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ArchitectUS
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: The most overrated British Celebrity Architect!? |
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| " Who do You think it is? " |
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lekizz
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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No... erm... can't think! Give us a clue. All the overblown architects I can think of are American, or Iraqi  |
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Landy
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Sir Norman Foster |
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lekizz
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sir Norm is probably the only obvious candidate for nomination. Though his factory in Putney churns out stuff, time and time again, generally ambitious, poetic, on time and budget.
He gets criticism because (a) I think people get jealous of his success and (b) because work goes under his name, his talented directors sometimes don't get their fair share of credit. No doubt there is a strong ruthless and ambitious core to the man, but at least he got where he is through sheer talent and hard work, rather than being a spoilt rich brat. |
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Richard Haut
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | ambitious, poetic, on time and budget |
hardly up for the "overrated" category.
http://monsite.orange.fr/richardhaut/page4.html
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lekizz
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Just 'rated' then
I can think of several British architects that are under rated! |
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Richard Haut
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:16 am Post subject: |
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well, the architect that French television refers to as "Sir Foster" can look after himself.
totally agree with you - there are many British architects who are underrated.
is it the media ? the search for "star" status ?
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