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Old Posted Feb 8, 2015, 5:15 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnypd View Post
Another pic of the barracks proposal:



Seems the developer is quite serious about this one: http://www.sdandbinternational.com/


There is room for reinterpreting the classical vocabulary beyond the postmodernist phase that can propel this architecture to better heights. The problem is in reinventing the use of columnar, glazing and veneer elements to a level of quality in design that doesn't deceive. So far only the postmodern efforts of very good architects have managed to deliver on vision and quality of execution. The postmodernists like Johnson at least had had the training and Art-architectural knowledge to reinstate some of the vocabulary in a cohesive form.

The pile proposed for the barracks seems tied down to a lack of rigor and vision. It is totally untimely.
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