Comments on: Glass Tower / Eric Owen Moss

By: Construction Manual 1988-2008 / Eric Owen Moss | ArchDaily

Construction Manual 1988-2008 / Eric Owen Moss | ArchDaily — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:46:12 +0000

[...] But after talking with Eric, he told us about his new monograph published by AADCU. The book (3″ thick) presents 40 works (built and unbuilt) by EOM designed between 1988 and 2008, including recent buildings such as the Multimedia Tower and 3555 Hayden Studios, and projects such as the Warner Parking and Retail, Republic Square and Glass Tower. [...]

By: Bonus

Bonus — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:46:35 +0000

Sullka,

Good one.

By: sullka

sullka — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:04:27 +0000

I once tried to like EOM, during my first semesters of architecture, trust me I tried, but couldn’t, it’s was like trying to smoke because it was cool or something, but you really hate the smell and how nauseated made you feel.

15 years later, I don’t smoke, nor I like EOM.

By: archdork

archdork — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:35:43 +0000

somehow it’s yet bit too weak to send iconic imagery to public. what was he thinking?

By: CY

CY — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:39:30 +0000

Hey, did someone toilet papered this building?

By: Hery

Hery — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:37:13 +0000

Mosss Mosssss …..you are really…..lost….!

By: Leroy

Leroy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:42:22 +0000

more information about the glass tower on EOM website, under “current” tab

By: Leroy

Leroy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:39:23 +0000

One thing that i see interesting is its verticality as in oppose to its surrondings and to me, it seems like a blockage between both sides of this building. i would agree that this building its ugly. maybe more information on the purpose of the ribbons rather than just structural support will help.

response to bertold
i just finished my first year in sciarc as a undergrad, if you are looking for college life, there is nothing like that in sciarc, but i think this school is still relevant. my 1st year was quite fun and workload for sure its a lot, i dont know if its only first year or just me working too slow. and…..the three plotters suck LOL

By: Lucas Gray

Lucas Gray — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:18:10 +0000

Having the floors completely open without columns is a great idea and innovative. However, I agree it is ugly and I am not sold that building an office tower in that area is the best response to context and going to revitalize the district. It will probably be a giant sore thumb for decades to come.

By: Bertold

Bertold — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:59:03 +0000

in response to Bonus, I have recently been accepted to SCIArc am an international and am struggling to come up with the finances to attend the institution. I just wanted to hear your opinions of the school, and if you consider it a worthwhile investment? What is the percentage rate of students acquiring work, and how would you rate the education you received? Albeit this is not the most attractive building I have seen, it is more interesting than most that are being put up in my country. If anyone is aware of any scholarships/grants I could apply to as well that would be very helpful.

By: gx

gx — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:00:58 +0000

this design looks like beijings bird nests. youre not an architect. youre a copy cat.

By: zarza

zarza — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:38:52 +0000

Putting aside the ‘wrapping’ , which is I agree not well executed, what is here but another absolutely ordinary developer office block? For a city that positions itself as a center of creativity, where is there something new in this design, some fresh interpretation of the office building like Nouvel’s Torre Agbar? This is 100% been there done that.

By: INawe

INawe — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:23:05 +0000

architectural masterbation.

all i can say is hopefully this project will help attract more developers and money to south central los angeles. they need it.

By: Michael Albert

Michael Albert — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:58:45 +0000

#architecture Glass Tower / Eric Owen Moss http://poprl.com/1iTE

By: Terry Glenn Phipps

Terry Glenn Phipps — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:11:15 +0000

Well, I have been looking at this since the 1980′s and I have yet to figure out what is going on. Once upon a time I was invited to sit on a review panel at Sciarc with FOG, EOM, and Thom Mayne. Now that was a revelation. FOG was kind and helpful, wanting to make good architects who would go on to make good architecture. The rest I will leave to your imagination.

What is this really supposed to be? I guess you might read freeway topography, kind of spaghetti bowl, in this structural banding? The thing is it comes of looking really defensive, as if it were a reaction to its location rather than a response.

Even the language referring to the adjacent railway terminus and the ample parking suggest that this has nothing to do with South Central other than being there. To me the vibe is “Fort Apache, The Bronx” or Baghdad Green Zone.

What a pity, because this is a significant architectural opportunity that has been absolutely squandered.

Terry Glenn Phipps

By: Fino

Fino — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:02:25 +0000

Very nice Bonus

that is all

By: Bonus

Bonus — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:24:51 +0000

As a graduate of SCIArc and a long-time sufferer of all idiosyncracies Moss, including absurd interruptions of reviews while talking obnoxiously sonorously and pompously and at the same time donning ugly fluffy sweaters around his neck, I must just chime in here and say this is very half-baked. It doesn’t seem to have any idea in which era it is existing/borne from. I don’t speak much Spanish but I believe ArtTrend (above) is making a point about this being a horrible version of Herzog & DeMeuron’s Bird’s Nest and that would be correct if this came even within range of such a vision. There is no clarity and not enough obsession here to warrant a discussion of intent. One of Moss’ former project architects and I had a discussion about Moss’ projects sometimes needing to pursue an idea, regardless of its merits or meritlessness, to such an extreme point that they inevitably all become horrendously ugly. That was, in some way or another, interesting. This project, though, is – in the words of one critic whose ego I will not stroke by naming here, in a very mean-spirited critique of a student’s project – “This project is ugly but not in a way that is interesting enough to talk about.”

By: David

David — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:46:49 +0000

Jeweller of junk

By: vincent

vincent — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:48:07 +0000

I’ve been expected Eric’s project fora long time.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:28:31 +0000

I agree with Fino. I like the Ribbon scheme but it could’ve been implemented a little better. Especially if it provides structural support for the building.