Architecture Highlights For 2001

Herbert Muschamp writes about architecture highlights for 2001: trends, significant projects, and the impact of Sept. 11.

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December 31, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Discrimination was the big story in architecture this year. This matters; that doesn't. This is useful; that's a waste of time. This feeds into the future; that is stuck in a dead end. Clarity itself came into sharper focus. This is an idea; that is a box of orange Jell-O. This is architecture; that is etc., etc., etc. Such distinctions are not easily made, but they are worth the time and effort it takes to form cultivated opinions."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: The Deadly Importance of Making Distinctions

Sunday, December 30, 2001 in The New York Times

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