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ENSURING QUALITY IN BUILDINGS DESPITE FEWER RESOURCES
Pages 92-95

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... On architecture, Ada Louise Huxtable has written, "It has become acceptable for a building to exist as an art object in itself rather than to be integrated, through its art, into the rich and complex life and use that makes architecture the strongest and most far-reaching art of all." Attention to context is in fact vital in a major facility project: attention to physical context, design context, and the context given by the purpose and utility of the building. With an eye to these contextual elements, clear priorities can be drawn, so that the inevitable trade-offs yield an optimal solution, accommodating the needs of the builder, the owner, the user, and the public.
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... Review boards help bring projects into balance, especially in managing single-issue interests, by taking a comprehensive view, and insisting on context. Projects can be bedeviled by the failure of governmen and other builders and developers to set priorities.
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... Paul Cret designed the Folger Theater, a very contextual building, which resolved an Elizabethan interior with an Art Deco exterior appropriate to the Capitol and Supreme Court. The National Academy of Sciences building is a very sympathetic one.
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... When a problem is to be solved, see that the most competent individuals in the country solve it. And then see that their advice is realized." ~ often paraphrase his words as, "Nothing is too good for government work." 95
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