Architecture of the Absurd

While it might be enticing for an artist or architect to do things that are 'anti-art', you always run the risk of wasting your time on things that within 5 years time will be silly looking, and in the case of many of the deconstructionist buildings, falling apart as well. (Some things architects have forsaken: buildings built to last--and similarly in music--songs composed to stand the test of time. ) Architecture as sculpture is a seductive idea, but it still has to work as a building for people. (Music has to work for people too.)

Interesting book on-point: Architecture of the Absurd