GG: When did you realize that you were interested in
architecture and art?
GG: So let’s move to the international part. The caliber of
architecture you like, Paris, Rome…
RD: As a young lad, I was a newspaper boy, and so I had
a route from [the west side of] Racine to the east side
of Loomis. And in delivering newspapers, you began to
see differences in the types of residences. We lived in a
bungalow. A bungalow is a very functional building. And so
by delivering papers and going past all these homes, you’d
see that other ones were more interesting, some could be
more like an English Tudor style, some could be, maybe
not Victorian, but more set back, front porches, and others
might have more a French type of look. I think it was the
shape and the form and the extra artistic work, rather than
the function work that made me, I responded to that.
RD: I like Paris because it is a beautiful planned city. It
has orchestrated beauty, axes, and focal points. The city
has consistent order and balance. Rome has more ancient
architecture, which is beautiful! There was better planning
then because everyone knew where to gather. Take the
Coliseum.
GG: I know you are a proud Chicagoan.
RD: I love Chicago…I grew up in Chi