Daniel Bluestone, formerly of the Columbia Uninversity Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning and Preservation and presently Director of the
Preservation Program at the University of Virginia (last I knew anyway) once
said:

"Adaptive reuse is the functional equivalent of a sex-change operation for a
building."

I always thought this statement -- though somewhat extreme -- was right on
the money. Is this relevant in light of the recent thread on transgenderism?


Derek Trelstad
LZA Technology
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Devonshire [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: Don't ever get a s**-change operation with only ....


In a message dated 3/31/99 6:29:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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<< Request mock-ups? >>
 Shop drawings and full color renderings will be helpful. Mock-ups can be
incorporated into the final work if approved.

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