tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276144531203559834.post9037512389889074503..comments2023-09-13T00:40:42.920-07:00Comments on towers of ilium: the challenge of character (partIV)David Stuhlsatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08087413292023094848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276144531203559834.post-22540337302607857202013-08-15T08:59:43.927-07:002013-08-15T08:59:43.927-07:00I'm going to make a pretty bold statement abou...I'm going to make a pretty bold statement about unbuilt architecture. Those who design only on paper are artists, and they can be great, but they aren't architects--they are fantasists. And I mean that as a compliment. Some of the most impressive imagined built spaces come from great works of fantasy--the mines of Moria, the Eyrie--and conversely, the architectural descriptions can be some of the best moments in these books and tales. Allowing our minds to imagine the unbuildable, the utopian, the engineering marvels, the shining castle by the sea, that is essentially the work of the fantasist. The paper architect is simply rendering that vision in 3D graphics instead of words. More power to them. Maybe someday we will build a version of their vision, but like a movie set or Disneyland, it will not quite be as shiny, as ethereal, or as free of real-world problems as our imagination. Liz Snoreply@blogger.com