealistic theory of architecture, but I believe
it is an outstanding one. Have any of you ever read An Architecture for
Reality by Michael Benedikt? AN outstanding, if any of you have, please
express your feelings, of not I seriously reccommment this book
goodbye for now,
Andrew Senderak
KU Architecture
p.s. please respond
My name is Andrew Senderak and I'm a architecture students at the Univeristy
of Kansas, I joined this list to basically just watch and listen to those
working in the field. Originally I was curious at what a usual "conversation"
was. However, after reading a few pages of Ayn Rand's Fountianhead, I have to
publish something. First of all, for those of you who don't know what the
book is about, its the story of an architect who is trying to express his
modernist ideas in a society that believes all excellent architecture came
from the past, and architects today cna only duplicate in with different
materials. ANyways, I found this quote which I thought symbolized
architecture, thus felt compelled to bless everyone with this quote.
"'Rules?' said Roark. 'Here are my rules: what can be done with one substance
must never be done with another. No two materials are alike. No two sites on
earth are alike. No two buildings have the same purpose. The purpose, the
site, the material, determine the shape. A building is alive like a man. Its
integrity is follow its one truth, to follow its theme, and to serve its own
single purpose. A mand doesn't doesn't borrow pieces of his body. A building
doesn't borrow a hunk of its soul. Its maker gives it its soul, and every
wall, window, and stairway to express it.' " The Fountain Head, by Ayn Rand
pages 24. Maybe this is the idealistic theory of architecture, but I believe
it is an outstanding one. Have any of you ever read An Architecture for
Reality by Michael Benedikt? AN outstanding, if any of you have, please
express your feelings, of not I seriously reccommment this book
goodbye for now,
Andrew Senderak
KU Architecture
p.s. please respond