How do we want to live? Should we lean towards a turbulent metropolitan life with an all-inclusive advantage, or should we favor the composed suburban life with sufficient services? What if architects and urbanists were able to implement some of these all-inclusive services into disregarded areas of the suburbs? In the latest installment of PLANE—SITE’s short video series of the Time-Space-Existence exhibition, Louise Braverman Architect, a New York-based firm, explores the utopic and dynamic vision of the future of suburbs, and how Hyperloop technology could breathe a new life into these often overlooked places.
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'The Hyperloop Suburb': Louise Braverman on the Future of Suburban Living
https://www.archdaily.com/896397/the-hyperloop-suburb-louise-braverman-on-the-future-of-suburban-livingDima Stouhi
Odile Decq on the Importance of Bold Design and Why "Architecture Is Still a Fight"
In the latest installment of PLANE—SITE’s short video series Time-Space-Existence, French architect Odile Decq gives this advice to young designers: be bold. “If you want to build and create the new century, you have to have people who have people who have specific personalities. I love when people express themselves strongly and very clearly.”
https://www.archdaily.com/895922/odile-decq-on-the-importance-of-bold-design-and-why-architecture-is-still-a-fightElla Comberg
Toshiko Mori Pursues Dialogue That Transcends Time and Space
Continuing their Time-Space-Existence series of monthly videos leading up to this year’s Venice Biennale, PLANE—SITE have released a new conversation with architect and former Harvard GSD chair of architecture Toshiko Mori. Each video highlights the ideas that drive the work of well-known designers, with this episode focusing on Mori’s philosophy of visual communication, dialogue with history and considering the future in her work.
https://www.archdaily.com/894176/toshiko-mori-pursues-dialogue-that-transcends-time-and-spaceJack McManus
How Art Can Use Architecture to Spill Beyond the Gallery Space
In their latest video from the Time-Space-Existence series, PLANE—SITE features acclaimed conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner and his ideas regarding the relationship between people and material objects, language as a gesture, and making art accessible to the public. Lawrence Weiner is known for his typographical art applied onto elements of the built environment, and he describes how architecture itself can become an alternative space to present art.
https://www.archdaily.com/893777/how-art-can-use-architecture-to-spill-beyond-the-gallery-spaceYiling Shen
Daniel Libeskind On the Poetics of Memory and Time in Architecture
In PLANE-SITE's latest video from their Time-Space-Existence series, Daniel Libeskind describes his work in relation to Shakespeare's quote that "time is out of joint." Weaving in his philosophy regarding time, memory and architecture, Libeskind discusses his seminal works such as the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Ground Zero master plan. These ideas will be transferred to his new project named Facing Gaia, an architectural sculpture to be located in Giardini Marinaressa, which explores the connections between climate, time, space and existence.
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https://www.archdaily.com/892325/daniel-libeskind-on-the-poetics-of-memory-and-time-in-architectureYiling Shen
Fumihiko Maki On The Importance of Conscious Decision-Making in Design
Begin to understand the inner workings of Fumihiko Maki's architectural mind in PLANE—SITE’s latest short film from their Time-Space-Existence series. Each film focuses on the different principles which drive the practice of famous architects. Maki is known for being experimental with materials and fusing east and west culture.
https://www.archdaily.com/889045/fumihiko-maki-on-the-importance-of-conscious-design-making-in-designLindsey Leardi
Richard Meier On Color in Architecture and His Only Black Building
Get a better understanding of Richard Meier in PLANE-SITE’s latest short film in their series, Time-Space-Existence. The series focuses on the principles behind each architect they feature. Known for his pristine white, geometric buildings, Meier talks about architectural context, timelessness, universal color, and his only black building.
https://www.archdaily.com/887078/richard-meier-on-color-in-architecture-and-his-only-black-buildingLindsey Leardi
Kengo Kuma Explains How His Architectural Style was Formed by Financial Crisis
Japan's renowned architect Kengo Kuma is the latest to feature in PLANE—SITE's video series Time-Space-Existence, exploring the inner workings of his Tokyo office and how the Japanese financial crisis of the early 1990s shaped his firm.
https://www.archdaily.com/885980/kengo-kuma-explains-how-his-architectural-style-was-formed-by-financial-crisisElla Thorns
Tatiana Bilbao: Creating Spaces with Relevance Means "Enhancing Someone's Life"
In the second film from this year's series of PLANE—SITE's Time-Space-Existence videos, Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao shares her philosophy of how architecture should be designed with the user’s experience in mind, rather than for standalone aesthetic qualities. In the video she discusses how architects should to some extent let go of their artistic intentions for a more practical approach to serve the needs of people, discussing how architecture has become detached from its key purpose over the last fifty years due to the influence of capitalism.
https://www.archdaily.com/884284/tatiana-bilbao-creating-spaces-with-relevance-means-enhancing-someones-lifeElla Thorns