The Judicious Use of Intangibles

<p><em>The story of how a chance encounter with an Italian countess helped one man reach for the sky and bring us closer to the divine.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Luck talent and hard work. Pietro Belluschi was blessed with all three-whether crossing paths with Ernest Hemingway or Ayn Rand surviving World War I battlefields or with the Ivy League scholarship that brought him to America.</p><p><br></p><p>Belluschi's designs at an Oregon architectural firm garnered national attention. Whether in homes churches or office buildings his <span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>judicious use of such intangibles as space light texture and color distinguishes him as a pioneer of modern architecture. His respect for the environment carefully selected materials and eloquent designs endure in the Equitable Building-the first constructed of aluminum and glass-the Pan Am Building (now Met Life) and thousands of others.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(42 42 42 1)>Mentored by Frank Lloyd Wright and mentor to thousands as the dean of M.I.T.'s School of Architecture Belluschi's influence on the American landscape cannot be overstated.</span></p>