Wildly luxuriantly growing architectureEveryone, Hundertwasser suggests, should be allowed to build their own house. Because architects are capable only of creating the rigid…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
Fame and ArchitectureEvery starchitect hates to be called a starchitect. Just like no-one ever liked to be called a Post-Modernist. But the phenomenon is…Oct 25, 2016Oct 25, 2016
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