 Gutterland Police Blotter: Obra and Obra Again Monday, March 13, 2006
We were remiss. We erred. We dropped the proverbial ball. When we should have been dropping mad science from our Aeron chair in the highest empyrean. Earlier today we noted, with uncharacteristic equinimitude, that Obra, bless them, have been named to build the forum for the annual etardpalooza at P.S. 1 next summer. What we did not note, because we neither cared nor remembered, is that their design is a near dupe, down to the "misters," of that supplied two whole summers ago by none other than nArchitects. nNext! · Albino Python Planned for P.S. 1 Hipster Fest [The Gutter] Reader Comments (7 extant) 1. any chance for a PS1 coup? Howeler + Yoon truly deserve this one, this is an outrage. By RNNR at March 13, 2006 4:03 PM2. didn't Ban do something similar?? I'm thinking of an atrium space with arched bamboo…was it in Germany or NYC?? By Anonymous at March 13, 2006 4:43 PM3. Truly, nArchitects (while I am *no* fan!) was miles better. A sad proposal. By Anon at March 13, 2006 11:30 PM4. Has there ever been a propsal for PS1 that didn't include whispy arcs undulating in seemingly random curves over the space? Last years was pretty much the same thing, just red bases and steel poles instead of reflecting pools and bamboo. It seems like they go for the same concept year after year... By Anonymousy at March 14, 2006 10:05 AM5. Are the other proposals on view anywhere? By Anonymous at March 14, 2006 2:07 PM6. have you checked out their website? I mean can two Steven Holl alumni lose the Holl-esqueness pluu-eeaasseee! So much for young original work out there... By anon at March 15, 2006 11:09 AM7. The bamboo was cool. By Eliot at March 16, 2006 9:58 AMAll set here? Continue enjoying The Gutter... « All the News That's Fit to...Gut? | Home | (Same) Architects on (Same) Architects » Back to top |
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