“Elevated locations imply elevated purposes, even in American cities departing as radically as Los Angeles does from the traditional planning patterns of the Eastern Seaboard.” DoePurposeCitiesPatternsPlanningTraditionalLos AngelesLocationEasternAmerican CitiesDeparting Author:Martin Filler
“The truth be told, the World Trade Center was neither a very good work of architecture nor a very successful piece of urbanism. Its shortcomings were somewhat mitigated by the westward and southward expansion of the World Financial Center and Battery Park City during the 1980s.” WorldCitiesSuccessfulPiecesTruth IsTradeVery GoodFinancialArchitectureParksGood WorkExpansionShortcomingsBatteriesWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterTruth Be Told Author:Martin Filler
“The work that launched Snohetta into the architectural big leagues was their Oslo Opera House, which will certainly rank among the firm's highlights whatever else they may do. Although this is by any measure a triumph of city planning, the building itself is not quite a masterpiece, though very fine indeed.” MayBigsHouseCitiesBuildingFinePlanningTriumphFirmLeagueOperaMasterpieceHighlightsCity PlanningOpera HouseOslo Author:Martin Filler
