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Tuning Up Music City: Earl Swensson Revitalizes Nashville |
| Section: THE ARTS / ARCHITECTURE |
| Author: Stephen Henkin |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1998 |
| Size: 2,215 Words, 14,352 Characters |
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Earl Swensson sounds more like a man on a mission than an architect on assignment. The founder of Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) of Nashville, Tennessee, speaks decisively about his love for his city and craft, gesturing with his hands in a style that recalls his talent with a sketch pen and watercolor brush. Yet although he has accomplished some five thousand projects in thirty-eight states and several foreign countries since starting ESa, his major contribution has been to give Nashville its fantastic "now" look.
"When I came back home to Nashville in 1961, I threw the Bauhaus principles out the window," Swensson, 67, recalls of the time when he returned following a 3-1/2-year stint as an architect at Chicago's prestigious Perkins and Will firm. "There's an organic design philosophy h...
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...c architect starting out today? "Realize that architecture is a mission requiring dedication to the betterment of mankind.
"If you are not willing to commit yourself to create a better human environment, then quit," he warns.
With a refined eye and skilled personnel, Earl Swensson is uniquely situated to help shape the look--and add to the excitement--of Nashville into the next century.
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