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It’s summer again, and you know what that means; iced tea on the balcony, broken air conditioners, post-collegiate backpacking, and of course, a new design for the Freedom Tower. Yes, it was EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO when blogger whipping-boy and modern-day Peter Keating, David Childs, unveiled his post-cribbing revision of America’s Sisyphean rock, the Freedom Tower. And what’s happened in the past year? Well…nothing really. Just, you know…politics and stuff. Oh yeah, and there’s now another giant hole in the America - New Orleans. Nothing really happening there either, come to think of it.

Anyway, back to the Tower. Not much has changed really. In fact, the The Gutter doesn’t think this should even be called a redesign, and I have to agree with them. The most notable changes include the addition of a sky lobby and the replacement of the metal cladding surrounding the 187 foot high bomb-resistant concrete base with laminated glass prism structures. The sparse entry plaza is solemnly fortified / decorated by what I’m sure are bomb-resistant steps, bomb-resistant tress, and what looks like um, lots of gravestones.

I never thought we’d be designing our buildings to fend off explosions and our cities to survive biblical disaster.

previously:Fortress: ManhattanRevised Design for Freedom Tower [New York Times]


Cleaning out the TiVO this weekend, I found a few forgotten recordings, including Food Network Challenge: Incredible Edible Mansions. Most of the *ahem* “mansions” were elaborate, typical gingerbread fare. One ambitious young chef, however, decided to interpret F-dub’s Fallingwater.
Much like the original, the strength of Gingerbread Fallingwater’s cantilevers was a cause of concern, and also like the original, although there was some drooping they didn’t snap. The site - so important to Fallingwater - was of course, an important element in this competition entry. To avoid disqualification, the entire hosue must be edible, and the site is no exception. It’s made entirely from rice krispie treats with spun sugar foliage.

In the end, the Gingerbread Victorian won out over the modern masterpiece. Art imitating life, I guess…


…or should it be “neuf?” Regardless, with buildings opening on both sides of the Atlantic this week, Dr. Evil is a busy man. The Musee du Quai Branly opens in Paris tomorrow, to much acclaim and more than a little controversy. President Chirac’s pet project is to be for Non-Western Art what the Louvre is for Western. In a televised announcement, he told the nation, “This museum is a symbol of a France that recognises the diverse cultures of the world.” Yet in typical imperialist fashion, it pillaged its works from others; in this case, the Musee des Arts Africains et Oceaniens and the Musee de l’Homme. Others believe that the museum perpetuates cultural sterotypes… Whatever, says I. It looks damn cool and it’s realy nice to see Nouvel working with solid forms and color.

The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis (right) looks to be just as successful. I won’t waste my breath (or fingers, I guess) when Christopher Hawthorne has written such a great review for the LA Times.

“If ever a building deserved to be called sexy-ugly, it’s this one. Somehow sleek and ungainly at the same time, a brooding, preening pile of geometric forms that could hardly be less photogenic, particularly on the outside, the design manages to slide naturally into its industrial riverbank context and feel utterly up-to-date. In a manner that is truly French, the fact that the building seems aware of its imperfections doesn’t keep it from exuding a palpable vanity.”

Links aplenty:
A Dramatic Impact [Pioneer Press]Minneapolis gets a taste of French style [ LA Times]Imperialist? Moi? Not the Musee du Quai Branly [ New York Times]That’s Amelie’s real new Paris[Times Online] Musee du quai Branly : l’art et la science [Le Monde]


 
 

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