Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946 · New York : A. A. Knopf · leaf 28
iciency and economy, and over his efficient andeconomical structure the designer smears a frost-ing of beauty in the form of architectural style, inthe archaeological sense. This is a foolish prac-tice, and cannot but result in failure. In the caseof a Greek temple or a mediaeval cathedral… … Before the War structural framework of a great office building wasdetermined and fabricated and then architects wereinvited to submit designs for the exterior. Thisis of course an extreme example and does not rep-resent the usual practice, but it brings sharply toconsciousness the well known fact…
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 · Architecture · Architecture -- United States · Decoration and ornament
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