Part Of Our Western Outlook Stems From

The Innovative Spirit Was America's Strongest Attribute, Transforming Everything Into A Brave New World, But There Lingered An Insecurity About The Arts.

The Way Of Architecture Is The Quiet Voice That Underlies It And Has Guided It From The Beginning.

Life Is Rich, Always Changing, Always Challenging, And We Architects Have The Task Of Transmitting Into Wood, Concrete, Glass And Steel, Of Transforming Human Aspirations Into Habitable And Meaningful Space.

Does An Architecture To Assuage The Spirit Have A Place In All This? Unfortunately We Are No Longer The Interpreters Of Our Culture's Myths But The Followers Of That Dubious Client, The Developer, Who Has Little Patience With The Art Of Architecture, The Fine Detail And Obscure Promise, Which Can Upset His Financial Activity.

Today's Developer Is A Poor Substitute For The Committed Entrepreneur Of The Last Century For Whom The Work Of Architecture Represented A Chance To Celebrate The Worth Of His Enterprise.