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“We never could design a building as beautiful as the trees.”

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Pietro Belluschi was an influential American architect known for his modernist designs and significant contributions to the field of architecture. Born on August 18, 1899, in Italy, he moved to the United States as a child and spent his career in the Pacific Northwest. Belluschi's work is characterized by its simplicity, functionality, and innovative use of materials. He designed numerous notable buildings, including the Portland Art Museum and the IBM Building in Seattle. He passed away on February 14, 1994. more

“Artists are looking for a new modernity that would be based on translation: What matters today is to translate the cultural values of cultural groups and to connect them to the world network. This “reloading process” of modernism according to the twenty-first-century issues could be called altermodernism, a movement connected to the creolisation of cultures and the fight for autonomy, but also the possibility of producing singularities in a more and more standardized world.”

“Altermodern is an in-progress redefinition of modernity in the era of globalisation, stressing the experience of wandering in time, space and mediums. The term 'altermodern has its roots in the idea of 'other-ness (Latin alter = 'other, with English connotation of 'different) and suggests a multitude of possibilities, of alternatives to a single route. It suggests that the historical period defined by postmodernism is coming to an end, symbolised by global financial crises.”

“The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.”

Worry Duty

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