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By: Ethel Baraona Pohl

Ethel Baraona Pohl — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:07:28 +0000

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By: Gunga Din

Gunga Din — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:12:59 +0000

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By: ateliermob

ateliermob — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:05:04 +0000

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By: RT

RT — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:57:47 +0000

so dumb…such a shame! “intervention?” are u kidding me?

By: Ralph Kent

Ralph Kent — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:22:51 +0000

I think the reason some people might have been mentioning that is has been done before is that it has been done before by the same firm, i think, in various places over france. Nothing inherently wrong with that, but I can see why some people would question for how many years you can keep going around hanging string of beads in various public spaces for it to remain news / blog-worthy.

By: james

james — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:47:16 +0000

@ asdf
seeing as thought the firm are soon to be engaged in Experimenta Design 2009, i would say that yes it is relevent whether it has been done before.

I agree that nothing is really new, but this is exactly the same reframed within fairly flimsy ‘theorising’.

If the space is just a beautiful space- if there is nothing attached to it except the spatial experience then great, but this is presented almost as research.

By: asdf

asdf — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:17:34 +0000

Am I the only one who would rather this conversation be about whether it was done well, or how it could be done better, rather than about the fact that it has been done before… I would challenge any one of you to come up with a contemporary project that hasn’t been done before, in one way or another… Our conversations today should not be about whether something is “new”, but about whether something was done right, or in a new way, or in a new context, or using a new material, or in a way that is more user-generated, or in a way that is more efficient, etc… We need to accept hybridization of that which has been done before… That said, does this project do any of these things? Maybe not. I’m just really tired of the easy, “it’s been done before,” critique and hope this points towards the incompetency of that comment by itself. I’m fascinated to find out about Jesus Soto, but his work doesn’t dismiss this as a waste of time or space. In fact, this project breaths life into his previous work through these conversations. Now, let’s discuss the deeper consequences of these projects (both of them) within the context of the field of “architecture” such as it is… Thanks for the post.

By: public eye

public eye — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:56:29 +0000

ha ha this is funny. My comments have been continuously deleted. I like it. I know they are junks. But I am just enjoying freedom of speech on this website.

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:19:46 +0000

In Spain, at least, we had such a courtains, in years 1950-60, they were to avoid flys going into the houses. Sorry I have no images but they look very similar but colorfull.

Good recycling ha, ha

By: HarDav

HarDav — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:14:59 +0000

IT’S BEEN DONE BEFORE, 30 yrs ago = not new thinking
you don’t need to spend years in Architecture school to come up with this!
art-daily, maybe. but NOT arch-daily

By: Jade Doel

Jade Doel — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:43:58 +0000

It is a spacial installation that is architecturally driven. If the bead curtain was only used to filter say a doorway, then I wouldn’t consider it architecture. I suppose it’s an argument similar to that of early modernist painters who faced being told that they were not creating art…

By: Susan Cohan

Susan Cohan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:35:49 +0000

Good morning. Loved this btw. Has incredible play potential. http://bit.ly/Y8YY1

By: ateliermob

ateliermob — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:23:29 +0000

ateliermob at montpellier by @ethel_baraona: http://bit.ly/16ybgR

By: ateliermob @ Festival des Architectures Vives, France @ Dailytonic

ateliermob @ Festival des Architectures Vives, France @ Dailytonic — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:00:09 +0000

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By: james

james — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:31:24 +0000

“The agitation of the plastic stripes, produced by visitor’s movements or by the wind, gave the desired sense of mutation and movement…”

you can dress it up all you want, but at the end of the day its hanging beads and its been done a million times before.

By: Ethel Baraona Pohl

Ethel Baraona Pohl — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:38:13 +0000

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By: fran

fran — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:15:30 +0000

This is something funny, they think they are doing something new… Jesus Soto, a venezuelan artist, created “penetrables” about 35 years ago… You can check this info in google.

Is the same concept using also the same materials.

By: imagine

imagine — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:46:48 +0000

A LITTLE BIT FUNNY, I THINK IT’S WORTH POSTING BECAUSE IT DEVIDES THE SPACE AND MAKES IT LESS BORING. A VERY SIMPLE SOLUTION BUT EFFECTIVE. WE CAN EVEN CALL IT POST-MODERN ART…

By: jp

jp — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:44:27 +0000

What?! Should this even be considered architecture?? Let’s be honest here, really.

It wasn’t worth posting. Make it quality, not quantity!

By: PlaceAndBeing

PlaceAndBeing — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:37:49 +0000

despite my hate for beads, this post stimulates new thinking. it shows that architecture is not limited by constant forms and materials and it explores everything that may affect the spatial quality of a building..