One, that poorer the standard of development and progress, there is more and more indulgence in symbolic announcements of ideals, philosophies and of any supposed achievements. Two, the escapgoat is conveniently found in old, forgotten, forlorn and 'nostalgic' emotions for creating new monuments. New monuments need to be detached from passions related to old emotions. On the other hand monuments must 'celebrate' and invoke some established norms. The dichotomy is obvious.
Solution perhaps lies in subtle handling of the physical forms that are attempted by our designers.
This article was originally published in Turkish in XXI, the Architectural Culture Magazine published by Tepe Architectural Culture Center.