Comments on: Xixi Wetland Art Museum / Studio Pei-Zhu

By: tom

tom — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:53:07 +0000

abolutely- sounds like a flimsy concept to begin with that never gets beyond an excuse for form and surface. This is reinforced by the fact that no internal spatial qualities are represented.

By: Mickey Mao

Mickey Mao — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:24:12 +0000

what is the “chinese way” of making architecture?

By: Keita Kader

Keita Kader — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:04:13 +0000

a weak and crude project

By: Pip

Pip — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:57:21 +0000

The explanation on the concept is very force, how many days of the year do you see falling leaves?

By: Pip

Pip — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:53:50 +0000

The varying style can be explained by the fact that they employ young designers from all over the world who lacks understanding in Chinese culture and believes that any crazy things can be realised in China. Chinese architecture needs architects who knows how to do things in the Chinese way, sadly many foreign-educated Chinese architects do not know how to do that. Worth taking a look at standardarchitecture.com, a Beijing based studio with much cultural and environmentally responsive projects.

By: ATELIERMATERIAL

ATELIERMATERIAL — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:00:14 +0000

Not good. Not good at all. Leaves? Where?

By: blacksheep

blacksheep — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:21 +0000

zhu pei does all kinds of styles. this is yet another style plucked from somewhere, not digested, not internalised. sad state if he becomes the icon for chinese architecture.

By: Durban

Durban — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:33:36 +0000

Though i must say if you told me the forms were based on massive rocks that had been erroded by the winds and rain then i think id probably like this building.

@Shankar, nice comment, very valid point, but it must be said that the streamlined designs do create a dynamic feeling of movement and fluidity for the viewer that the pantheon cant. Its kinda like sports cars too, its important that they look fast parked in front of the restaurant, maybe more important than how fast they go on the road. Perhaps looking fast is the taste of the times?

By: Durban

Durban — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:23:49 +0000

I have a problem with architecture based on concepts like shells, leaves, or pebbles. The issue is scale, any Engineer will tell you that sturctures wont work the same when shrunk or expanded. Id say the same thing applies to creating architecture based on tiny things like the ‘fallen leaves’ used here. A building 2 stories high should never be based on an form 2cm high, it just doesnt work.

By: aufi

aufi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:41:28 +0000

one of its designer came to ur uni during crit session..

By: shankar

shankar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:21 +0000

I cant understand why static objects like buildings have to be streamlined so much as though it is a plane or a racing car! by the same token, imagine designing a sports car like the parthenon or falling waters – will it work?

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:12:02 +0000

the architectural resolution tells nothing about your responsiveness in a sensitive natural site, rather unfold your ego to do sth completely different from surroundings.

I would appreciate more if the architect says “this is what I interpret the building and nature in a completely new way by using contrasting color and materials”

Come on great Chinese architect! Please be honest to yourself and to your audience.

By: warren

warren — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:09:54 +0000

@Lie
u dind’t pass! did u?

By: Lie

Lie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:34:44 +0000

no jokes – it’s a complete copy of my 1st year schoolproject

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:43:10 +0000

where’s the beef?

By: Architecture Feeds

Architecture Feeds — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:20:07 +0000

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By: Rafael

Rafael — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:47:54 +0000

If this is interactive with the environment, then everything built with zinc panel and glass can be interactive.

By: Mantsitsi Mamabolo

Mantsitsi Mamabolo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:53:37 +0000

I have to say, the concept is good, but the reselution of it gets completely lost when ‘light colored, reflective zinc panels that have a brushed finish’ are used as it loses it connection with the nature rooted concept.

By: Welo Rivera

Welo Rivera — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:01:01 +0000

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By: D&A Metafeed

D&A Metafeed — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:37:37 +0000

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