from San Francisco Chronicle
Tomorrow's long lost treasures
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It is often with hind-sight that we lament the destruction of architecturally significant buildings, and that is the easy part of any criticism. Foretelling which amongst the currently standing buildings would be significant in time to come - and hence worthy of preservation - can be an extremely unrewarding and brooding task. It might instead be easier to approach the issue by asking a tangential question: "Can we slow the rush into hasty decisions in urban re-building if modern day buildings are built with the intention for them to be utilised for an extended period of time - much like ancient temples and cathedrals?"