Comments on: BIG wins International Competition to design Tallinn’s new City Hall http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/ Architecture News: The latest buildings, projects and competitions every day. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tashio http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-45573 Tashio Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:38:46 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-45573 Its sad that people (like you) are easily swayed by "money shoots" and kindergarten colored diagrams that attempt to convey an idea but fail at critical thinking and true analysis of context, site, and other pertinent elements that are so vital to true architecture. BIG always attempts to make their building the focus of where ever it is with no respect to the site itself. The geometry is never fully investigated and arbitrary at best. Scale rarely if ever comes to mind when they develop their buildings. BIG has a lot to prove if they want to truly be considered among the architecture greats. Maybe they can take some note from William J. Curtis or some of the North West architects. Its sad that people (like you) are easily swayed by “money shoots” and kindergarten colored diagrams that attempt to convey an idea but fail at critical thinking and true analysis of context, site, and other pertinent elements that are so vital to true architecture. BIG always attempts to make their building the focus of where ever it is with no respect to the site itself. The geometry is never fully investigated and arbitrary at best. Scale rarely if ever comes to mind when they develop their buildings. BIG has a lot to prove if they want to truly be considered among the architecture greats. Maybe they can take some note from William J. Curtis or some of the North West architects.

]]> By: mafa http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-45561 mafa Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:35:08 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-45561 I found 3 of them http://europaconcorsi.com/results/100385-Nuovo-municipio-di-Tallin-New-Administrative-Building-of-the-Tallinn-City-Government/rankings I found 3 of them http://europaconcorsi.com/results/100385-Nuovo-municipio-di-Tallin-New-Administrative-Building-of-the-Tallinn-City-Government/rankings

]]> By: Macpod http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39963 Macpod Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:04:51 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39963 http://eventspace.persiangig.com/image/86-2-25/ponte%20parodi-2001-2009-3.jpg similar diagram by UN studio http://eventspace.persiangig.com/image/86-2-25/ponte%20parodi-2001-2009-3.jpg

similar diagram by UN studio

]]> By: QFWFQ http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39630 QFWFQ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:11:46 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39630 BIG is great! archidaily QQ讨论群48204925 欢迎加入 BIG is great!
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]]> By: a http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39583 a Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:15:06 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39583 Looks like a fun building. It actually feels like it has been influenced by Alvar Aalto's Säynätsalo town hall building. The only thing that worries me at the moment is that BIG aren't communicating the visual relations between their project and the Linnahall concert hall building, which is seen on the site plan (to the top - right of the town hall). Linnahall has a very strong visual presence. Just google Linnahall for images. In the aerial photos the new town hall would sit just in between the Linnahall and the factory with the chimney on the right. Anyway, a good project. Looks like a fun building. It actually feels like it has been influenced by Alvar Aalto’s Säynätsalo town hall building.

The only thing that worries me at the moment is that BIG aren’t communicating the visual relations between their project and the Linnahall concert hall building, which is seen on the site plan (to the top – right of the town hall). Linnahall has a very strong visual presence. Just google Linnahall for images. In the aerial photos the new town hall would sit just in between the Linnahall and the factory with the chimney on the right.

Anyway, a good project.

]]> By: Scott http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39545 Scott Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:50:01 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39545 PanamArq- I think the public space is still accessible and secure since it seems that the building's walls go all the way to the ground. The "plaza" might be more like a lobby with a lot of public activities. PanamArq-
I think the public space is still accessible and secure since it seems that the building’s walls go all the way to the ground. The “plaza” might be more like a lobby with a lot of public activities.

]]> By: Temple http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39507 Temple Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:26:06 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39507 BIG rules ! beautiful architecture BIG rules ! beautiful architecture

]]> By: patj http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39506 patj Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:20:57 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39506 well said palau, i think BIG have delivered again well said palau, i think BIG have delivered again

]]> By: Palau http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39502 Palau Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:25:42 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39502 vadim.... ashamed of what, like it or not that's architecture if you don't like the way they explain it just do not comment there's no better way to explain BIG's projects and you know that ... or would you like to arch daily upload a video with Bjarke explaining the whole project just for you..... come on vadim…. ashamed of what, like it or not that’s architecture if you don’t like the way they explain it just do not comment there’s no better way to explain BIG’s projects and you know that … or would you like to arch daily upload a video with Bjarke explaining the whole project just for you….. come on

]]> By: vadim http://www.archdaily.com/26391/big-wins-international-competition-to-design-tallinn%e2%80%99s-new-city-hall/#comment-39493 vadim Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:26:21 +0000 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=26391#comment-39493 diagrams, arrows, push, pull .... They should be ashamed !!! where is the ARCHITECTURE ?!! diagrams, arrows, push, pull ….

They should be ashamed !!! where is the ARCHITECTURE ?!!

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