I might have another opportunity to design a stage set, which means I'll get to create temporary architecture that has to perform with a high level of indifference. What do I mean by that? A stage set has to be subordinate to the human actors. It has to conform to the directions in the script. It has to be sturdy, cheap, unsentimental, and portable. In many respects, all architecture is subordinate to more important actions, but on too many occasions, a building is overloaded with symbolic value and false importance.
O, for a muse of fire.
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