THE MOTHER ART

Previously Published 6 May 15

We love public hearings. Whether citizens make negative or positive comments, we are always heartened by the passion of their statements. An event like a public hearing demonstrates how deeply we care about our buildings, and what our buildings say about us as a society. The fact that citizens take time out of their day to sit thru a long meeting and make comments in a room full of people about architecture is an amazing phenomenon. Architecture is called the mother art, and a public hearing only reinforces that precept.