Not that I'm beginning to write a philosophy of architecture, but one thing I noticed this weekend while touring the new Modern Wing at the Art Institute: arches are comforting - and the absence of them feels a bit severe.
Perhaps it's the circularity of them -- so their absence might be ameliorated by the roundness of a dome or column. Or, maybe any relief from the orthogonal would help, like a roof that is slanted instead of flat. But without any roundness or angularity at all, a tall building seems determined to point relentlessly toward an unforgiving heaven - or a financial statement's bottom line. ____________________________________________________________ Click for free info on detox treatments for drug & alcohol dependency. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxU6joGUebu4mc4jZ90UGfUjc N81it5iUhwhlDRDzZZM2nCYbceUiE/
