I agree 100%
We bicycling affectionados have a saying, "strong light cheap, pick any
2". I would add "feel" to square that triangle similar to "style". How a
bike "feels" when you're riding it or the style of the piece of
art/craft/construction "should" get to the heart of why we do anything.
Eric Hammarberg, Assoc. AIA
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gabriel
Orgrease
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [BP] Our Incredibly Precious Trades Heritage
My brother-in-law, retired physicist for Lockheed-Martin when one day
several years ago in conversation we stumbled over the cost:quality:time
triangle... same as the good-fast-cheap... without a beat of hesitation
he said, and 'style'.
I have thought about that a whole lot since then. Triangles can provide
a too easy over-simplification of complex issues.
Examples of style: the value of the story, the fun of the adventure, the
intangible value-added, the smile at the end.
I am convinced that an economic perspective that does not include style
is like... well, why bother?
Give me style or give me death? Because, quite frankly, without style we
are already walking dead.
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