1.

I also attended last night's event and it was a great party. I could have done with a little less Andrew and Andrew and the Penguin, but it was amusing. I disagreed with the outcome, however. Arquitectonica's model truly followed the parameters given, it was interactive and modern, and the entire audience could see it,especially after it was split in half to reveal the section and details of the interior. While the winners were also creative and entertaining, I heard a great deal of grumbling at the end, wondering how they came out ahead. I think those in charge of the event should reconsider the voting strategies for next year.

2.

I just think if they weren't *Arquitectonica*, people would have been more comfortable voting for them.

3.

if people were lame enough not to SECRETLY vote for they project they thought was better, they truly are just a bunch of self-interested hipsters.

downfall.
of.
design.

while i did like the cut-away model, the overt archigram influence makes the use of the term 'modern' only appropriate if you feel that 'modern' has been spending decades in a smoking jacket, listening to the hi-fi. the scale of their project=ginormous, and ultimtely i wasn't that floored by the model.

the other competitors were slightly more contemporary in their design, and had a 'big idea' that wasn't relegated to 'the thing floats and you can get in by way of these here pontoon thingies.' the project seemed more in tune with 'things change on the open waters, so this project will adapt' (without refusing to take a position).

though arquitectonica's verbal presentation was way better, their project was not.

4.

I was there to witness the horridness. Architects making out in banquettes. Yuk.

It was all lame. lame. lame. As an architect, watching architects sketch and cut foam core is not what I'd call a fun night. It was like watching accountants do spreadsheets, or insurance claims adjusters adjusting claims. EEEKKK.

And who was the retard that thought it was wise to set up mirrors hanging from the wall so we'd get a good view of the designers' hunched backs as they worked? Fucking Stupid.

Here's what I wanted to see:
--strippers
--more interesting materials to make the models out of.
--the "hosts" Andrew and Andrew interview the architects while they worked, to mess them up.
--A live band performing while the architects worked rather than the techno crap that was playing in the background
--An exacto blade in an eye
--The designers get an electrical jolt each time they used "archispeak" terms in their presentations (they'd be dead now).
--Someone selected at the end to jump on and crush the models and small dreams of the contestants.

5.

lol @ #4

lol @ self-loathing

6.

#4 You are a winner