Re:Tradition for Sale: On University Architecture
by mirceal on Friday December 01, 2017 @12:51PM
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is it? I'm not saying you need one or the other.
I'm saying that it's a spectrum and you have to chose what you optimize for.
The most functional building is not going to be the most beautiful one and vice-versa.
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Re:Tradition for Sale: On University Architecture
by njarboe on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:05PM
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That is why one should hire a great architect. To try and get as much as possible of both with a given location and budget. With a bad one you can easliy get neither. See sites on bad McMansions.
Re:Tradition for Sale: On University Architecture
by mirceal on Friday December 01, 2017 @01:21PM
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Agree. And you can definitely get some of both. My original badly made point was that you cannot prioritize form over function and get away with it. Now that I think about it I guess the reverse is true (ie you cannot prioritize function over form and call it a day).