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ya, i mean gehry produces such original designs these days that what dublin really needs to reach the pantheon of global cities is another gehry-by-numbers… then we’ve made it!
“a bit amateur”!!
is it someones idea of a joke or actually a serious proposal- it genuinely looks like it has been done by a child of 10.
but then again, i suppose the services of a ten year old are cheaper than a proper architect…..
i would say the influence lies more in the approach of integrating architecture into the existing urban fabric(eg the IFC) rather than blasting holes in the city and filling them with self-referential modern monuments with no urban scale (60’s, 70,s 80’s Dublin).
I think stylistic and formal similarities are not that strong, as most of group 91 had gotten over their triangles and squares phase by then.
i thik there was a book on aldo rossi, possibly published by the aai, which had a foreword b yjohn tuomey- this may give some info straight from the sourceas far as i know architects are not allowed to advertise speculatively, ie. go hunting for clients. this is different to having information on your practice available for the general public to see- which is what a website is.
The Hidden Dimension by E.T. Hall is interesting in showing the way we instinctively react to certain spacial conditions- particularly the interactions betwwen people in these conditions
regarding the central bank railings……what a disaster, they have destroyed the ONLY public space in Dublin that functions as a public space should, a place to sit, to meet, to pass through etc. it seems a ‘public space’ in dublin now consists of an area of land where things can happen-but only once a day/week/year, and they generally contain enough seating for about 10 people. the plaza at central bank really was unique, the contrast between the institution of the bank and the crowd in the square is what city life should be about, rather than about trying to make things frictionless.
surely if a public space is being designed which may attract skaters yhen the materials and design of the elements should be resistant to whatever it is subjected to- for example providing steel copings on granite blocks, good for wear and good for skateboarding.
The designer has as much responsibility for the markings as the skateboarders- they should predict and avoid the wear and tear associated with normal city life, which includes skateboarding, like it or not. architects seem to get very pissed off when someone uses THEIR building for a use which they haven’t foreseen, or just didn’t bother considering when designing it- in the case of a public space, the skateboarders have as much right to use it as the pram pusher or granny.yep, they’re in a place called Bar 89 on 89 Mercer Street between Spring Street and Broome Street in Soho.
saw toilets in a bar in new york-can’t remember the name- that were unisex and had clear glass doors. pretty disconcerting, until you locked them and they instantly became opaque.
they work using a clear laminate sandwiched between two sheets of glass, which turns opaque when an electric current is passed through it. by locking the door you complete an electrical circuit, and hey presto, your cubicle is transformed from a public spectacle to a private bog. Rem koolhaas is using the same system for the changing rooms in his new Prada shops, i thinkDeconstructivism does not idealogically recognise no context (although it may appear so). what it aims to do is look beyond the ‘veneer’ of context ie. instead of looking at height lines etc. it may instead focus on historical uses of the site, or on population shifts that affect the site etc. The basic premise is to look past the accepted meaning of what is in question (be it a site, text, building, painting, whatever) and bring out meanings or relevancies which are not obvious or have been suppressed for various reasons.
I don’t mean to be preachy or whatever but ‘deconstructivism’ is treated as a non-contextual, jaggedy style, instead of as an ideology and its name is bandied about as a term of abuse for anything that is a bit all over the place.
Anyway, having said all that, I’m still not sure as to it’s success as an ideology (after all height lines can be as important a criteria as the ‘diaspora’!)
