Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942, Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929, Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946 · Chicago, Ill., Pub. for the Art Institute of Chicago by the University of Chicago Press · leaf 200
taking thought of thematter, but grow imperceptibly, new conditionsmodifying old traditions. Conservatism in archi-tecture is therefore a good and necessary thing,but in times like the present conservatism ceasesto be a virtue. The architect who clings blindlyto precedent in dealing with the… … ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE instead of fronting the future, has resulted forthe architect in the atrophy of his creativefaculty.• Of course, no architect can afford to dispensewith a knowledge of his art as practiced through-out the world and down the ages. It is even wellthat he should train himself to…
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