The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.
Without a tighter union, Europe will disintegrate
Talk about beauty and you get boring answers, but talk about ugliness and things get interesting.
In the end, there will be little else for us to do but shop.
Manhattan is an accumulation of possible disasters that never happen.
As more and more architecture is finally unmasked as the mere organization of flow - shopping centers, airports - it is evident that circulation is what makes or breaks public architecture.