Taste, people, taste. We're certainly all inclined differently, are we not? I'll reserve judgment on the Guthrie, but, as a performer, I'm not at convinced this is not form over substance talking.
Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 23:53:32 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] Skyway to Nowhere > > Personally, > > > I thought the Guthrie design was very unique and necessary. For the most > part, with the exception of 5 to 7 prominent downtown buildings, the public > spaces created by architects in this city is less than exceptional. The new > library project and the Guthrie will be a breath of fresh air in a rather > banal downtown that is also relatively void of any significant historic > structures past City Hall. Some of this attributes to the growth of > Minneapolis in more recent times compared with other cities, like Chicago for > example. While Minneapolis may never have the scale or time of the > architectural significance of ShyTown, I think we could use a few > standout...even out of the ordinary buildings. > > Maybe we could look at this as a bridge to "the dreams" of Twin Citians as a > collective...since it looks out onto the Mississippi that is so important to > the history of the area... instead of a bridge "to nowhere". > > I am excited at the possibility of going to the Guthrie (I've never seen a > performance in the current structure...yet) and looking out over the broad > expanse of the river gorge. > > Just wanted to add a different way to look at the concept of what I thought > the design attempted to harness. > > Robb Clarksen > Marcy Holmes...ward 2 > > > > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
