en•abler
Posted in The Enabler

Main Entry: en•abler
Pronunciation: i-’nA-b(&-)l&r
Function: noun

: one that enables another to achieve an end; especially : one who enables another to persist in self-destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or by helping that individual avoid the consequences of such behavior.

From Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary.



The Enabler
Posted in The Enabler

Trades can be of two types depending on the worker’s observation skills: deception managers or truth revealers. The first group is composed of spies, con artists, and negotiators: all of them try to show what is not while ambiguously hiding what it really is. The second group is mainly defined by artists: for them, an artistic product can or cannot work. Art is or is not. There is no middle ground; period.

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Equation
Posted in Blankness, The Enabler

Architectural Blankness + Populist Architecture =

Architect as an Enabler