“Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder by his early twenties.” CenturyMastersStandardsTwentiesArchitectureNineteenth CenturyFourteenBuilderCarpenterMasonsApprenticeship Author:Martin Filler
“Before World War II, Modernist architects sometimes had to resort to custom fabrication or outright fakery to achieve the machine imagery advocated by the Bauhaus after its initial, Expressionist, phase. Stucco masqueraded as reinforced concrete; rivets were used for decoration.” WorldWarSometimesUsedAchieveMachinesWar Of The WorldsCustomsWorld War IiArchitectConcretePhasesResortsInitialsImageryDecorationFabrication Author:Martin Filler
“Considering my specialization in architecture, I'm not surprised that the first graphic novel to thoroughly engage, not to say captivate, me is Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor's 'Batman: Death by Design.'” FirstsNovelDesignArchitectureConsideringChipsGraphicDaveGraphic NovelsSpecialization Author:Martin Filler
“Cost overruns are not uncommon in architecture, particularly for designs that depart from structural or technological norms, or demand a finer quality of execution than commercial schemes - conditions typical of buildings for cultural institutions. Budgets are exceeded for many reasons, not all of them within an architect's control.” ReasonQualityConditionsDesignBuildingCostDemandInstitutionsArchitectureBudgetsArchitectExecutionSchemesTypicalTechnologicalNormUncommon Author:Martin Filler
“Despite the persistent image of the architect as a heroic loner erecting monumental edifices through sheer force of will, the building art has always been a highly cooperative enterprise.” ArtForceBuildingDespiteEnterpriseHeroicArchitectSheerPersistentLonerCooperativesEdificeForce Of Will Author:Martin Filler
“During the modern period, the vanguard architect has usually relied on small residential jobs both to supply a steady income and to serve as 'sketches' for ideas that are often later translated to the larger scale of public commissions.” IdeasJobsModernPeriodsScalesIncomeSteadyArchitectVanguard Book:El siglo americano: The American century Source: El siglo americano: The American century
“During the nineteenth century, the rapid emergence and proliferation of new manufacturing methods and building technologies led to the establishment of polytechnic schools that concentrated on the practicalities of engineering and construction rather than the niceties of stylistic correctness or adherence to established precedent.” SchoolTechnologyCenturyBuildingMethodConstructionEstablishmentEngineeringRapidsManufacturingNineteenth CenturyCorrectnessEmergencePrecedentProliferationPracticalityAdherenceNiceties Author:Martin Filler
“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
“Experimental architecture by its very nature is more prone to the depredations of time and natural elements than buildings made from conventional materials through traditional methods. Avant-garde architects often simply do not know how the products of their imagination will perform when implemented, especially if untested components are involved.” IfsKnowsMadeImaginationNaturalKnow HowBuildingMaterialsProductsInvolvedElementsMethodArchitectureTraditionalArchitectConventionalComponentsAvant GardeNatural Elements Author:Martin Filler
“We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.” LifeFearIgnoranceProportionIgnorance And Fear Author:Christian Nestell Bovee