'"Local" and "global" imply something akin to ethics today. The inferences loaded into these notions mean that local and global have a way of running hot. Arguably too hot. Their use and reception are often freighted with overdetermined yearnings, turning them into caricatures that have outlived their usefulness.'
Read more of the conversation between Ron Witte (Harvard GSD and WW Architecture) and Serie co-founder Chris Lee (Harvard GSD Arthur Rotch Design Critic in Architecture) where they discuss architecture's attachment to the city today in the 50th issue of Harvard Design Magazine.
