Ruth,
I think the negative among us are assuming that the resulting work will
not be accurate, and that the resulting structure will be one than
never existed at any previous time. If a real honest to god
restoration were being proposed, with real repairs and historic
materials, it might have received a mixed response. I responded
negatively because I do not believe this guy shares my commitment to
accuracy. It sounds to me more as though he just wants to have fun
with an old structure. Its one thing when I play architect and have
some fun with a new building, and quite another when a guy who's
experience is with new buildings decides to have fun with a significant
historic structure. The difference is that I have met the criteria
that qualifies me to design a new structure, I doubt he has met the
criteria to play, "Architect (Historical)."
-jc
On Mar 11, 2004, at 10:16 AM, Ruth Barton wrote:
> I see the rest of you folks don't like this guy's idea. I think it's
> neat.
> We repair other buildings so they will be there for future
> generations, why
> not this one? Just because it has been a ruin as long as you can
> remember?
> It seems people always want things to stay as THEY remember them. Ruth
>
>
>
>
>
> At 9:29 AM -0500 3/10/04, Gabriel Orgrease wrote:
>> Rome-Born Architect Dreams of Completing Colosseum
>>
>> Mon Mar 8,11:30 AM ET
>> By Claire Soares
>>
>> ROME (Reuters) - The Colosseum will come full circle if one
>> septuagenarian Roman gets his way.
>>
>> Architect Carlo Aymonino wants to rebuild the outer wall of the
>> world's
>> most famous amphitheater, once rocked by earthquakes and quarried to
>> build other glories in the Eternal City.
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