Comments on: Wyly Theatre / REX | OMA

By: ARCHmonster

ARCHmonster — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:17:43 +0000

Great concept, but a few things.

Most of the experience is for the patrons, which is brilliantly excecuted, but what about the people that work there day in and day out in the back of house? The people that are there every single day and to me it looks like they made a basement and threw them all in there… facing a large concrete ramp. It would have been nice if they had a little more focus.

Another… natural light in a theatre. I’ve designed a theatre, and natural light is probably the last thing you want in a main performance space. You need to control the lighting at all times.

Overall beautiful concept…

By: nick

nick — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:29:44 +0000

Say what you will about what the building looks like, but this firm is one of the only firms that are transitioning from pre-war to post-war role of architect. They’re staying relevant as the masses of architects still think they’re “artists.” Architects should solve real problems, not just accommodate the program we’re given.

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Final Design Project - Advise Please - Page 7 - [pushpullbar]2 — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:53:30 +0000

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By: architect architect

architect architect — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:21:11 +0000

I wan to tell to all of you, that i just found a copy from this object in macedonia….
, construction, detail of fasade , everything.,…..
here is the link
http://vest.com.mk/?ItemID=495653ADF1CCD2418E674902E7F22EF6

By: zp

zp — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:27:57 +0000

christos, you can find explanation about the tube cladding in this video from REX web page:
http://www.rex-ny.com/approach/yale-building-in-the-future-symposium

By: kevin

kevin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:53:59 +0000

thanks David for the response. i have read this and i don t know rem of course but I still find all this very dodgy. even
they agreed that rex maintains contracts all the workout is based on koolhass ideas and developments during the years.
i don t care what ramus is doing or if he has the right to do this but i just don t like people who probably have worked out
the take over behind the back of the man who has created this
stunning approach to architecture. Thats why REX is getting no respect from me. I m sure this copy and paste practice will dry out in less than 1,5 years as the projects developed without OMA already look very messy.

By: Jim Rain

Jim Rain — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:06:02 +0000

I work across the street from this theater, and it has been hugely interesting to watch its construction. It is an fascinating, innovative building. Sadly, I think the tubing not only hides the amazing structural elements, but it makes the facade look a bit like a giant bar code.

By: Ayth1

Ayth1 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:21:50 +0000

Top window looking out seems a little prison like.

By: David Basulto

David Basulto — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:38:34 +0000

Kevin,

As Pausanias stated on the Museum Plaza article:

OMA has several partners who take actual and superlative responsibility in the design and development of the projects with which they are in charge. Joshua Prince Ramus was one of such partners. Being american, he was in charge with the projects OMA was developing in USA. When they ended their partnership, they came to the agreement that OMA’s office in USA, led by Prince Ramus, was going to keep the contracts for the projects “in process”. That office then was named REX.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:01:23 +0000

Oh another Rem Koolhaas project. Its just unbelievable rude
how these guys take projects off Rem and now brand them as
their own. Fakers !!