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I would only offer that the reason Curtiss is considered Kansas City's best architect is because Steve Abend is still living. Abend's work with Abend Singleton Associates (later ASAI) will be turning visitors' heads in Kansas City in the same way that Curtiss' does for decades to come.]]> http://places.designobserver.com/feature/louis-curtiss-and-the-politics-of-architectural-reputation/29428/#comments 2012-02-09T15:23:17-05:00 as noted, if noticed you are then instantly compared to the "better" (in all forms of meanings) known "contemporary". image calling maybeck "oakland's curtiss".

more of these great articles please. they fill the gaps immensely.]]> http://places.designobserver.com/feature/louis-curtiss-and-the-politics-of-architectural-reputation/29428/#comments 2012-02-07T22:36:33-05:00