from The Guardian -
Mies van der Rohe: demolish or not?
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"Only in architecture do we contemplate, and frequently carry out, the destruction of works by the discipline's most esteemed proponents. [...] That's the trouble with architecture. You can store a tape or a picture – even a kidney stone – pretty easily. But buildings take up valuable space. They often prevent the existence of other newer, better buildings."

Perhaps this dilemma points to the danger of an "either-or" approach in thinking about heritage preservation - either we preserve (all?) or we risk going down the path of loosing all. Such an attitude hides the fact that some things are better left to go away quietly over time - in a dignified manner, if there is one.
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