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Aesthetics as Politics: The Khaleesi Tower on West 57th Street, NYC
Has the discipline of architecture gone too far down the route of practicality and pragmatism? New York‐based architect Mark Foster Gage argues that the focus on aspects such as programme, context and sustainability has become so great as to leave little space for truly inspirational creativity. And yet current technology is opening up possibilities for unprecedentedly bold and awe‐inspiring additions to the built environment. Love it or loathe it, could visionary proposals like his firm's Khaleesi Tower – with its mixture of high‐resolution detail and ethereal transparency – be the way forward?
Aesthetics as Politics: The Khaleesi Tower on West 57th Street, NYC
Has the discipline of architecture gone too far down the route of practicality and pragmatism? New York‐based architect Mark Foster Gage argues that the focus on aspects such as programme, context and sustainability has become so great as to leave little space for truly inspirational creativity. And yet current technology is opening up possibilities for unprecedentedly bold and awe‐inspiring additions to the built environment. Love it or loathe it, could visionary proposals like his firm's Khaleesi Tower – with its mixture of high‐resolution detail and ethereal transparency – be the way forward?
Aesthetics as Politics: The Khaleesi Tower on West 57th Street, NYC
Gage, Mark Foster (author)
Architectural Design ; 86 ; 26-33
2016-11-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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