Friday, February 21, 2014
Depression
As the story progresses in Part 2, the ongoing depression starts to become a more prominent. Burnham struggles against labor union demands for higher wages and an eight hour workday. Additionally, much like today, budget cuts force laborers to be laid off despite their high demand for the fair showing that even the fair is starting to be directly affected by the depression.
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IT WON'T LET ME MAKE MY OWN POST SO HERE ARE MY TWO POSTS:
ReplyDelete1) Not only is putting America, the nation as a whole, in the spotlight a huge factor in the creation of the fair, but it is also extremely important to the lead architects to prove that American artists can compete on the world stage. Eiffel and European architects have long been considered to be the most talented, and Burnham and Olmsted want to break this image. This is why they get so frustrated when labor disputes, lazy architects, and other problems occur because they're just handling this progress and keeping them from worldwide architectural stardom. Here's my question: Do you think the architectural fame is more influential than national recognition?
2) Here is my second thought, so clearly Burnham and the other architects are having a lot of trouble planning the fair and organizing people effectively. Do you think there could have been a more effective method to make sure that the deadline will be met without excessive hurry? Personally, I think if I were Burnham, I would assign a businessman whose job is to solely oversee labor and production so everything runs smoothly.