“Avant-garde architects have never been able to depend on the support of the establishment, since the customary patrons of this most conservative and slowly moving art form have historically been resistant to innovation and experiment.” ArtAbleMovingFormSupportDependsInnovationConservativeExperimentsArchitectEstablishmentPatronAvant Garde Book:Makers of Modern Architecture Source: Makers of Modern Architecture
“The financial benefits of prefabrication have never been as large as its advocates predicted, for although some labor costs can be reduced by machine manufacturing, on-site assembly of any building still depends to some extent on the handwork of skilled craftsmen.” StillsBuildingDependsCostBenefitsLaborMachinesFinancialSiteAssemblyManufacturingCraftsman Author:Martin Filler
“The popular mythology of creative genius depends on beloved stereotypes of the artist in youth and old age: the misunderstood upstart who forces us to see the world afresh; and the revered sage who shows us depths of insight attainable only through a lifetime of hard-won experience.” WorldHardShowsAgeArtistForceCreativeYouthDependsGeniusLifetimeDepthInsightMythologyOld AgeBelovedStereotypeSageMisunderstoodYouth And Old AgeCreative GeniusUpstart Author:Martin Filler
