Is Adaptability More Important Than Art In Architecture? « QED Real Estate Consulting – – – – – – – – “The World is not flat, it’s 3D”

We have a huge oversupply of buildings in the United States.  Which ones are going to survive?  I think that the ones that are of value are not always the ones that were most artistic at the time they were built.  I think adaptability has priority over artistic impact in the long run.  We can fix ugly, as Bofill has demonstrated with this cement factory.  But we can’t fix useless.

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I Went Into The Woods…

After many years off-putting and being easily distracted, I’ve finally begun to read Thoreau. Walden, specifically.

I like it.

Thoreau writes about issues that are still relevant today. Waste, excess, working ourselves to death, and not really getting the meaning of it all.

What should we do? Take stock of our lives. What is meaningless,useless, and utterly futile work? That needs to be removed immediately.

Then look at what is good, important, and worthy: Focus on that. Fill your life with meaning and purpose.