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You might say that I'm interested in "conserving fuel"!

To Burn or not to Burn, that is the question.
I sort of side with Adolf Loos who i believe would have said that some Architecture must burn. In other words , foreground buildings need background bu ...

Well, I have enjoyed this debate and am not sure that I can add much more. I will certainly continue to give this subject thought.

I am glad you mentioned Hejduk and Graves, because this pair can ...

MX2: Regarding your first paragragh, I agree with everything you say. The difference I think , is that I welcome familiarty. Familiarty has to do with historical context; a body of work that is a "c ...

I would not consider Sacremento Hot/Dry. In fact it will be cool/damp outside 1/2 of the time, warm/dry the other half. So I would place a vapor barrier on the interior side of the insulation on the ...

Space is the antithesis of "flow" . Spaces are connected by "flow". Traditional buildings are all space and no flow. Many modern buildings, blobescent or not, are all flow and no space. Some balance o ...

See where I'm going with this? It is very subjective...hence the never ending argument...or lack thereof, rather. mx2

I think the order from chaos arguement can always be made, theoretically. But w ...

"So fundamentally "blob" has a symbiotic evolution with virtual space (and construction)...reminds me of quantum physics. Out of chaos, order is born. " mx2

I don't see , feel, smell , or hear an ...

This Blobchitecture raises a couple of important questions for me. Actually there are earlier works by Gaudi, Scharoun, Mendelsohn and of course Gehry that raise the same questions but not so loudly ...

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Well, its sort of romantic to think of developers out-doing each other like the powerful families in Sienna once did, but tall buildings are driven by one thing only: how much rent can I get out of a ...

My understanding is that this is a 3 semester program, with the third semester usually taken abroad. That it is not accredited is news to me; you may want to double check that. (Perhaps you are referr ...

I'm interested in mx2's question : "pure of what?", because I think of architecture is a synthesis (one might ask "a synthesis of what?"). As a minimum there is a space, or place- which means there i ...

I don't know if a space that has not been created or modified can be considered architecture....Maybe. My answer would be the primitive hut.

I agree mx2. In this challenging business climate, it is perhaps now more important than ever to strive for purity, honesty, and noble thoughts. Otherwise, "Architecture" will be swallowed by pragmat ...

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Topic: Architecture must burn...
steveA Replies: 15 Views: 21868	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:13 am Subject: Burning Buildings
steveA Replies: 15 Views: 21868	You might say that I'm interested in "conserving fuel"!
Topic: Architecture must burn...
steveA Replies: 15 Views: 21868	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:10 am Subject: To burn or not to burn (w. shakespeare, i think)
steveA Replies: 15 Views: 21868	To Burn or not to Burn, that is the question. I sort of side with Adolf Loos who i believe would have said that some Architecture must burn. In other words , foreground buildings need background bu ...
Topic: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:11 pm Subject: blobs
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Well, I have enjoyed this debate and am not sure that I can add much more. I will certainly continue to give this subject thought. I am glad you mentioned Hejduk and Graves, because this pair can ...
Topic: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:47 am Subject: Rules and Roots: We only disagree in our conclusions
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	MX2: Regarding your first paragragh, I agree with everything you say. The difference I think , is that I welcome familiarty. Familiarty has to do with historical context; a body of work that is a "c ...
Topic: Sacramento wall design
steveA Replies: 1 Views: 3633	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:44 am Subject: Vapor Barrier
steveA Replies: 1 Views: 3633	I would not consider Sacremento Hot/Dry. In fact it will be cool/damp outside 1/2 of the time, warm/dry the other half. So I would place a vapor barrier on the interior side of the insulation on the ...
Topic: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:12 am Subject: space, flow, and order
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Space is the antithesis of "flow" . Spaces are connected by "flow". Traditional buildings are all space and no flow. Many modern buildings, blobescent or not, are all flow and no space. Some balance o ...
Topic: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:48 pm Subject: This goes beyond subjectivity
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	See where I'm going with this? It is very subjective...hence the never ending argument...or lack thereof, rather. mx2 I think the order from chaos arguement can always be made, theoretically. But w ...
Topic: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:53 am Subject: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	"So fundamentally "blob" has a symbiotic evolution with virtual space (and construction)...reminds me of quantum physics. Out of chaos, order is born. " mx2 I don't see , feel, smell , or hear an ...
Topic: Beyond the blob
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:47 am Subject: No time to read thru all of your insites right now, but:
steveA Replies: 129 Views: 67926	This Blobchitecture raises a couple of important questions for me. Actually there are earlier works by Gaudi, Scharoun, Mendelsohn and of course Gehry that raise the same questions but not so loudly ...
Topic: re: what you use?
steveA Replies: 1 Views: 3554	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:21 am Subject: Windows XP Professional
steveA Replies: 1 Views: 3554	XP Professional.
Topic: The skyscrapers of today
steveA Replies: 26 Views: 25272	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:33 pm Subject: towers
steveA Replies: 26 Views: 25272	Well, its sort of romantic to think of developers out-doing each other like the powerful families in Sienna once did, but tall buildings are driven by one thing only: how much rent can I get out of a ...
Topic: Help! About Upenn's Master degree
steveA Replies: 1 Views: 3904	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:15 pm Subject: U Penn
steveA Replies: 1 Views: 3904	My understanding is that this is a 3 semester program, with the third semester usually taken abroad. That it is not accredited is news to me; you may want to double check that. (Perhaps you are referr ...
Topic: pure architecture!!!!
steveA Replies: 35 Views: 22004	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:42 am Subject: purity
steveA Replies: 35 Views: 22004	I'm interested in mx2's question : "pure of what?", because I think of architecture is a synthesis (one might ask "a synthesis of what?"). As a minimum there is a space, or place- which means there i ...
Topic: pure architecture!!!!
steveA Replies: 35 Views: 22004	Forum: Architecture Students Forum Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:39 am Subject: Pure architecture
steveA Replies: 35 Views: 22004	I don't know if a space that has not been created or modified can be considered architecture....Maybe. My answer would be the primitive hut.
Topic: what's your view?
steveA Replies: 4 Views: 4839	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:38 am Subject: Yes you are right
steveA Replies: 4 Views: 4839	I agree mx2. In this challenging business climate, it is perhaps now more important than ever to strive for purity, honesty, and noble thoughts. Otherwise, "Architecture" will be swallowed by pragmat ...