left wing; right on!

Well if premier Ralph Klein never ceases to surprise the Ka-Gee-Burrs right out of me.
For a right wing conservative he sure makes some brave stabs at his own party.

Klein said while he views Harper as a "bright, articulate individual, perhaps he's seen as too much on the right."

Its beautiful, a Politician that dosen't know how to lie, his honesty has gotten him in more muck than anyone. And rightfully so he remainds Premier of Alberta. His forward thinking non-diplomatic approach is heart warming. Klein is x-catle farmer who knows the value of clearing the air of bullshit (politically speaking of course) and i would go one further to say that his brute honesty may appeal to the voting after all.

Besides at the end of the day it comes down to how much of a Loonie Harper really is, as much as it hurts to say, Please lord let there be yet ANOTHER minority government... oh and dont forget about the ever impeeding popularity of the green party..... right now a party with no bagage is looking pretty damn good. :D

advancment in design

Local architecture has recently been brought to my attention. The issue at hand is what constitutes a building worth keeping around? What architectural style to we bring forward with us onto the future of design? And what truly defines Canadian architechure?

There is Currently a large amount of contaversy over weather or not to tear down certain down town Calgary buildings that are nearing 100years in age. Small apartment buildings are being destroyed left, right and center for the making way of large downtown highrises. how sad, but isn't this common sense, that in order for a city to thrive it must dispose of the old and make with the new, houses are torn down to create high rise apartment buildings for inner city dwellers, its a fact of city life!
For the most part i see that Canadians acting as though we were burning 500year old structures to the ground, as though we were wiping out all of our Europian architechual ansestory by demolishing a 90 year old apartment building with iron gate elavators, that although they appear to bring "character" to the building they also have a tendency to STOP OPORATING SUDDENLY.
This melding of the old with the new is the process that we must truly embrace
It is not the new that has brought us to the future but neither is it the old that will continue our advancment, therefore we must find the ultimate balance between the two.

So what then do we consider worthy of being "brought forward"?
There is a simple solution and a not so simple solution. If we wish to complicate things, then we will base our evaluation of building purely on their history. What have they helped us through, what do they represent today, and what is the nastalgic value of the peice? This is one sure fire way to complicate the hell out of ANY proceedure in life - the over analysing of a THING based on emotional connection-
The simple way of the future is much more productive. Can this structure be deemed safe, will it maintain its funchaionality, is it impedeing growth, and what is the monatary value of perserving it.
This line of thought would lead you to believe that the process is then simple... however it is still not peaches and cream. Unfortunately the value of the individual(s) making the decision will ultimately override all civilain values... that is a fact of day to day life.

But at least we have identified a system with which evaluating is made simpler.
A perfect example is the past/recent/future developement plans for Stephen Avenu

So what is Canadian Architecture?
Hard to Define?
A bad idea?
A motion towards claiming our global independance?

please comment on what you think Canadian architechture is.

In the beginning

I'm so very very thankful for spell check, it makes having blog must less embarrassing.
Yes I've decided to join the blog culture, more for myself than any other reason, I believe this will prompt me to write/reflect/respond more often to the ever active environment that I live in today.
Secondly it is for my friends all over the world.
The intent of this blog is to breed thought, living in an ever changing word today it is important to take the time to consider how it all unfolds. To think about the current day consequences we live with because of our past actions, and to consider what our actions today truly mean in the long run of the future.
More over we can see all these things through the eye of culture. As a firm believer in the importance of art, it seems all to apparent that one could access all aspects of time and advancement of men through a contemporary analysis of art throughout the history of man.
I intent to unveil the true components of modern art, where it hides, how it lives, and how it lives on.
Thus it is my pleasure to bring you to terms with Cultural Inactivity