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meet current building regulations

This is a synonym for “the worst construction allowed by law.”

If it wasn’t designed to meet current building regulations, the construction would be illegal.

That said, building code changes over time, and even if Wright's original design met building code at the time it was designed, it likely doesn't meet current building regulations. I.e. it would be illegal to build exactly to the original design, or at least if you did it would be illegal to use the building.

If it doesn’t meet code, it is not architecture.

Steady, we’re taking things like having outlets every three feet of countertop in kitchens.

Unhinged comment. Is the Parthenon not architecture because it’s not ADA-accessible? If someone installs an elevator does it become architecture again?

I used “architecture” to refer to the discipline not as a synonym for “a building.

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