Man has explored all countries and all lands,
And made his own the secrets of each clime.
Now, ere the world has fully reached its prime,
The oval earth lies compassed with steel bands,
The seas are slaves to ships that touch all strands,
And even the haughty elements sublime
And bold, yield him their secrets for all time,
And speed like lackeys forth at his commands.
Still, though he search from shore to distant shore,
And no strange realms, no unlocated plains
Are left for his attainment and control,
Yet is there one more kingdom to explore.
Go, know thyself, O man! there yet remains
The undiscovered country of thy soul!
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
This is fantastic. Spotted some timeless, coveted classic furniture designs in that 21st century home prototype.
Habitat 67 is clever. It’s timelessness is testament to the design. It’s an example of how good design can be when high-rise development takes on the design resolution of the architect. Architecture is such an underrated profession. The boom of high-rise in Sydney is pre-dominantly a soulless eyesore, because in most cases the design process is driven by the developer, rather than the architect. Europeans do design the best because they value the architect and the designer throughout the entire stage of the buildings construction. And the results pay off long term.
I chuckled when they predicted robots doing the housework in 21st Century – I don’t think that will ever happen in my lifetime.
“The undiscovered country of thy soul!”
That last line reminds me of something I read (can’t remember where). In the early centuries of the Church there was confusion/heresy about the nature of God, like the Trinity. Centuries after that confusion/heresy about the nature of the Church, like being Apostolic. In the 21st century we’ve fully entered into confusion/heresy about the nature of Man like being male or female. (Can’t even say the word “Man” without being corrected by someone). I can’t even imagine what’s next.
Ben, perhaps you’re thinking of “”The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” (death–quote from Shakespeare’s Macbeth?) and title of Startrek movie
Hi Bob,
That sounds Apropos
Hey Ben…
What’s next?
How about Miss America;
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/trans-woman-wins-miss-nevada-compete-miss-usa
How I “miss” America.
The one I grew up in where men were men, and not prideful to be anything else than that.
God help us.
In the presentation I noticed that suburbia was criticized. Sounded similar to the anti-suburbia talk that is going on currently. A ways back Christopher F. Rufo wrote an article about the effects of progressives on urban planning. It is titled “The Rise of the New Left Urbanists.” The URL is:
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https://www.city-journal.org/rise-of-new-left-urbanists
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The guy in the film didn’t appear to take into consideration the wishes of the people who buy and live in the suburban housing under discussion. The guy sounded very controlling of peoples’ choices in housing.