http://neath.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/gabor-szilasi/ Art, Architecture, And The Urban Landscape Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://neath.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/gabor-szilasi/#comment-10533 neath Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:12:54 +0000 http://neath.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/gabor-szilasi/#comment-10533 Yep, but no one sees it anymore. There was absolutely an artistic edge to the original project. It was built at the same time as Expo '67 so you can bet there was an enormous swelling of pride on this project. Sadly, things changed here as we saw the Olympic Stadium project become a monument to greed and self indulgence at public expense on a level that defied logic but continues to inspire. In less than 10 years we went from "top of the world" to "bottom of the barrel" in terms of public pride and community achievement. Yep, but no one sees it anymore. There was absolutely an artistic edge to the original project. It was built at the same time as Expo ‘67 so you can bet there was an enormous swelling of pride on this project. Sadly, things changed here as we saw the Olympic Stadium project become a monument to greed and self indulgence at public expense on a level that defied logic but continues to inspire. In less than 10 years we went from “top of the world” to “bottom of the barrel” in terms of public pride and community achievement.

]]> http://neath.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/gabor-szilasi/#comment-10504 A.C.T.S. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:38:03 +0000 http://neath.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/gabor-szilasi/#comment-10504 The hand that holds the highway like a butler holds a tray - one of Montreal's most inspiring sights. Did they do that on purpose? The hand that holds the highway like a butler holds a tray - one of Montreal’s most inspiring sights. Did they do that on purpose?

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