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Monday, June 23, 2008

To Design or Not To Design for My Autocrat?

In a long winding article, writer ROBIN POGREBIN wrestles the issue nearly all starchitects deal with: the Autocrat clientele. Among many statements for the article, Rem Koolhaas declines to comment. Bill Menkins, the editor of Architect's Newspaper is quoted saying, "to suggest that providing high-quality design justifies working" in China "is slippery ethics." NYT

 

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