Originally Posted by
bibliobob
Actually, this is more like, "form over function." Aesthetics trumping utility. All depends on your priorities. Style or Substance? Imagination has nothing to do with it.
Actually... that's exactly the sort of polarised view that prompted my post. Making it a question of priorities means you'll always look at a problem with a prejudiced view. My point was about opening your mind to the possibilities of an idea, rather than dismissing it. It's got everything to do with imagination, that's why I quoted Einstein, but it could easily be applied to, say, Le Corbusier.