tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post4431155935034540424..comments2024-03-29T04:41:47.761-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: Literary Dose #34John Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-77372408017057082462008-10-28T07:18:00.000-04:002008-10-28T07:18:00.000-04:00This is a great quote John - I'd like to find the ...This is a great quote John - I'd like to find the original Marx quote though. To reply to nick above, I think that maybe the city - as we know it at least - wouldn't exist without capitalism (I like to think of the city as "frozen capitalism"), but architecture certainly could. There were truly amazing things built in the Soviet Union. And do we consider China capitalist now or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-3942933082669385452008-10-23T22:53:00.000-04:002008-10-23T22:53:00.000-04:00nick, the author is not an architect but a social ...nick, the author is not an architect but a social theorist. it maybe true that architects cannot survive without capitalism, maybe, but architecture will. do you believe our built environment will be better with architects thinking only about their commissions? do you want architects to be dictated by a quantitatively-driven factor such as capitalism? i definitely would not.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748513461693891262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-47608137195993184122008-10-02T20:02:00.000-04:002008-10-02T20:02:00.000-04:00Thank you for your expert opinion on the complexit...Thank you for your expert opinion on the complexities of of a global economy, Mr. Architect. Your profession wouldn't exist were it not for capitalism, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-45789370405744609382008-09-26T22:03:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:03:00.000-04:00It just makes me sad to see these comments. I thin...It just makes me sad to see these comments. I think it's really important to try to imagine a better world. And the first step is to admit that capitalism has some serious issues at it roots.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181202045940666927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-12295038974706012682008-09-26T16:53:00.000-04:002008-09-26T16:53:00.000-04:00By Karl Marx's own theory, every progress in human...By Karl Marx's own theory, every progress in human society is made in a zig-zag fashion, (sorry, can't quote his exact words). But he never saw crisis might be part of capitalism's self improving process.<BR/> The idle capital and idle labor would vent through exploring new human interests. Just look at what a colorful life we have now comparing 1930s.Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893929742471548826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-72871186059622235732008-09-26T08:30:00.000-04:002008-09-26T08:30:00.000-04:00This is funny - like posting Mein Kampf quotes aft...This is funny - like posting Mein Kampf quotes after the LA riots.X. Anonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325988486045037471noreply@blogger.com