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Cornell ARC 2001 The first Article I did was by Herbert Muschamp, which as entitled “Changing of the Avant-Garde: Visionary Architectural Drawings From the Howard Gilman Collection''. Muschamp writes this piece to state that Contemporary architecture is again gaining the interest of the people, yet institutions, such as the Museum of Modern Art, are unwilling to support them. On the other hand, Muschamp states that he does have respect for all of the conceptual projects of the 60’s and 70’s that were on display. He mentioned a great deal of architects that I’ve already learned about in class, such as Bucky Fuller, creator of the Dymaxion House and Geodesic Dome, as well as some that are just being revealed to me, such as Cedric Price, who envisioned the Fun Palace, a place that had built in cranes that enabled floors and walls to be changed like “tinker toys” as he puts it. After giving these architects his due, he relates that their work, although great, jus