Comments on: Finalists for the National Museum of African American History and Culture http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/ Architecture News: The latest buildings, projects and competitions every day. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:12:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pedro http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-49231 Pedro Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:58:28 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-49231 One word: VOMIT! One word: VOMIT!

]]> By: mathias http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-39064 mathias Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:26:45 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-39064 anything but safdie, pei or predock! anything but safdie, pei or predock!

]]> By: Washington, EUA | Museu Afro-Americano | David Adjaye - Arquitectura.pt http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-25661 Washington, EUA | Museu Afro-Americano | David Adjaye - Arquitectura.pt Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:08:17 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-25661 [...] Mais informa [...] Mais informa

]]> By: David Adjaye wins competition for the National Museum of African American History and Culture - Style of Design http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-25615 David Adjaye wins competition for the National Museum of African American History and Culture - Style of Design Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:20:30 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-25615 [...] couple of weeks ago, we featured the six finalists for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Finally, the [...] [...] couple of weeks ago, we featured the six finalists for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Finally, the [...]

]]> By: JD http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-24797 JD Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:17:02 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-24797 I liked the Foster rendering, thoug Freelon Adjaye et al took it (http://www.sceneadvisor.com/todays-headlines/smithsonian-announces-national-african-american-museum-architect-11408.html). It's probably 'cause it was the least standoffish. I liked the Foster rendering, thoug Freelon Adjaye et al took it (http://www.sceneadvisor.com/todays-headlines/smithsonian-announces-national-african-american-museum-architect-11408.html). It’s probably ’cause it was the least standoffish.

]]> By: LargoJax http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-23116 LargoJax Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:14:50 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-23116 Foster's circular/ spiral theme works well as a floorplan and footprint, within the context, but loses this idea and feeling with the elevation views. Safdies' overall idea works, but need to rethink materials and surfaces. The rest fails in terms of context. Foster’s circular/ spiral theme works well as a floorplan and footprint, within the context, but loses this idea and feeling with the elevation views. Safdies’ overall idea works, but need to rethink materials and surfaces. The rest fails in terms of context.

]]> By: bg http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-23045 bg Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:05:57 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-23045 not very impressive entries..Freelon/adjaye's interior is best, but the exterior rendering is hard to understand. Safdie's looks typical like the rest of his work - frames, interior atrium - but what is that shell-like promontory got to do with african american culture? That needs to be reworked! The lattice-work interior is pleasing.. I think this should have been an open competion instead! not very impressive entries..Freelon/adjaye’s interior is best, but the exterior rendering is hard to understand. Safdie’s looks typical like the rest of his work – frames, interior atrium – but what is that shell-like promontory got to do with african american culture? That needs to be reworked! The lattice-work interior is pleasing..

I think this should have been an open competion instead!

]]> By: 国立アフリカ系アメリカ人歴史文化博物館コンペ最終選考 - designarum_tr http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-22958 国立アフリカ系アメリカ人歴史文化博物館コンペ最終選考 - designarum_tr Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:48:24 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-22958 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Opium http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-22942 Opium Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:35:17 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-22942 When Norman Foster's project is the best in a competition that means the competition was very weak indeed. None of this proposals reflects africa in any way but then again the US doesn't care to much about africa anyway. The spiral form of foster though not very delicate(but what can you expect from a full time jet pilot,part time architecT)is reminiscent of the purity of forms of the iluministic period that you can see on most of the washington's public buildings...I wonder if thought of a enourmous hall in which to put a gigantic Obama statue...the model for the new black man of the XXI century together with Will Smith. When Norman Foster’s project is the best in a competition that means the competition was very weak indeed. None of this proposals reflects africa in any way but then again the US doesn’t care to much about africa anyway. The spiral form of foster though not very delicate(but what can you expect from a full time jet pilot,part time architecT)is reminiscent of the purity of forms of the iluministic period that you can see on most of the washington’s public buildings…I wonder if thought of a enourmous hall in which to put a gigantic Obama statue…the model for the new black man of the XXI century together with Will Smith.

]]> By: Terry Glenn Phipps http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/#comment-22933 Terry Glenn Phipps Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=18771#comment-22933 The Pei and Safdie proposals have something to do with the design language of the mall and of the city of Washington itself - oh and they are possible to construct. I gather Norman Foster's office (Lord Foster hasn't touched a project personally in twenty years from what I understand) took their inspiration from "the Day the Earth Stood Still" because that swirly parking garage has a definite Klatu vibe going. As for the rest, what and more importantly why? Particularly the Diller and Predock entries are just bizarre. What ever happened to Antoine Predock's design language? Has three dimensional modeling with computers really brought us to this level of visual pollution and inanity? It is interesting, to me anyway, to contrast the Foster, Diller, and Predock proposals with Tadao Ando's artwave proposal for Oslo - the Ando project had an extremely clear design language, a reason for being what it was, and a reason to exist. Another interesting comparison to be drawn is between this concourse and the project actually realized by I.M. Pei for the Islamic museum in Doha Qatar. The Qatar project is a masterpiece and this one is not precisely for the reason that others have pointed out. In Doha a successful bridge is made between Islamic tradition, siting, and modernist language. However, in this project the response is entirely to site and the language of Washington, none of the intent of the building comes through the too heavy coat of context. Neither is a museum a monument, it doesn't have the same purpose as Maya Lin's Vietnam Are Memorial or Peter Eisenmann's Holocaust Memorial. It would be better, though, if some middle ground could be found without making something that is totally middle of the road. The Pei and Safdie proposals have something to do with the design language of the mall and of the city of Washington itself – oh and they are possible to construct.

I gather Norman Foster’s office (Lord Foster hasn’t touched a project personally in twenty years from what I understand) took their inspiration from “the Day the Earth Stood Still” because that swirly parking garage has a definite Klatu vibe going.

As for the rest, what and more importantly why?

Particularly the Diller and Predock entries are just bizarre. What ever happened to Antoine Predock’s design language?

Has three dimensional modeling with computers really brought us to this level of visual pollution and inanity? It is interesting, to me anyway, to contrast the Foster, Diller, and Predock proposals with Tadao Ando’s artwave proposal for Oslo – the Ando project had an extremely clear design language, a reason for being what it was, and a reason to exist.

Another interesting comparison to be drawn is between this concourse and the project actually realized by I.M. Pei for the Islamic museum in Doha Qatar. The Qatar project is a masterpiece and this one is not precisely for the reason that others have pointed out. In Doha a successful bridge is made between Islamic tradition, siting, and modernist language. However, in this project the response is entirely to site and the language of Washington, none of the intent of the building comes through the too heavy coat of context.

Neither is a museum a monument, it doesn’t have the same purpose as Maya Lin’s Vietnam Are Memorial or Peter Eisenmann’s Holocaust Memorial. It would be better, though, if some middle ground could be found without making something that is totally middle of the road.

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