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Vote on Landmark Status Set for Manhattan House
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Submitted by Jason P, Jan 29, 2007 13:46

What style?

This was clearly a movement to avoid ornamentation. The purpose was to oppose style in favor of stark functionality. It was nihilistic in intent.

Sullivan and Wright had style. Art Deco had style. This was a pile of bricks and not much more.

I agree with Doug.

-Jason

PS I live in a similar pile of bricks.

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This process to landlmark Mannhattan House is not about architecture it's about condo conversions. All sane people agree these buildings... [MORE]	Doug	Jan 29, 2007 08:56
What style? This was clearly a movement to avoid ornamentation. The purpose was to oppose style in favor of stark functionality....	Jason P	Jan 29, 2007 13:46
I agree with the movement to avoid ornementation, and stark fonctionality. But it does not deal with bauhaus functionalist vision... [MORE]	Yannick	May 17, 2007 16:51