Regarding the new Art Museum: According to Vitruvius, the aspects of architecture are three: firmness, commodity, and delight. I will stipulate as to the museum’s firmness and commodity, but can somebody tell me, please, where is the delight in this hulking brute? And if there is none, would Vitruvius have considered it architecture? Or, more likely, just construction?
Regarding the new Art Museum: According to Vitruvius, the aspects of architecture are three: firmness, commodity, and delight. I will stipulate as to the museum’s firmness and commodity, but can somebody tell me, please, where is the delight in this hulking brute? And if there is none, would Vitruvius have considered it architecture? Or, more likely, just construction?