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Detail

Empire Building, New York City, Kimball & Thompson, 1895-98

Issue #3: Detail


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Blade Runner Art
Blade Runner Art
Blade Runner Art

(Issue): Ornament

In this age, however, the debate is not about ornament. Yet architects have not yet seemed to define the new state of debate, which is artifice versus authenticity. They have not yet recognized artifice as it is, for it exists in the guise of high technology and sophisticated detailing.