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By: duh

duh — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:33:37 +0000

I used to work for Bjarke too, and this comment from OV is a little disrespectful. There is incorrect information e.g. the third partner of Jaja became a partner much later. And very often it is in fact the other way around; BIG is constantly headhunting people who worked for OMA/MVRDV and NL to get their latest ideas, but of course only mentions Bjarke Ingels, who rarely designs. People like JaJa working their buts of for nothing feeding BIG with ideas, should not make excuses nor smileys. They too develop BIG. Imagine how surprised JDS got – knowing that BIG could still access their server at the time! Also BIG/Plot was not even that known at the time. Do you think Rem wrote comments like this to PLOT, when they clearly copy pasted OMAs project? You cannot argue that what JaJa does is sad without putting BIG in the same sad position. BIG is on top of this constantly reusing PLOT project designed by e.g. Julien de Smedt – renaming them and calling it evolution – without crediting him. Maybe they are just really short of ideas at BIG. More occupied with communication than architecture. It is hard not to recognize how it was Julien de Smedts design talent and Bjarke Ingels communication skills, that made PLOT a succes.One must wonder if you even understand the derivative architecture og BIG too place such comments? You are also offending jury (professionals and lay people) by thinking that they judge by graphics of 200 proposals and from this would pick a “nobody” office at the time. Please take this as constructive critisism.

By: duh

duh — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:58:49 +0000

You don’t get it huh? They worked for BIG, they did BIGs projects. Probably BIG copied them. They are former talented interns in PLOT/BIG. Anyway none of this very original, since JDS/Julien de Smedt former partner in Plot did this: http://www.jdsarchitects.com/index_scroll.html
but I think there is no doubt JAJA did the best of those three.Then JDS. Then BIG.

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By: David

David — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:41:24 +0000

It is a competition, so the same idea its just casualty, it is the better way to respond the terrain

By: JG

JG — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:25:41 +0000

I really don’t know wether it’s a copy or not (shouldn’t be since its quite a predictable design and same competition) but it’s certainly a more sensitive approach on the way the landscape its built and by far more natural and appealing.
It’s a shame that they (BIG) insist on developing the design just until 1 500 scale (and I’m not referring to competitions as these are an exception, but they do make everything look like a competition!).

Best

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:53:46 +0000

amazing ..bravo!!

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By: OV

OV — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:54:04 +0000

“Imagine how suprised we, and Bjarke, were when the competition proposals was made public. Then we kinda realized that the apple didn’t fall far from the BIG tree… :-)”

BIG has a very unique graphic aesthetic and distinct mode of representation that they have been developing since the PLOT days, which most likely originated from their time spent at OMA and elsewhere. The judges of the Stockholm competition, I am positive, recognized this style suspecting it was BIG or maybe even JDS. I’m sure they were surprised when they found out it wasn’t BIG but this unknown JaJa. I figure, Jaja is pretty smart in that they knew they could double their chances in placing a prize in this competition if they “borrowed” from their former employer. Maybe I am projecting.

It is kind of unclear to me when Tanaka says above that his team was surprised when the proposals were revealed to the public. I find it interesting that the third partner in JaJa also worked on BIG’s team for this same competition. They were clearly influenced by BIG to the point they felt the need to mimic a similar proposal.

Lastly, it is quite disappointing to see a young, driven, and talented studio masking themselves behind the identity of another architecture office. I would hope to see in the future that JaJa learns to develop their own voice and identity. And I’m not talking just about this competition. Your drawings, diagrams, models, and website presence I feel need to be re-evaluated to serve your vision, not anyone else’s. The problem with architecture is that when we are not there to speak about our ideas, our imagery has the obligation to represent us. So it is necessary for the representation we create, to be as unique as our own thoughts. Please take this as constructive criticism. I do enjoy your work.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:33:32 +0000

Is there an emerging trend for the mearging of building and landscape, in Danish Architecture? Recently at the International Dialogues talk at the RIBA in London I saw COBE (www.cobe.dk) present similar works. Is this something which is important in Danish Architectural thinking or is it a coincedence? I do agree with Opium that there is an OMA strand running through both JAJA and COBE.

Read by COBE article:
http://www.boidus.co.uk/?p=1062

I do think the Church looks great. Again I feel it reminds me of other works by the likes of Aalto et al.

By: Opium

Opium — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:28:59 +0000

drop was better but still none of the proposals are convincing. I’m going to stockholm in a run to see asplund’s work intact before they gang rape it with this stuff? asplund’s work is a masterpiece and this work as little or no respect for it…i lke the concept i just think it doesnt fit the site properly specially in the relation with the old building…appart from that i guess BIG or these guys are “koolhaasians” so this project reflects the jussieu project from OMA…a kind of less brilliant, second hand version of it…the church seems pretty good…speacially from inside…

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:35:16 +0000

The Drop submission for this was more successful in my opinion.

http://www.drophouse.fr/

By: aem

aem — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:25:03 +0000

its a killer for asplund! some trendy stuff, not even beautifull.
but i like the church.

By: Tanaka

Tanaka — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:58:20 +0000

It has been fun and interesting to follow this discussion from the sideline.

… and Lasse, you are right on the money. We did work for PLOT/BIG for 18 months and interns.

The first Post-PLOT/BIG competition project we did was the competition for the stockholm public library.

Imagine how suprised we, and Bjarke, were when the competition proposals was made public. Then we kinda realized that the apple didn’t fall far from the BIG tree… :-)