Randy Gragg’s Q&A with architect Charles Rose in Saturday’s Oregonian was for the most part an interesting, measured, thoughtful conversation. But by the end I came away wincing at a couple of half-cocked displays of disrespect and bad form.
Rose, the Boston-area architect selected by the Oregon College of Art and Craft to design a new library and studio building, talked to Gragg of the "perfect fit" he felt with the project. "My work is all about the relationship between site and architecture. [And] these are great people who care deeply about craft and architecture."
And indeed, his firm’s work is deservedly well regarded for, as Randy put it, "deep sensitivity to landscape and an ecological awareness honed well before green became a global cause celebre." I’m excited Charles Rose is coming to Portland to design buildings.
But on a couple of occasions, it was shocking just how blunt Rose was willing to […]
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