Cynthia Davidson: At the end of his essay in Five
Architects Colin Rowe poses several questions that he
makes no attempt to answer – and neither does anyone
else. I think they are interesting questions to discuss with
you 25 years later both because you are one of “the five,”
and because these are still relevant questions. The first
question Rowe asked is, “Is it necessary that architecture
should be simply a logical derivative from functional and
technological facts; and, indeed, can it ever be this?” It
sounds to me as if Colin is answering his own question
here: Is it necessary; can it be?