tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590765018502722690.post2428311570865263917..comments2024-02-12T15:50:54.179-05:00Comments on architextures: Bridge Over Troubled WaterRyan Wittehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199749793497980300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590765018502722690.post-72320125325138194822009-07-17T09:25:04.534-04:002009-07-17T09:25:04.534-04:00Hey Peter,
I'm sure that's true, but Mies...Hey Peter,<br /><br />I'm sure that's true, but Mies and Johnson knew each other well. Gordon Bunshaft didn't particularly like Johnson very much, but the three probably associated with one another quite frequently.<br /><br />Bradfield, on the other hand, was all the way on the other side of the planet. Although it does sound like his doctoral thesis was on the engineering of train bridges, so you may be right.Ryan Wittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00199749793497980300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590765018502722690.post-31460910383496393402009-07-17T03:22:19.393-04:002009-07-17T03:22:19.393-04:00One caveat on using the Syndey Harbour bridge as a...One caveat on using the Syndey Harbour bridge as a dating device, vis a vis its use of this bridge as inspiration:<br /><br />The Farnsworth House and the Seagram Building influenced the Johnson Glass house and the Lever House respectively, and both were completed later than their progeny. Minor caveat, but a thought I had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com