monday morning

today i found a surprise on my desk at the office:
it was an article by alice t.friedman about the relationship between architect-client regarding the farnsworth house:

"she soon discovered that what mies wanted, and what he thought he had found in her, was a patron who would put her budget and her needs aside in favor of his own goals and dreams as an architect"

and about mies's struggle:

"mies's reputation was impressive and his work has admired in elite and academic circles, but he needed exposure- he needed to built. dr edith farnsworth seemed to be the answer to his prayers"

i could not read the whole article, it looks interesting and i guess there are plenty of things to argue about...
but i have some questions:

is it always the same? between the 2 [client-architect]?
is it possible that mies felt like needing to built?

a respond to the 2nd:
i spent 2 years in an entire campus designed by mies.
and now i work in an area downtown with quite few buildings from mies around me!
so, there is hope for architects!
i end up with my favorite motto:
NICE DAYS ARE COMING*
=]

*[for those who have not built yet]

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