Comments on: ORDOS 100 #24: Babel Architecture

By: אילת זוהר « אמנות להמונים

אילת זוהר « אמנות להמונים — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:59:09 +0000

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By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:12:18 +0000

I never thought I’d say something like this but; seeing the site model with all the designers works makes me desperate for something vernacular. Trying to take it all in makes my brain hurt.

Independently they’re all compelling in one way or another. En masse, Yowza!

By: Mary Hill

Mary Hill — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:36:31 +0000

This is horrible.

Not only is ORDOS a dog’s dinner architecturally, but now its morally and socially questionnable as well.

Well done.

By: claude

claude — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:16:28 +0000

see that model with all projects?
for me the whole area looks like Hiroshima!

By: Rocket Valentino

Rocket Valentino — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:35:14 +0000

To Rj: The overwhelming hatred is primarily aimed at shapes and concepts these architects (most likely educated in the aftermath of the post-WW2-modernism) aren’t used to or don’t quite grasp. They all sound alike. This project is accepted because the shapes are comprehendable and it does not threaten their own compositoric abilities.

To Mr. Bateman: Totally agree. The coloured brick concept is shocking! It must be a joke. Do the architects know in which country they are building?

“As the planners were encouraged by the client to use brick as a main construction material, the two cubes are covered with brick skin.” I fail to understand how this ridiculous skin is “a main construction material”. I am currently in my 4th semester at The Oslo School of Architecture, and suspect I would be slaughtered alive if I were to suggest something like this.

By: jp

jp — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:19:27 +0000

inspiring comment as usual Odris

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:17:34 +0000

nothing to look at

By: roadkill

roadkill — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:52:53 +0000

Hey Patrick, I am sure where you live the socio-economic gap is as narrow as a state agents profits these days…. it is great to read between the lines with projects like this. you can and should be critical of the whole competition – after all i agree no project is trying to be social engaging, but as it is this is one of the most sensible ones i have seen thus far

By: Partick Bateman

Partick Bateman — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:59:32 +0000

Lovely. a large box for the owner and a small one for the slave.

“Since in China gray brick is twice more expensive than the red brick, the big cube of the villa’s owner is covered by a gray brick skin and the small cube of the villa’s worker is covered by a red brick skin.”

there really is nothing like a very obvious display of class/position.

yet more ORDROSS.

By: doc

doc — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:04:56 +0000

what does an army pattern does in ordos?? quite strange

By: Rj

Rj — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:03:06 +0000

I was going to ask if there was any ORDOS project buildings that have is generally loved by the readers of archdaily?… then I find this one. I was beginning to think you guys were full of hate

By: ornament and crime

ornament and crime — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:22:27 +0000

Conceptually grounded without being wank-a-tecture.

Lovely.

By: babel architectures

babel architectures — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:07:22 +0000

http://babelarchitectures.blogspot.com/2008/12/ordos-100-second-phase.html

By: odris

odris — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:44:36 +0000

great house

By: sebastian

sebastian — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:16:18 +0000

this is my favorite among all the submitted.

By: roadkill

roadkill — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:17 +0000

looking good and accomplished…. more realistic than lots of other entries for this competition…