In my experience, in the decades from 80-00, it was not hard to find architecture that was theoretical and intellectual. 00-10 years grew out of that climate, of course and then grew into what we have now. There was a strain of intellectualism in those 80-00 years that held my attention through 00-10 to this day. How to characterize the work of the majority since? it is certainly manifold but I have focused on pragmatics, clung to that. Perhaps the majority was pragmatic all along, and that is likely. What I saw as good work in those early 80-00 days was significantly more daring and adventurous than I have aligned with since. Trying to go back to what appealed to me early on, when I got started. Two key concepts I kept with me from those days: Theater and Theory.
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