Tag Archives: point of view

designing people’s behavior

Posted on November 2, 2008 by twotreatises

“My biggest fear is that architecture is necessarily a kind of totalitarian activity, a kind of prison, in that when you design a space you’re probably designing people’s behavior in that space. So the goal of our work is to … Continue reading →

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grand canyon 10/08

Posted on October 27, 2008 by twotreatises

a day at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona yes, the view, of course, the view but the thing about being there is you can’t really take it in because you are there — too close to actually see it … Continue reading →

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John Fowles quote regarding The Magus

Posted on July 23, 2007 by twotreatises

“If The Magus has any ‘real significance,’ it is no more than that of the Rorschach test in psychology. Its meaning is whatever reaction it provokes in the reader, and so far as I am concerned there is no given … Continue reading →

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Black Market, 1961

Posted on March 20, 2007 by twotreatises

Black Market (Robert Rauschenberg) was originally an interactive work requiring the participation of the viewer. The suitcase contains a card (written in ten languages) inviting viewers to take an object from the case and replace it with one of their … Continue reading →

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