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Oh, listen. And, for extra fun, if you cover Paul Simon's face, Art Garfunkel appears to have a thick mustache.

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

 
A construction worker's job is building a thing.

When he's done, the thing he worked on is called building.

The finished product should be called something else.

This is dumb and I blame architects for this nonsense.
 
JHDK, I direct your attention to the wild, wacky, wonderful words of wisdom spoken many years ago by stand-up comic Steven Wright: "Why are they called buildings when they're already finished? Shouldn't they be called builts?"

Steven Wright Quote

Let's see if Mister Hectic can come up with a better name.
 
Channel98 said:
JHDK, I direct your attention to the wild, wacky, wonderful words of wisdom spoken many years ago by stand-up comic Steven Wright: "Why are they called buildings when they're already finished? Shouldn't they be called builts?"

Steven Wright Quote

Let's see if Mister Hectic can come up with a better name.
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Ha! I guess I should have guessed when I thought of something clever someone else had thought of it first, and better.

I still blame Hectic.
 
If Mister Hectic isn't afraid to spend July in a state known for wildfires, droughts, floods and earthquakes, here is his chance to tour five California homes built by Frank Lloyd Wright. Two have never been open to the public. Each tour costs $150. The money will benefit the non-profit Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative.

Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative
 
Freelon – which sounds like the name of a type of fabric – designed the Durham Bulls' ballpark, the Durham bus station and several libraries and school buildings in North Carolina. He was the lead architect for the Smithsonian's African American History Museum.

Architect Phil Freelon has passed away
 
Bummer. I saw him speak at a conference no too long ago. He was a good architect.
He gets a second on this thread out of respect. I wouldn't expect anyone to know him for the CDT though.

I think that David Adjaye was the architect that had the design concept for the African American History Museum, but nobody does a project like that alone.
 
HecticArt said:
Bummer. I saw him speak at a conference no too long ago. He was a good architect.
He gets a second on this thread out of respect. I wouldn't expect anyone to know him for the CDT though.

I think that David Adjaye was the architect that had the design concept for the African American History Museum, but nobody does a project like that alone.
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It is a good thing ch98 had the good sense to not post his death on the celebrity thread.

How well do you know your fellow architects? Aside from the people I have worked directly with, I couldn't tell you who else was working in my profession. The fact you have heard of him is impressive but certainly a different culture than my work.
 
There a few architects that make it out of our cages and get noticed by the public.
Some are known by their buildings, and a rare few have recognizable names. (Not many though...)

Freelon is a good example of an architect that other architects know and respect, but the public wouldn't know.

Good judgement 98. You're getting the hang of it.
 
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