July 28, 2014
Are the ‘Star’ Architects Ruining Cities?
Introduction
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Witold Rybczynski, the architect and emeritus professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, complained recently about “starchitects” who often work in cities they are unfamiliar with, creating buildings that are out of sync with their surroundings. In an interview, he argued in favor of local architectural talent, or “locatecture.”
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