tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post3065691566835268758..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Lucien's Hanging ChadsLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-16175803188935579412008-05-29T14:07:00.000-05:002008-05-29T14:07:00.000-05:00lynn thanks for the laugh... it doesnt erase the t...lynn <BR/><BR/>thanks for the laugh... it doesnt erase the tears, but it was a nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-7742081942799423872008-05-27T17:03:00.000-05:002008-05-27T17:03:00.000-05:00Dear Anonymous at 2:06pm.The concern with regressi...Dear Anonymous at 2:06pm.<BR/><BR/>The concern with regressive architecture isn't that it won't "look good". Of course classical architecture looks good, its based on sound proportions and was developed over hundreds of years.<BR/><BR/>What is problematic is the referential aspect and the use of nostalgia in order to market the architecture. Not to mention the fact that there is nothing progressive or remotely challenging about this building. Or if there is, its not reflected anywhere for people to see. <BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong, I am all for the use of sound materials and classical scale, but this aesthetic says nothing about what is happening in our world today. Save, perhaps a small comment about nouveau riche trying desperately to cling to historic ideals and the power of a bygone era. Why not just buy a whole city block, put a fence around it and make it a gated community?<BR/><BR/>But really, especially in a city like Chicago that birthed Louis Sullivan, I would expect something more. As a minimum some kind of experimentation or development of architectural ornament would at least create a dialogue about a topic that isn't getting a lot of discussion these days. <BR/><BR/>The concepts applied in this building are stale, boring, and safe, and that is what is concerning.ty.rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277454640627125739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-91365913521238949282008-05-23T14:06:00.000-05:002008-05-23T14:06:00.000-05:00There is nothing wrong with mansard roofs. They l...There is nothing wrong with mansard roofs. They look good. <BR/><BR/>Also, there is nothing wrong with buildings in an older style. If the older style looked good in the 1800's, guess what. It will also look good now. <BR/><BR/>That is a simple principle that self-proclaimed "cutting edge" people seem to forget. Build something that looks good. And in my opinion, the Elysian will look good.<BR/><BR/>Sure, have a mix of old and new styles. Yes, enourage projects like the outstanding Sofitel and a Staybridge Suites. But the use of "older" styles in the Elysian is just fine and, in fact, is better than many of the generic glass boxes and concrete boxes that are getting built.<BR/><BR/>I think that the Elysian looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-43300387948638472112008-05-22T11:00:00.000-05:002008-05-22T11:00:00.000-05:00I live 2 blocks away and welcome the surge in prop...I live 2 blocks away and welcome the surge in property values, visual asthetics and street life. This is part of a lrager superblock plan that is absolutely stunning. Haters - be dammed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-42573938154370442602008-05-22T08:03:00.000-05:002008-05-22T08:03:00.000-05:00unbelievably regressive depressing projectunbelievably regressive depressing projectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com