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+  From: Scott Gladstone Paterson <sgp7@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
+  Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 12:47:34 -0500
On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Howard Ray Lawrence wrote:
> The cave is made by natural forces otherthan humanbeings.
> The building is by natural forces otherthan humanbeings.
> The building becomes "architecture" by the addition of paintings?
> Howard

Howard,

It seems that Marco is saying that construction, building is not an
expressive act that art/painting is. And that this expressive act is what
constitutes any activity of building as architecture. So what I want to
know now is two things:

1. Are you familiar with K. Framptons whole tectonic business?
2. What is your take on it?

scott
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