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To: Neocon who wrote (332)	10/18/1999 2:48:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3246

What does "mere serviceability" have to do with the "aesthetics of building"? Surely you don't think that the human race has ever been satisfied with "mere serviceability" in its architecture? Seems to me the history of architecture, among other things, testifies to the innate "aesthetic urge" in mankind. But that is a philosophical point. In any event, why does architecture alone, of all the arts and crafts, have to prove its "aesthetic importance"? Besides, most modern architects that I know of have tried to combine functionality ("serviceability") and aesthetics. Look at the strides made in factory design, for example. It should be obvious that people generally work better in an attractive workplace.