Better Than Modern

Publication Type	Newspaper Article
Year of Publication	2007
Source	Boston Globe
Section	E
Pagination	8
Date Published	April 1
Type of Work	Editorial
Publication Language	eng
Key Words	Rudolph; Paul Marvin; 1918-1997; Blue Cross Building; Boston; MA; 1957-1960
Abstract	Editorial advocating for the demolition of the Blue Cross Building to make way for a new skyscraper.
State	Massachusetts

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On why he maintained a small practice
“Architecture is a personal effort, and the fewer people coming between you and your work the better. This keeps some people from practicing architecture, like the sculptor Nivola [Constantino Nivola, 1911-1988], who says “I cannot stand anybody coming between me and my work.” This is a very real problem, and you can only stretch one man so far. The heart can fall right out of a building during the production of working drawings, and sometimes you would not even recognize your own building unless you followed it through. If an architect cares enough, and practices architecture as an art, then he must initiate design; he must create rather than make judgments.” Heyer, Paul. Architects on Architecture: New Directions in America. New York: Walker, 1966

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