Mag 111 -- architect's obituary

(Obituary con't.)

a quirky nest retreat (its location a secret 

to this day) and the frosted glass Polar 

Institute Building are among his most 

famous buildings.

The celebrated architect, whose vision-

ary minimalist work was prized world-

wide, publicly announced his retirement 

after the surprise closing of his head-

quarters in Milan. He later shunned the
media, agreeing to only one interview 

before his death. When asked to sum his 

life he said:

"It was a life -- not belonging to me but 

to art -- lived in fits of passion with

intervals of meditation. Passion was the 

work itself and meditation fed the 

creative spark. I lived, I will die. My 

buildings will live beyond me, some

more appreciated than others. And

the nest is history."



Written for The Mag: Mag 111 that inspired with the above photo prompt (image: ParkeHarrison, Study of Nest 1994.


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