Comments on: Sietch Nevada / Matsys Designs

By: Ser Zile

Ser Zile — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:33:37 +0000

all i can say: beautiful!!!

By: SUNGMIN LEE

SUNGMIN LEE — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:03:29 +0000

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By: leporello

leporello — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:59:37 +0000

Sietch Nevada / Matsys Designs http://bit.ly/4yJ7co

By: tomnguyen

tomnguyen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:09:33 +0000

complicated but beautiful concept. support this one

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:02:12 +0000

there can not be respect for opinions like Bekerman expresses, because he simply does not know what he is talking about.
He just talks… blá, blá, blá.

By: Richard V

Richard V — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:34:07 +0000

well, that may be rigth,
IF WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!

Then again, you´re just probably insane…

By: Juan Gomez-Velez

Juan Gomez-Velez — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:31:44 +0000

Although this is an open forum, insults are really uncalled for. Bekerman, by the way, is a serious and distinguished colleague, he simply wishes to contribute to the discussion with an opinion, one that no one else has to share, yet still should read and if said politely, respect. I have read science fiction for 45 years, I read Dune in 1965, as I read City, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, City of Glass, Red Mars and many other thought provoking books. We can’t say that visualizing environments is wrong, nor those that comment on these efforts idiots.I feel the contributions of Christopher, Wilson , fatigued, falcon and ty are up to what we should be talking about.
As for the work, the problem is visualizing it as the work of generations instead of the project designed built and occupied in years or decades. As designers, architects and planners fail to incorporate the implications of time and the aleatory nature of change. Cities aren’t built, they grow, driven by unforeseeable forces throughout time. This isn’t a project…..it’s a city, and to comment on this at this scale we have to go back to the exercises in Utopic Environments from Ledeaux to Soleri. Reflection and speculative thought fed by common sense, talent and impending needs is always good

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:04:50 +0000

Bekerman is an idiot.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:04:13 +0000

no it does not!

By: ty

ty — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:33:23 +0000

Why must there be those who continually feel the need to carve up the desert and turn it “green”? The desert is fully capable to support human life in just the right numbers. Water will always be available to those in the desert who know how to find it.

Even in the quest for sustainability, humanity is unable to come down from its self appointed thrown as meddler in the natural order.

Perhaps urban life is better suited elsewhere where it need not be hidden in caves.

What a fantastic visualization and worthy homage to a great series.

By: oscar falcón lara

oscar falcón lara — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:10:19 +0000

Well I think it is a great idea for a project on a grand scale, but from concept to fruition, something must be done to support the idea, be it a scaled down construction of one module or a sample, if this is a viable solution right now then let’s start making these, why not.
I wonder however, how the living conditions would be once they have begun to populate and if when they are in use for a few years, rivalries would occur between them…for the water or for control over it, hmm.

By: Fatigued

Fatigued — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:21:26 +0000

Also I do think this is a cool project with plenty of speculative worth.

By: Fatigued

Fatigued — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:19:51 +0000

The word sietch is actually a direct reference to the underground colonies in Frank Herbert’s Dune books. Where do the giant spice worms come into play?

By: Подземна архитектура | Arhitektura.Bg

Подземна архитектура | Arhitektura.Bg — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:52:45 +0000

[...] Archdaily наскоро пусна статия за американските архитекти MATSYSDESIGN, които с този проект искат да обърнат внимание на значението на водата за съвременния свят. Те строят подземна мрежа от тунели и канали, досущ като каналите на древните перси, само че с различен мащаб. Персите са използвали подземните канали за предпазване на водата от убийствените температури на пустинята, а Matsysdesign направо вкарват и града отдолу. Разбира се, за да бъде оправдана такава архитектура, трябва наоколо да е налице враждебна среда, каквато е например средата в югозападна Америка. Да, проектът се намира в щата Невада и всъщност представлява една структура от водни резервоари, около които се развиват сгради. По този начин се сформира град от ново поколение. [...]

By: helix

helix — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:45:53 +0000

i like it better then any “mars colony” concept i saw..
u could “mine” that water from soil… create that underground lakes and canals…

By: Gabriel Martins

Gabriel Martins — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:31:13 +0000

Protótipo Urbanístico Futurista – Falta d’água?- http://bit.ly/gLPOu

By: Matsys Designs – Sietch Nevada – Urban Prototype

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By: dxd

dxd — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:53:28 +0000

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By: Pete Kane

Pete Kane — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:37:58 +0000

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By: frank Wilson

frank Wilson — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:10 +0000

Gentlemen,
architecture is 100% fiction, without great dreamers, probably we would still be designing w/ greek and roman orders. (although some of us still are…)
This is a great dream, one thing that makes me wonder is the type of society enjoying such a places. The main perspective is very attractive and contradictory at the same time. Space and time, remember?, In a future like that people would be using fibers uva & uvb for skin protection, people would have to be different, this is not a contemporary reality, it is a futuristic context. We might have to dig ourselves in? how is transportation between modules going to be? Venetia type of transportation, way too romantic!
Very romantic, the people in the perspective is enjoying the place just like an amusement park…I do not think so!!! Next time, give us the full picture….