
#20 - Nikos Salingaros
Theory of Architecture
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How to Create a Very Nice Ornament Using Contemporary Materials?
I've in two minds about the classicism, because i'v having come from a peugenite e inspiration. I love ornament versus my distaste of minimalism. Traditional architects who practise the day faced exactly the problem that you mention,. how to trow to create something wonderful and adaptive using contemporary materials. They don't all use carved stone because it's so expensive. Many of them have worked out how to create a very nice ornament using very cheap industrial methods that look very nice admake make a building affordable bywin.
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