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VENTURI, RAUCH AND SCOTT BROWN, THE ‘DUCK’ AS AN ARCHITECTURAL PARADIGM 

“A ‘DUCK’ IS A DUCK; IT CAN ALSO BE A HOT DOG, A MILK BOTTLE, AN ELEPHANT… IN OTHER WORDS, A ‘DUCK’ IS A BUILDING WHOSE FUNCTION, STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL ARE SECONDARY TO ITS REPRESENTATIONAL QUALITY OR SCULPTURAL FORM.”

6:11 pm  •  14 January 2012  •  4 notes