tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171359.post115112746359937931..comments2024-03-09T00:17:11.871-08:00Comments on Architecture + Morality: Looking Back at Postmodernismcorbusierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10814670210002847688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171359.post-82384697987031611982017-12-08T11:18:12.754-08:002017-12-08T11:18:12.754-08:00First of all, Johnson Burgee's 1984 AT&T b...First of all, Johnson Burgee's 1984 AT&T building which you refer to as "Philip Johnson’s ‘Chippendale’ building" shows a widely assumed but completely misguided understanding of the design: <br />"Instead, they chose granite from the same quarry that produced the stone at the base of the Statue of Liberty and drew on classical and baroque references, designing the top as a broken pediment. Many say it resembles the top of Chippendale-style furniture. Mr. Burgee said he wasn’t inspired by the furniture design and guesses that both he and the furniture maker were influenced by similar past styles." <br />[https://www.wsj.com/articles/towering-landmark-battle-looms-over-philip-johnson-building-1511912467]<br /><br />Secondly, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston branch on Allen Parkway was designed by Michael Graves, not Robert A. M. Stern. <br />JULES GIANAKOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036933595808538574noreply@blogger.com