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found those shots on jjjjound, any idea where that would be? because i want to live there! anyone? by pp.
architecture
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron circa 1980
this is too funny. by ar
charlotte perriand – photo to design
i’m sure this exhibition is allover paris and french medias but here in new york, not so much. that is a very cool one, not another perriand/corbu show with the same book that is not bringing anything fresh to the talble. here, curators at “le petit palais “ put next to each other the photographic work of miss perriand and pieces that result from it. really interesting! is it a bit naive if i say that i prefer some of her photos over some of her furniture…
“from the fish bones that prompted her ‘banquette tokyo’ to the reclining figure that inspired her ‘chaise longue basculante’, the photographs lay bare her creative process. perriand began using photography for preliminary studies from the moment she joined the le corbusier/pierre jeanneret studio as furniture design associate in 1928, looking at the ‘laws of nature’ in urban and mountain contexts, and many of the 380 photographs show objects discovered on her many walks.” via wallpaper
by pp.
Arquivo Brasilia
lina kim and michael wesely went through the 10,000 images documenting the construction of brasilia, this weird architectural project that came out of nowhere in only a 4 years time. from an era that hold dreamers and believers to us, everything is compiled in a book, 1,400 photos, step by step. some kind of must have here. by pp.
hamburg elbphilharmonie
talking about headphones and music wouldn’t i love to hear keith jarrett, gonzales, or wim merten playing in here. architecture by herzog de meuron. thank you a.r. schricker. by dd
highly disputed 51 park: the ground zero mosque by soma architects
renderings of the park51 community center, aka ground zero mosque, as prepared by the architectural design consultants soma architects
who ever knew this is what those “evil-doers” were planning all along? as much as the “playground of the devil”, manhattan, is a non-religious city as a whole, and more than that, a godless city for that matter, i must say that if this center is to be designed properly, as some of the fabulous churches and synagogues in the city that are more than holly, then its a welcome site indeed. ironically i was sent this clip from CNN which is pertinent to this issue, and although we don’t dabble into politics on tomorrow started, this post is as much about urban planning and architecture as the lady gaga is about her music… not to mention that we cant resist but to oppose bigotry and malinformation of any kind and will find a way to do so.
from CNN: a synagogues reborn in beirut lebonan. by xy
Mobilier International: Oscar Niemeyer 1972 lounge chair
talking about chairs… i saw an original of this 1972 oscar niemeyer chair at an auction at phillips de pury and company that i posted it a few months back. i had not seen it in beige leather so here it is. consider it! here’s one auctioned between 5,000 and 7,000 but sold for $9,600… ouch! ; ) by dd
Richard Meier: the Rachofsky house-Dallas Texas
“a visit to the rachofsky house unfolds as a kind of procession through a series of zones, taking one from the outdoors to indoors, and then back outdoors again. all of the spaces of the house, works of contemporary art, and vignettes of the surrounding landscape combine to animate the interiors of the house. grass, trees, pond and sky are visible from every angle of the house.
the heart of the house is the second floor living room. secrets of the entire site are revealed through the double-height plane of windows that serve as a permeable membrane between nature and home. whereas the front façade of the house is reserved and opaque, the back façade dissolves and allows constantly changing plays of light and silhouette to amaze people within and outside the house. ultimately, the purpose of the rachofsky house is to provide a place of residence and respite. the potential of the house as a work of architecture is as a catalyst for further contemplation of nature and art, and the science of bringing them together in harmony.” richard meier by dd
villa malaparte x le mepris x francois halard
really into the french 60’s things these days, but totally obsessed with the villa malaparte which is definitely a character on its own in godard’s “le mepris”. saw the gigantic and amazing “fresson prints” photographer francois halard did of the pictures he took there few years ago. grand! hope he will show them at the “rencontres d’arles” where he’s feature this year. (not positive but i remember reading somewhere that the blue couch on the bottom picture of halard’s own house is the actual couch from the movie… it was green last time i was at his place though) by pp’
pritzker prize x sanaa x the new museum
this year, the laureates for the prestigious architecture award “pritzker prize” is the japanese duo sanaa.
i love the visual aspect or their work, but it seems interesting that they receive the price at the same time that their new york flagship work, the new museum, is at its critically non-acclaiming height.
not that they have anything to do with the poor programming and curating of the museum (which is another debate) but is this building is not as bad as it’s content, really?
is there anybody that set a foot in there that can say it’s convenient? what about those stairs so small they would not even accommodate a 2 story residential place? what about those windows looking at walls? is that good design?
my point is that as designers, we all had great designs that were fucked up by a client at some point in order to fit whatever and i wouldn’t like to be judged based on those. but since i never been to any sanaa building except the new museum, i’m wondering if this is a “client fucked up” case or if architecture is now judged on a theoretical aspect more than a convenient one? by pp’
