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If Hitler Approached You... Warm Worm 05-11-2007
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Posted by Warm Worm on May 26, 2007, 2:16 am
> > "So are you saying that you'd work for Hitler then, designing his
> > death camps (to place in your portfolio), because it's about the
> > architecture, not the client?"
>
> No.
>
> But don't read into that everything you want me to be saying.

Hell no.


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Posted by Marianne Bloss on May 13, 2007, 4:33 am
gruhn wrote:

> Can you think of a way to phrase the question so that it relates to
> Aldo Rossi instead of Albert Speer? How does that change the nature of
> the question? Can you imagine why I might chose Rossi in particular?

How could anyone wish to scale Speer down to the size of a citizen? He
wasn't just an architect but also war-minister und directly involved in
the genocide and concentration camps. As a member of the Third Reich
government he IS responsible.

That's what he is blamed for, and not for designing rectilinear
buildings, as you described so nicely. In trial, he was clever enough to
talk his way out of being sentenced to death by claiming the "ethics
issue" he would talk and insist on to Hitler about.

I mean, as an architect he had been 'the right hand' of the dictator for
years and therefore grew into his hegemonial politics as well. In the
process of years they lost every human scale and ended up in designing
this one monstrouos development, that fortunately has not been built,
because war broke out. I think, going this far is got to add to the
evaluation of him.

Now, what is that to do with any democratic business? Not much I think.

Marianne

Posted by gruhn on May 14, 2007, 9:23 pm
> How could anyone wish to scale Speer down to the size of a citizen?

What? I just answered the question.

More to the point... I have no idea how what you are saying follows
from what you quoted.

> wasn't just an architect but also war-minister und directly involved in

"blah blah blah". Yeah, Nazi's were bad. It's common knowledge. Now
that we've acknowledged that can we get back on track? Or are you one
of those who can't?

> That's what he is blamed for, and not for designing rectilinear
> buildings, as you described so nicely

Actually it was a quick hack job of analyzin Nazi Architecture, but
thanks for the compliment.

Now let's reread the question at hand...

>>> [Link to Nazi Architecture on Wikipedia]
>>> Leading question: Would you want to have your portfolio/reputation/?
>>> associated with the subject of the above link?

I repeat, I have no idea what you are talking about.

I take that back. I have every idea of what you are talking about but
no idea why.

I take that back. I have every idea of why you are talking about that.
I have no inclination validate your off topic rant any further.

Though you inadvertently and rather illuminatingly answer my question:

>> How does that change the nature of the question?


Posted by Warm Worm on May 15, 2007, 4:34 pm
> > How could anyone wish to scale Speer down to the size of a citizen?
>
> What? I just answered the question.
>
> More to the point... I have no idea how what you are saying follows
> from what you quoted.
>
> > wasn't just an architect but also war-minister und directly involved in
>
> "blah blah blah". Yeah, Nazi's were bad. It's common knowledge. Now
> that we've acknowledged that can we get back on track? Or are you one
> of those who can't?
>
> > That's what he is blamed for, and not for designing rectilinear
> > buildings, as you described so nicely
>
> Actually it was a quick hack job of analyzin Nazi Architecture, but
> thanks for the compliment.
>
> Now let's reread the question at hand...
>
> >>> [Link to Nazi Architecture on Wikipedia]
> >>> Leading question: Would you want to have your portfolio/reputation/?
> >>> associated with the subject of the above link?
>
> I repeat, I have no idea what you are talking about.
>
> I take that back. I have every idea of what you are talking about but
> no idea why.
>
> I take that back. I have every idea of why you are talking about that.
> I have no inclination validate your off topic rant any further.
>
> Though you inadvertently and rather illuminatingly answer my question:
>
> >> How does that change the nature of the question?

Peter, could you quote the author(s) in the replies, please? Thanks!


Posted by gruhn on May 25, 2007, 12:01 pm
> Peter, could you quote the author(s) in the replies, please? Thanks!- Hide
quoted text -

No clue just what specific feature you want me to add. Don't thank me
yet, I don't expect to change my posting style.


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