by Jon Lackman | 15 February 2007 | Architecture, Conferences
CAA has its own blog again this year. Bloggers include Benjamin Lima (see here, third paragraph), who posted recently on William Tabler, the mid-century brains behind the Hilton Hotel where College Art Association members spend so much of their time every few years. As one article cited by Lima notes, “Few Tabler hotels win design prizes”; instead, his talent seems have been for efficiency. In this hotel, he “fitted out a service elevator as a speedy, efficient pantry for Continental breakfasts: one man, instead of the usual three, takes an order on the telephone, warms rolls and pours coffee while the elevator moves, then delivers it to the proper floor.” If only warm rolls and coffee magically appeared at each CAA session … CAA blogger Myra Greene is also posting comments to her personal blog: “I thought I could use this site to say things that might not be best on that blog. While many of the talks have been fascinating, it is difficult to continue to stay attentive when there are poor visuals, or no visuals at all. As artist, and art historians, you would think most would get that. Especially when you have a thick accent from a European country.”
