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Comparing U.S. And European Architecture

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
21 December 2001 - 4:00am

Sarah Williams Goldhagen asks why contemporary architecture in the U.S. is so "boring" and "bad."

"[In] this country, we too often forget that high-quality architecture is also a social good, one that more than repays the investment...It's not that Americans aren't interested in good architecture; after all, they often head to Europe on summer vacation...American architecture is, as a rule, conventional, bland, and dull...Why, to be blunt, is contemporary American architecture so bad?"

Full Story: Architecture: Boring Buildings
Source: The American Prospect, December 17, 2001
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