tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post3837593095239746794..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: Alain de Botton on that "temple" proposalRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-69902538724455308312012-02-05T19:43:40.532+11:002012-02-05T19:43:40.532+11:00Backpedalling most likely. I think he's a dolt...Backpedalling most likely. I think he's a dolt. <br /><br />I might be biased... I read 'the pleasures and sorrows of work' and I think it goes down as the worst book I've ever read. Best part was writing a review for it on amazon.Stuart Peacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-11022501829649583482012-02-05T01:25:53.461+11:002012-02-05T01:25:53.461+11:00I'll repeat what I said elsewhere.
(( The pie...I'll repeat what I said elsewhere.<br /><br />(( The piece tells me that he’s a dolt.<br /><br />“I’m simply arguing that contemporary architecture analyse the high points of religious architecture throughout history – and that we should allow a new generation of architects to tread in the footsteps of great secular creatives indebted to the ecclesiastical, people like Kahn, Ando and Zumthor.”<br /><br />Really? You believe that you are the first person who ever noticed that old houses are pretty? You believe that you have had some arcane revelation that eluded many generations of architects?<br /><br />Of course, an alternate explanation is that he’s disingenuously backpedalling.<br /><br />What’s more parsimonious? ))Svlad Cjellinoreply@blogger.com