Major Project - Development#2

Saturday, 3 March 2012

Posted by anewman at 16:17
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3 comments:

tutorphil said...
3 March 2012 at 17:18

Hey Alex,

In terms of your 'cathedral' - I'm just wondering if the over-riding form is actually deriving from anything likely to generate an innovative, but innovative architectural form? It seems to me at least, that your design code is haunted by a rather conventional view of architecture generally. The idea of some grand cathedral/palace deriving from bones etc. is fine - because it's a style choice ultimately - but I can't help observe that so far your architectural explorations have been very literal and 'European' (and 'real world' for that matter). When I think about bleached bones and carcasses, I think immediately of rib-cages - and rib-cages are sooo architectural (they protect the soft organs inside), and yet a rib-cage would instantly move you away from this traditional cruciform view of otherworldly, high-fantasy architecture: Take a look at this:

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/HumanBody/SkeletalSystem/images/RibCagePosterior.jpg

and then take a look at these:

http://www.windwardschooner.com/pix/framework.jpg

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/9438/9438,1175477351,2/stock-photo-wooden-ship-in-drydock-under-construction-2991619.jpg

http://rlv.zcache.com/wooden_ship_construction_card-p137890289068739414z85p0_400.jpg

http://www.worldwideflood.com/ark/basic_hull_design2/landsort5.jpg

http://www.usvmyg.org/construction/my19x.gif

http://www.nexusmarine.com/images/29_Nexus/Construction/2009_02110001_start_planking_above.jpg

http://www4.clikpic.com/tobyroxburgh/images/IMG_5801.jpg

http://csmres.co.uk/cs.public.upd/article-images/boat1-69109.jpg

and now see the ideas combined:

http://www.hughpearman.com/illustrations5/Cuttysarktempenclosure_01a.jpg
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/nicoletti/putrajaya/1putrajaya.jpg
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/elevated-broad-nature-inspired-exhibition-space-pdn-studio/
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-zOrAL1V5Jg/TFHZf2TwpwI/AAAAAAAAF_I/spfAyIfYTbE/s640/aqua+tower+building+chicago+architecture+1.jpg
http://bdnpull.bangorpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ShipOfFaith1010E-JCR-600x399.jpg
http://weburbanist.com/2012/02/27/space-warps-15-buildings-that-bend-wrap-curve/?ref=search

anewman said...
3 March 2012 at 19:35

If you want rib-cage I'll try to make rib-cage.

tutorphil said...
4 March 2012 at 01:28

Don't be pissy, Alex - and I'm getting tired of this passivity on your part. I don't 'want' a rib-cage, I'm just pushing you to be more speculative. You're encouraging disinterest in me because you'd rather mistake another person's generosity of feedback and ideas generation for a kind of creative imperialism. It is one thing to be highly innovative and stubborn - that's the privilege of genius - it is quite another to be middle-of-the-road and stubborn. You're not a genius, Alex. Not yet. How about you just try and create a design for a fantasy building that we haven't already seen before - start there, and maybe when you want to engage in a mature creative discussion let me know! ;)

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