Word: understatedness
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As one of the largest musical figures in America, the current Dylan persona has a less-than-domineering presence on the stage. The 5’5” mysterious man in a cowboy hat stood to the extreme left of the stage, crouching over his piano and harmonica allowing...
Once he'd committed, Taniguchi spent a year studying MOMA?its history, how it had selected architects in the past, anything that could provide an insight into the museum's inner character. "Like a medical doctor, I need to know the nature of an institution so I can make a...
Instead, Taniguchi created an elegant, understated jewel box of a structure true to one of the guiding principles of his career: as a place for people and art to interact, the museum building should all but disappear. "Architecture is essentially a container for people and what's inside," says Taniguchi...
With the full unveiling, any concern that the renovation might be blandly understated has fallen away. Nicolai Ouroussoff of the New York Times declared the redesign "one of the most exquisite works of architecture to rise in this city in at least a generation." Robert Ivy, editor in chief of...
For a more understated but equally pleasurable alternative, try the Aljibe de San Miguel Ba?os ?rabes, tel: (34-958) 52 28 67. Beyond its brass-studded wooden doors are six pools heated to different temperatures and spiked with skin-softening sea salt. Sip the gratis mint tea while soaking, and...