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September 26, 2005
Facade Fumbles
Last week Transfer covered this bangin joke of a facade, Philip Johnson's 1001 5th Ave, and this week The New York Times covers the same facade in the Streetscapes column. Christopher Gray, who penned the piece, seems to think Philip Johnson's facade is "Humorous", a postmodern pun. Umm, vile jokes are not to built, always. The egotistical gusto necessary to see these plans thru not only makes a joke of those titilated enough to see it as Funny, but funnier so when those who do, find it architecturally engaging.
Posted by jmarston at September 26, 2005 03:55 PM