And, furthermore, reiterating my first point, the client sets the bar for modernity by selecting the architect for his experience or prior work.
Our colleague's firm is known for this kind of work, so there you go.
When you see a "modern" piece of architecture - an original, risky thing that looks like it might fall down or blow away - that's the client's assertion, not the architect.
Ooops. I mean: the client's money and a bunch of brutes with tools.
It was the PSFS story that did it for me.
Dwight Atkinson