>I don't particularly care for "International Style" structures as they
lack
>meaning. They're less expensive to construct, but they don't
represent
>history, or a culture, or a purpose. They tell no story except cost
was
>everything in considering what to build. Alas, far too many modern
>structures are International Style and all these things are
disappearing
>through a skylight. I suppose older structures *had* to express
themselves
>so the illiterate could tell their function and purpose.
For an introduction to the International Style see my web site:
http://www.kreative.net/wright/hickoryclusterweb/hc2intro.html
There's a lot more to it than you realise.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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