to have an open society you need glass architecture.
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From: Basic and applied design (Art and Architecture)
[mailto:DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Howard Ray Lawrence
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:39 PM
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Toward a Global Open Society.
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jan/opensoc.htm
George Soros is an investor and a philanthropist, and the chairman of the
Open Society Institute, an international charitable foundation based in New
York. His article "The Capitalist Threat" was The Atlantic's cover story
last February.
". . .WHAT is the open society? Superficially, it is a way to describe the
positive aspects of democracy: the greatest degree of freedom compatible
with social justice. It is characterized by the rule of law; respect for
human rights, minorities, and minority opinions; the division of power; and
a market economy. The principles of the open society are admirably put forth
in the Declaration of Independence. But the Declaration states, "We hold
these truths to be self-evident," whereas the principles of the open society
are anything but self-evident; they need to be established by convincing
arguments. . . "
RONALD EVITTS ARCHITECT
1201 Broadway, Room 503
New York, NY 10001-5405
212-679-7050 tel
212-679-7058 fax
revitts@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Basic and applied design (Art and Architecture)
[mailto:DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Howard Ray Lawrence
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:39 PM
To: DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Toward a Global Open Society.
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jan/opensoc.htm
George Soros is an investor and a philanthropist, and the chairman of the
Open Society Institute, an international charitable foundation based in New
York. His article "The Capitalist Threat" was The Atlantic's cover story
last February.
". . .WHAT is the open society? Superficially, it is a way to describe the
positive aspects of democracy: the greatest degree of freedom compatible
with social justice. It is characterized by the rule of law; respect for
human rights, minorities, and minority opinions; the division of power; and
a market economy. The principles of the open society are admirably put forth
in the Declaration of Independence. But the Declaration states, "We hold
these truths to be self-evident," whereas the principles of the open society
are anything but self-evident; they need to be established by convincing
arguments. . . "