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Architectural Follies in America; More than mere curiosities, all of the architectural follies described in this illustrated guide are masterpieces in their own right. ... "Follies stem from passion, obsession, and suspicion. They also come from happiness, grief, and confusion. They can take any form, any style. A folly is...
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How do you define an architectural folly? There's no simple definition. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as: ... There is only one real rule - true follies are unconscious creations, and the real folly builder will deny that what he or she has created could possibly be a folly. You cannot build one deliberately.
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Follies of Europe: Architectural Extravaganzas by Nic Barlow ... Architectural Follies in America is an illustrated guide to 130 of the most unusual ...
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Architectural Follies in America (Paperback) ... Architectural Follies in America is an illustrated guide to 130 of the most unusual structures in America. Structures that are not ordinary buildings, but edifices that transcend the banal, the commonplace, the simply utilitarian.
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"I can't work in a place like that," she fumed, "and it's a brand-new library." Without skipping a beat, a chorus of colleagues took up the tirade, each recounting a tale of architectural ineptitude. ... "Who okayed the architectural design?" I finally ventured, careful to avoid eye contact.
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Diller and Scofidio; Master/Slave; (Installation view at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris); 1999 ... artnet.com | artnet.de | artnet.fr ... ©2009 artnet - The art world online. All rights reserved. artnet is a registered trademark of artnet Worldwide Corporation, New York, NY.
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Architectural follies spring from those most human emotions: vanity, pride, passion, and obsession. There's the replica of the grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland. There's the house built of glass bottles at the entrance to Death Valley.
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Arts & Living California Magazine’s blog features a recent post about architectural follies, and The Palace of Fine Arts, which was a focal point in the international 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, is one of several photographed examples of this remarkable building genre.
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www.calfinder.com/blog/general/architectural-follies/
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