具有“个性”的建筑作品在当代的建筑设计中实属罕见。一般情况下,无论是使用者还是设计者总是重在求新,从而忽视了建筑的实用和完备,这种对新的追求,往往给人们带来无所适从的迷惘。象圣约翰这样的城市,建筑师为立于一隅的建筑所付出的别出心裁的努力往往化为乌有。纽芬兰电话公司新建的总部大楼可谓水平不凡,风姿卓越。它坐落在古老的维廉古堡山,处于城市的水滨坡地和住宅区之间,建筑总 Architectural works with “personality” are rare in contemporary architectural design. Under normal circumstances, both the user and the designer always focus on innovation, thus ignoring the practicality and completeness of the building. This new pursuit often leads people to confusion. In a city like St. John, the ingenuity of the hard work of the architects for the one-on-one building often goes away. The new headquarters building of Newfoundland Telephone Company can be described as extraordinary and graceful. It is located on the ancient hill of the Viljan Fortress, between the city’s waterfront slopes and residential areas.