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Foster and Partners & Grimshaw Architects “Sophisticated spiral Inspiration”

Posted in public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2012 by eliinbar

In my previous post I raised the possibility that Grimshaw’s architects Garibaldi Exhibition Building Is the inspiration source to Zaha Hadid‘s Burnham Pavilion

In this post it seems that Grimshaw’s architects switch roles….

Could it be that Grimshaw Architects took their inspiration from London City Hall designed by Foster,when planning the new Fulton Street Transit Center in New York?…….. For you to judge….

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Foster & Partners

London City Hall 2002

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Grimshaw Architects computer simulation

 of the Fulton Street Transit Center

New York, NY, USA – Completion Date scheduled: 2014

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Notice the spiral element expression on the left side of the computer simulation above….

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Eliinbar sketches 2012  Grimshaw Architects inspiration sources

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Notice the formal imagination and the spiral element expression in both projects

More interesting information about Foster & Partners spiral pedestrian movement In London City Hall, see the Wikipedia

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 Spiral staircase in Foster’s New City Hall  London

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts:

Zaha Hadid & Grimshaw Architects, wrapped softly….

 http://archidialog.com/2012/01/30

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Steven Holl , El Lissitzky and the HORIZONTAL SKYSCRAPERS

http://archidialog.com/2012/01/17

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O.M. Ungers & Iakov Chernikhov – Is This “Conscious Inspiration”?

 http://eliinbar.wordpress.com/2012/01/19

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“Conscious Inspiration” the ultimate inspiration methodology

 “Knowledge”:  as many said, and wrote before – Knowledge is the foundation for all designing process. We architects and designers are obliged to be informed about everything that was designed in the past and on a daily basis….

“Tools”:  develop tools to analyze buildings and “Understand” them,  tools that will cope with the abundance of architectural information…

“Invention”:  with the methodology of “conscious Inspiration” , we don’t need to be intimidated to get inspired from relevant buildings.  Once we develop our tools, it will lead us to high quality and creative architecture.

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Zaha Hadid & Grimshaw Architects, wrapped softly….

Posted in public buildings with tags , , , , , , , on January 30, 2012 by eliinbar

From time to time I hold a mirror and try to reflect  the contemporary architectural reality, for you to judge,

I must  confess…. it makes it more interesting when it comes to famous architects….

Here is another interesting example of “Conscious inspiration“

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Zaha Hadid is certainly one of the most influential architects working today.

Does Zaha Hadid implement intuitively the “Conscious Inspiration Method” to design unique structures?

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The following image is Garibaldi Exhibition Building designed by Grimshaw Architects in 2006

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Grimshaw Architects

Garibaldi Exhibition Building

Milan Italy Competition won: 2006

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From Grimshaw’s architects cite  about Garibaldi Exhibition Building:

This functional core is then loosely wrapped, as though draped with fabric, in a metal skin that follows the shape of the site, creating something of an urban sculpture. At piazza level, the building is transparent.

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Zaha Hadid Architects

The Burnham Pavilion, temporary pavilion to house multimedia installation

in Chicago Published : August 2009

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Here’s some info from  Zaha Hadid  architects about Burnham Pavilion published in Dezeen: 

The pavilion is composed of an intricate bent-aluminum structure Outer and inner fabric skins are wrapped tightly around the metal frame to create the fluid shape.

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Eliinbar sketches 2012  Zaha Hadid’s Inspiration Sources

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Notice to the recurring themes of the two pavilions Fabric skins wrapped tightly around a metal frame, inspired by the fashion industry.

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts:

Daniel Libeskind’s Inspiration Sources & “The Crystal Buildings”

http://archidialog.com/2011/10/08

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Zaha Hadid and the “Sculpture Buildings Trend”

http://archidialog.com/2011/10/03

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In pursuit after Zaha Hadid’s  inspiration Sources 1

http://archidialog.com/2011/08/29

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“Conscious Inspiration” the ultimate inspiration methodology

 “Knowledge”:  as many said, and wrote before – Knowledge is the foundation for all designing process. We architects and designers are obliged to be informed about everything that was designed in the past and on a daily basis….

“Tools”:  develop tools to analyze buildings and “Understand” them,  tools that will cope with the abundance of architectural information…

“Invention”:  with the methodology of “conscious Inspiration” , we don’t need to be intimidated to get inspired from relevant buildings.  Once we develop our tools, it will lead us to high quality and creative architecture

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Erich Medelson, Hans Scharoun and Iakov Chernikhov, Do the “conscious inspiration chain” strikes again?….

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 by eliinbar

It turns out that Iakov Chernikhov whose Inspiring images were the source of inspiration for talented architects, (see my previous posts),

has his own inspiration sources ….

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What do you say about the following example?

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Erich Mendelson Architect

 preliminary sketch

 for an optical-products-factory-1917

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Hans Scharoun 

 The Expressionist Theatre

 1922-23

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 Iakov Chernikhov

image from Architectural Fantasies book

1925-33

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 Eliinbar sketches 2012  Do the “conscious inspiration chain” strikes again?.

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts:

Daniel Libeskind , Coop Himmelb(l)au & Iakov Georgievich Chernikhov – so that is how “Conscious Inspiration” works?

http://archidialog.com/2012/01/09/ 

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O.M. Ungers & Iakov Chernikhov – Is This “Conscious Inspiration”?

http://archidialog.com/2012/01/19 

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Kenzo Tange & Rem Koolhaas/OMA  The”Conscious Inspiration Chain”

   http://archidialog.com/2011/04/25

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The “Conscious Inspiration Chain” strikes again

http://archidialog.com/2011/04/08

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Skidmore, Owings and Merrill & Yakov Chernikhov – Is This “Conscious Inspiration”? 2

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2012 by eliinbar

In My previous posts I introduced El Lissitzky and Yakov Chernikhov, two constructivist architects that published in their books Inspiring images of Modern and Fantasies Architecture (1923-1933)

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Apparently they are the source of inspiration for other talented architects.

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Here is another Interesting example of “Conscious Inspiration”

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Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Architects

“Burj Khalifa” mixed use skyscraper

Dubai ,United Arab Emirates 2004-2010- Computerized model

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Iakov Chernikhov

from “Architectural Fantasies” book 1925-33

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Iakov Chernikhov

from “Architectural Fantasies” book 1925-33

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Eliinbar sketches 2012  Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Inspiration Sources

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Notice the wise use of cascading briquette-shaped cylinder
Stable structure and aesthetic. = “Conscious Inspiration”

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I recommend everyone who is interested in the work of the constructivist architects, to read Miszellen Blog 

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts: 

 Daniel Libeskind , Coop Himmelb(l)au & Iakov Georgievich Chernikhov – so that is how “Conscious Inspiration” works?http://archidialog.com/2012/01/09/

 O.M. Ungers & Iakov Chernikhov – Is This “Conscious Inspiration”?http://archidialog.com/2012/01/19

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“Conscious Inspiration” the ultimate inspiration methodology

“Knowledge”:  as many said, and wrote before – Knowledge is the foundation for all designing process. We architects and designers are obliged to be informed about everything that was designed in the past and on a daily basis….

“Tools”:  develop tools to analyze buildings and “Understand” them,  tools that will cope with the abundance of architectural information…

“Invention”:  with the methodology of “conscious Inspiration” , we don’t need to be intimidated to get inspired from relevant buildings.  Once we develop our tools, it will lead us to high quality and creative architecture.

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“Burj Khalifa” drawing (on the left) ,compared to well known high buildings Around the World.
See the difference in height with the Eiffel Tower

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O.M. Ungers & Iakov Chernikhov – Is This “Conscious Inspiration”?

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , on January 19, 2012 by eliinbar

In My previous posts I introduced El Lissitzky and Yakov Chernikhov, two constructivist architects that published in their books Inspiring images of Modern and Fantasies Architecture (1923-1933)

Their Images became the Inspiration Sources for talented architects across the world. (As you can observe in my previous Posts)

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In this post ,and In the posts  I will  publish on Monday and Thursday,   will be Interesting examples of “Conscious Inspiration”.

Do not miss O.M. Ungers Inspiring Sketch studies of the Messe Torhaus skyscraper typology ,at the end of this Post.

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Iakov Chernikhov

from Architectural Fantasies book

1925-33 ,   Notice the dominance of the  ”blue” color

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O.M. Ungers Arcitect 

 Trade fair building  

Frankfurt  Germany 1983-1985  ,  Notice the dominance of the  ”blue” color

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Eliinbar sketches 2012 , O.M. Ungers Inspiration Sources

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I invite you to Learn from the process shown above in O.M. Ungers sketch-studies of the Messe Torhaus skyscraper typology.

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O.M.Ungers intuitively Implements the “Conscious Inspiration Method”. 

First  He is not intimidated to get inspired from Iakov Chernikhov’s design.

Second  He develops tools to analyze Iakov Chernikhov’s  design and “Understand” It. (O.M. Ungers sketch-studies )

Third  He Designs high quality and creative architecture….

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“Conscious Inspiration” the ultimate inspiration methodology 

 “Knowledge”:  as many said, and wrote before – Knowledge is the foundation for all designing process. We architects and designers are obliged to be informed about everything that was designed in the past and on a daily basis….

“Tools”:  develop tools to analyze buildings and “Understand” them,  tools that will cope with the abundance of architectural information…

“Invention”:  with the methodology of “conscious Inspiration” , we don’t need to be intimidated to get inspired from relevant buildings.  Once we develop our tools, it will lead us to high quality and creative architecture.

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts:

Steven Holl , El Lissitzky and the HORIZONTAL SKYSCRAPERS http://archidialog.com/2012/01/17/

Daniel Libeskind , Coop Himmelb(l)au & Iakov Georgievich Chernikhov – so that is how “Conscious Inspiration” works?  http://archidialog.com/2012/01/09/

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Steven Holl , El Lissitzky and the HORIZONTAL SKYSCRAPERS

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2012 by eliinbar

eliinbar’s Sketch book 2012 - Steven Holl’s Inspiration Sources

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In 1923–1925 El Lissitzky proposed and developed the idea of horizontal skyscrapers  

Lissitzky argued that as long as humans cannot fly, moving horizontally is natural and moving vertically is not…. 

Where there is not sufficient land for construction, a new plane created in the air at medium altitude should be preferred to an American- tower. 

These buildings, according to Lissitzky, also provided superior insulation and ventilation for their inhabitants. 

More than 80 years later (2006) Steven Holl  designe an horizontal Skyscraper. The Vanke Center in Shenzhen, China, a mixed-use building including hotel, offices, serviced apartments, and public park (2006-2009)

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El Lissitzky’s proposed horizontal skyscraper 1923–1925

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Steven Holl Architect horizontal skyscraper

 VANKE CENTER in Shenzhen

China  2006-2009

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Eliinbar sketches 2012 Steven Holl’s Inspiration Sources?

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Epilogue:

1. In the drawing above , Steven Holl compares his horizontal skyscraper To a Typical American skyscraper.

2. I still wonder if the inspiration source for Holl’s buildings Mentioned in my sketch-book above are Actually Le Corbusier’s La Tourette Monastery…. 

3. I recommend everyone who is interested in the work of Holl, to read Lebbeus Woods post dealing with Steven Holl’s Horizontal Skyscraper.

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Steven Holl’s Spatial Retaining Bars, Phoenix, 1994

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Steven Holl’s American Library expansion, Berlin, 1984

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Steven Holl’s  Nanjing museum of art and architecture 2011

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts:

Le Corbusier & Steven Holl    http://archidialog.com/2010/03/08/le-corbusier-steven-holl/

La Tourette ” Conscios Inspiration” 2 http://archidialog.com/2010/09/20/la-tourette-conscios-inspiration-2/ 

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Morphosis “Floor plan strategy”

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 12, 2012 by eliinbar

From eliinbar’s sketchbook 2012 Morphosis’s Floor plan strategy

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Frank Gehry and the Morphosis architecture firm are Identified by their “sculptural buildings” (you are invited to sea my posts about The “Sculpted decade”)

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In my previous posts  I presented Frank Gehry’s  “floor plan strategy”.

He designs  complex sculptural buildings in reasonable budgets and without compromising with their planning needs.

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In this post I will show another successful “floor plan strategy”, of an important member in the prestigious group of sculpt architects….Thom Mayne  founder of Los Angeles firm Morphosis.

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Below is shown,  a typical floor plan of the Sciences Building of Cooper Union college in New York designed by the Morphosis firm.

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Now look at the picture below, are the square floor plan above and the building in the picture below,  the same building?

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Thom Mayne founder of  Los Angeles firm Morphosis

Sciences Building of Cooper Union college

 in New York. 2009

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 they are basically the  same building.
the section below explains Morphosis’s “floor plan strategy”…. A building designed out from the core

A typical section of the Sciences Building of Cooper Union college in New York designed by the Morphosis firm

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As Thom Mayne is cited in Arcspace.com:

“We literally designed out from the core, always keeping in mind that the building should be as strong and innovative as the institution itself.”

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Eliinbar sketches 2012  Morphosis’s Floor plan strategy

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So Morphosis ”floor plan  strategy” is now clear….  

1. Simple cube-shaped building with an Interior core designed by the principles of the “sponge concept” (you are invited to sea my post about Steven Holl’s “sponge concept”).

2. And a sculptural façade created by a steel screen fluctuates in its offset from the cube. (You are invited to sea my post about the three dimensional “Mashrabiya Envelopes” and some other of my relevant posts listed at the end).

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You are invited to visit my relevant posts:

Conscious Inspiration Facades 2 http://archidialog.com/2011/03/08/conscious-inspiration-facades-2/

The”Mashrabiya Envelopes” – Conscious Inspiration http://archidialog.com/2011/03/17/the%e2%80%9dmashrabiya-envelopes%e2%80%9d-conscioous-inspiration/

Conscious Inspiration “Facades” http://archidialog.com/2011/02/22/conscious-inspiration-facades/

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Thom Mayne founder of  Los Angeles firm Morphosis

Sciences Building of Cooper Union college

a computerized image of the core

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Daniel Libeskind , Coop Himmelb(l)au & Iakov Georgievich Chernikhov – so that is how “Conscious Inspiration” works?

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2012 by eliinbar

Are  Iakov Chernikhov’s, constructivist designs, the Inspiration Sources for two of the leading deconstructivist architects of the 21 century?

Iakov Chernikhov was a constructivist architect and graphic designer. He lived from 1889 to 1951.

He published books with his innovative constructivist architectural design in Leningrad between 1927 and 1933  (See the pictures below)

For you to judge….

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Iakov Chernikhov constructivist architect and graphic designer

Architectural design

 published between 1927 and 1933

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Daniel Libeskind Architect

 Royal Ontario Museum

competition:2002-completion: 2007

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Iakov Chernikhov constructivist architect and graphic designer

 Architectural design

published between 1927 and 1933

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Architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au. founder, architect Wolf D. Prix

 ,Ohio, Akron

Akron Art Museum. 2007 

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eliinbar Sketches 2012  Daniel Libeskind , Coop Himmelb(l)au & Iakov Georgievich Chernikhov 

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Epilogue

What are Constructivist teaching methods? (“Conscious Inspiration Method”)

 1. Constructivist teaching theoretical framework holds that learning always builds upon knowledge that we already know.

 2. Constructivist learning theory says that all knowledge is constructed from a base of prior knowledge.

 3. Constructivists suggest that learning is more effective when we are actively engaged in the learning process.

 4. We learn how to learn, by giving the training to take initiative from our own learning experiences.

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You are invited to visit my relevant posts:

Architecture – The Sculpted decade http://archidialog.com/2012/01/04/architecture  

Le Corbusier – five points of Architecture – the Japanese Conscious Inspiration interpretation                                     http://archidialog.com/2011/08/01/le-corbusier-f…interpretation/

SANAA – Not So Conscious Inspiration http://archidialog.com/2011/07/26/sanaa-not-so-c…us-inspiration/

Kazuyo Sejima+Ryue Nishizawa = SANAA   Multiplying architecture Consciously = ”Conscious Inspiration”?- part two http://archidialog.com/2011/06/20/kazuyo-sejimar…tion”-part-two

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Architecture – The Sculpted decade

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 4, 2012 by eliinbar

Eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2011 – Architecture – The Sculpted decade

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New Year it is time for summations….

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The last decade is by far the most sculptural decade in recent years.

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Here is a brief overview of the typical types of sculptural
buildings.

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You are invited to add your own ideas…. 

In my next posts I will give a close look into the sources of inspiration of the various types of sculptural buildings.

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“Plastelina sculpted buildings”

Zaha Hadid Architec with Patrik Schumacher

Cultural Centre and Opera House in Dubai

 published 2008

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“wrapped Sculpted buildings”

Frank Gehry Architect

Experience Music Project, Seattle Center

2000

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”Materialistic sculpted buildings”

Thom Mayne Los Angeles firm Morphosis

 Sciences Building of Cooper Union college in

New York. 2009

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“Prisma sculpted buildings”

architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au.

 founder, architect Wolf D. Prix

 Ohio, Akron  Akron Art Museum  2007

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“crystal Sculpted buildings” 

Daniel Libeskind Architect

Royal Ontario Museum

 competition:2002-completion: 2007

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You are invited to visit my relevant posts:

Zaha Hadid & “Plastelina Buildings” http://archidialog.com/2011/08/08/zaha-hadid-plastelina-buildings/

Learning from Frank Gehry ….Chapter 1 ,His Design Tools http://archidialog.com/2011/10/24/learning-from-frank-gehry-chapter-1-his-design-tools/

Daniel Libeskind’s Inspiration Sources ; “The Crystal Buildings”http://archidialog.com/2011/10/08/daniel-libeski…stal-buildings/

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Learning from Frank Gehry ….Chapter 5, dealing with economic reality?….

Posted in public buildings with tags , , , , , , , on December 26, 2011 by eliinbar

Eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2011 – Frank Gehry dealing with economic reality

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If you will be asked, how does look, a typical Frank Gehry‘s building. Most of us will agree that they look very sculptural.

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Just as Frank Gehry’s Lou Ruvo Center Looks in the following image….-

 Frank Gehry Architect

Front facade , Cleveland Clinic ,Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

completed  2010

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Now look at the next image…would you believe this is the same building shown above?

This image is Gehry’s Lou Ruvo Center building  rear façade ,

It looks like a completely different building….

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 Frank Gehry Architect

rear façade  ,Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

completed 2010

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It looks like this building is a demo to Gehry’s ultimate strategy implemented in many of his projects  

I suppose that Gehry developed this “strategy” to deal with the high construction budget needed to built his sculptural Buildings ….

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First  floor plan of Gehry’s  Lou Ruvo Center

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Eliinbar sketches 2011- frank Gehry-dealing with economic reality?….

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Frank Gehry’s  Lou Ruvo Center  event space

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Frank Gehry’s  Lou Ruvo Center  a typical interior

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Frank Gehry’s  Lou Ruvo Center  a picture from east.

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Note the difference between the two parts of the building.

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All photographs are copyright Matthew Carbone

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What did I learn from this post?

1.Frank Gehry does not give up his desire for creativity and uniqueness .

2.He designs buildings with effective floor plans.

3.Gehry develops tools (Codex rules), and uses his architect skills to  design buildings directed budget. 

4.I do not always identify with the result of his “strategy”….

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You are invited to visit myFrank Gehry’s relevant posts:

Learning from Frank Gehry ….Chapter 1 ,His Design Tools http://archidialog.com/2011/10/24/

Learning from Frank Gehry ….Chapter 2  His floor plan Strategy http://archidialog.com/2011/10/27/ 

Learning from Frank Gehry . ….Chapter 3 – the “Clinging Statue Strategy” http://archidialog.com/2011/11/13/learning-from-frank-gehry-%E2%80%A6-chapter-3-the-the-clinging-statue%E2%80%9D-strategy/ 

Learning from Frank Gehry ….Chapter 4 – the most successful “floor plan Strategy”….   http://archidialog.com/2011/11/21/learning-from-frank-gehry-chapter-3-the-most-successful-floor-plan-strategy/ 

Frank Gehry & Steve Jobs, Do they have something in common?http://archidialog.com/2011/12/11/frank-gehry-steve-jobs-do-they-have-something-in-common/

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