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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bombing, President Bayar and Premier Menderes were in Istanbul; at 6 p.m. they calmly boarded the express for Ankara, figuring that the mob would only smash a few Greek windows and break a few Greek heads. But the mob got out of hand, beating Greeks and sacking stores with abandon. The Istanbul governor panicked, tried frantically to reach Bayar and Menderes, finally managed to get a telephone message to a stationmaster, who stopped the train. In the middle of the night, Bayar and Menderes raced back to Istanbul by car, where they declared martial law and finally ended the carnage...
...such as the large theater in Malmo, Sweden. But in making this possible, large sections of seating are unused (sketch No. 3). Others designs for the "total" theater have been proposed from time to time. Since the seating capacity of out theater was purposely limited, it seemed illogical to abandon seats in order to accommodate flexibility. In other words, the theater should be truly convertible...
...early stage of the design, Bob Chapman and I consulted several well known stage designers and critics in New York. One, after listening to the proposal, said that architects in Europe and America have tried unsuccessfully to solve this problem for many years. He advised us to abandon the open stage and make a good design for proscenium productions. This advice made the challenge even greater...
...underground city, Civil Defense measures come to symbolize the prospects for ultimate security. But to accept such artificial security is to hide from the clearest and most terrifying reality in the world today. To accept emotionally the prospect of the human race huddling underground indefinitely is tacitly to abandon everything man has accomplished on the earth...
...good deal to accelerate revolutionary changes in American architecture and probably affected the design of American furniture, too, even though unfortunately it failed in its repeated attempts years ago to influence the design of American automobiles. The museum is aware of its power. But what should museums do? Abandon their concern with recent art. . .? In conclusion, may I propose that reluctant 'tastemakers' like me and those like you who exaggerate the power of 'tastemakers' both ponder Aesop's fable of two flies who, perched upon the axletree of a chariot, complacently remarked to each other...