Reply With QuoteWell, we could use some additional surface parking lots, now that so many of the prior ones have been built upon
well, time to move on i guess. should be interesting to see where this goes ...
Well, we could use some additional surface parking lots, now that so many of the prior ones have been built upon
Be careful what you wish for.
This is something I could never really understand.Originally Posted by BrooklynLove
Since when is a project better if anything is build there? I mean at least if nothing get build there maybe one day another developer who has a lil more belief in his convictions could show enough imagination & guts to make a truly great project happen. And we dont get stuck with yet another subpar design in the waterfront.
I know not everybody has the same standards, I mean, tastes but if you really think something subpar is better than nothing when it comes to archtiecture, then you are not really thinking things through; this is IMO of course.
Last edited by TREPYE; April 17th, 2008 at 07:39 PM.
In this city today, you've really got to hope for the worst and expect even less than that in order to not get crushed emotionally.
we were discussing the C+F rendering when i said that weren't we? i'm no pro but i think that rendering looks aight.This is something I could never really understand.
Right, and having nothing on the site is better than C+F's design. As a matter of fact it id going to bre difficult to come up with something that I will be satisfied with given what we could have had.
Last edited by TREPYE; April 18th, 2008 at 12:17 PM.
Stumbled upon this photo...
George Howe. (American, 1886-1955) and William Lescaze. (American, born Switzerland. 1896-1969). The Museum of Modern Art, Scheme 4, First Variation. 1930. Wood, plastic and metal, 33 x 12 x 16 3/4" (83.8 x 30.5 x 42.5 cm). Gift of Della Rothermel in honor of John Petrik Rothermel
Gallery label text
75 Years of Architecture at MoMA, 2007
In 1930, Howe and Lescaze were invited to speculate on the ideal configuration of a new building for The Museum of Modern Art. They generated several schemes, finding different ways to bring light into the galleries. This solution, the fourth and most experimental, separates the galleries into independent horizontal blocks, stacked above one another at right angles. Two sets of columns, tied by beams at each gallery level, support this configuration. Within each gallery, daylight and artificial light are combined in an adaptable lightmixing chamber placed just above the ceiling, which acts as a diffusing scrim. The chambers, visible at the roofline of each gallery unit, are glazed to admit daylight. The opaque external walls of the galleries are clad in marble or white glazed brick. While there are no conventional windows in the galleries, views to the outside are provided in the separate glass-enclosed support tower for stairs and elevators. Ultimately, the Museum chose to build a less radical proposal by Philip L. Goodwin and Edward Durrell Stone.
Everything old is new again.
Retro is the way to go
From the NYPOST...
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08062008...ade_123258.htmFrank Sciame purchased an additional 110,000 feet of air rights for the 80 South Street parcel along the East River.
The additional air power will bring the project, once slated for a Santiago Calatrava-designed townhouse cube tower, to 300,000 feet.
"It opens up a lot of possibilities," Sciame said, excited at the prospect. "We're considering developing it ourselves and have some international interest. We believe in the site and it makes it a much more viable building."
That's because it could have a much larger base more suited to a hotel, for instance.
"We have views now protected to the north, south and the East River," Sciame added.
Maybe the potential at pier 17 has made this more viable.
Should be interesting how this one will develop.
From AIANY's Oculus Magazine Summer 08 issue.
Haven't we already learned from the 50's and 60's that the zigzag look just doesn't work. ie. The Old 2 Broadway, Javits Federal Office Building, the Prudential Center in Boston.
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