tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post113608797282446964..comments2008-12-19T23:00:23.346-05:00Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095734352141006496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-51748082261393390092008-12-19T23:00:00.000-05:002008-12-19T23:00:00.000-05:00to corb...<BR/><BR/>Where you talking about Foster's renderings, or Koolhaas'? I haven't heard this "mozart of modernism" business so I have no idea. <BR/><BR/>I must say I quite liked Foster's rendering from a Visualization standpoint, I can even make out the exit signs on Woodall Rogers<BR/><BR/>Also just in general,<BR/><BR/>having walked around both sites on my way to the DMA the other night, I'd say Foster's Opera house will far overshadow Koolhaas' building.<BR/><BR/>It may be nice to have a group of outstanding "starchitecture" within walking distance...or better yet stretched down a single block. But is it too dense? Is it too much to take in so quickly? I guess time will tell.<BR/><BR/>I must say there's something bothersome to me about this arrangement thus far.<BR/><BR/>-the one who wandersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1137649270954555622006-01-19T00:41:00.000-05:002006-01-19T00:41:00.000-05:00Anybody could make this arguement about any of the Fine Arts. Architects can be so "wonderfully" myopic sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1136528741272538102006-01-06T01:25:00.000-05:002006-01-06T01:25:00.000-05:00Many thanks to both Corbusier and Tropolism for their kind remarks, and links to this blog. I try and catch both blogs every day.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02778278628251780268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1136438647315265362006-01-05T00:24:00.000-05:002006-01-05T00:24:00.000-05:00I'm glad you noticed Rem's project in Dallas. I work a few blocks away from the proposed site, and it will be interesting to see how Rem's design will interact with its neighbor, the Meyersohn Symphony Hall. The latter is one of I.M. Pei's best designs. Also next to it will be the new opera house designed by Norman Foster. The first few renderings of the project have been quite disappointing, which makes me wonder how he deserves the title o the 'Mozart of Modernism'. And just down the street is Renzo Piano's sculpture museum which looks similar to his Beyeler Museum in Switzerland. And the city has just broken ground for the construction of the first of three planned Calatrava bridges over the Trinity River. Yes, 'Big D'is getting its fill of 'Starchitecture'.<BR/><BR/>I liked your post and I have just featured it on the blog carnival I'm hosting. Keep up the interesting posts!corbusierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10814670210002847688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1136388458769289592006-01-04T10:27:00.000-05:002006-01-04T10:27:00.000-05:00Blite, Frank, & Norman,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comments. <BR/><BR/>I would have to agree with some of the sentiments here: despite our abilities if we keep asking questions and keep the discussion on target, we're contributing in a positive way. <BR/><BR/>I’m sorry to offend, Blite. In the spirit of trying to present roughly good ideas, I don’t think this post did anything wrong. If I had omitted notes like “…Savy readers will recognize that recorded here is an old memory of hearsay and not the exact words of the Pritzker Prize winner….” I believe I would owe everyone else an apology. I didn’t though. <BR/><BR/>I have wondered if not keeping to the one-post-a-day schedule would raise the quality of the observations here. However, this post was almost three weeks in the making. There’s just too many good ideas floating around out there to post once every few weeks. I, with fellow architecture bloggers, continue to make the value judgment that presenting the ideas on their schedule is more important than presenting professionally edited impeccably written observations. If this is what some readers demand, it should be suggested that blogging is a medium that will only bring frustration. The editors can recommend some good books though.<BR/><BR/>JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02778278628251780268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1136379354408780642006-01-04T07:55:00.000-05:002006-01-04T07:55:00.000-05:00I think the most important thing is to be interesting and thought provoking:<BR/>Is this architecture beautiful? Who knows!? Eye of beholder and all that. Is it interesting? Definitely! Viva King Koolhaas!<BR/>Similarly for this blog. It may or may not be entirely accurate, but it's interesting and provocative. That's enough for me to come back for dessert. Viva contradiction!Norman Blogsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126515010458086092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1136361730799241632006-01-04T03:02:00.000-05:002006-01-04T03:02:00.000-05:00blite -<BR/>I disagree. J clearly distances himself from the paraphrasing. This type of discussion raises good questions about a definition of architecture and what it should set out to do. Personally, this is still a bit open ended isn't it? To reveal contradictions? which ones? how many? I've heard the "how do you know when you've acheived what you set out to do" crit before, and J's right, how do we evaluate it here>?<BR/><BR/>FrankFranknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18915678.post-1136360530531316072006-01-04T02:42:00.000-05:002006-01-04T02:42:00.000-05:00J - <BR/><BR/>How do you know Koolhaas meant all these things? Heck, you don't even really know if he said them? Isn't it irresponsible to blog about heresay, as you call it?Blitehttp://cnn.comnoreply@blogger.com