Constraints and Inspiration

Interesting article about Norman Foster and the tiny sliver of a building he is designing in the Bowery. He has come up with an ingenius use of an elevator to do it. Foster said he had managed not to be daunted by the notion of stacking galleries with such a circumscribed footprint on top of one another; instead, Mr. Foster said, "it's a case of the constraints finally becoming the inspiration."







The constraints that limit you can actually lead to the inspiration. Freedom isn't always about...