Comments on: an architectural emergency

By: architecture and eco-scepticism | iconophilia

architecture and eco-scepticism | iconophilia — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:05:52 +0000

[...] the ANU’s UniLodge (architect unknown) is peppered with brightly coloured decorative elements which do no more than [...]

By: Nigel

Nigel — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:30:24 +0000

FFMo is closer than the histrionics of the NMA, yet walk around UniLodge – eyeball the straight lines and the curves, watch the fall of the sunlight, look at the steel screens, and you’ll see that this is really FauxMo – colour and form without meaning, and structure with no sense of building for climatic or economic rationality. Now look at the NMA, and see how fast its fabric has deteriorated. Want to bet that UniLodge will look just as tatty in eight years time? Who cares? It will have paid for itself by then…

By: Bernice

Bernice — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:34:41 +0000

Presumably it’s a response to the NMA? FastfoodMo on PoMo if you like. (and oddly, the NMA don’t name the architects on the relevant webpage http://www.nma.gov.au/about_us/the_building/ but ARM aren’t so shy http://www.a-r-m.com.au/ )

By: Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:49:12 +0000

Our non-expert observation was that none of these decorative screens appear to set out to achieve a window-shading, energy-saving objective. Do any readers have a more informed view?

By: megxx

megxx — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:54:51 +0000

Those architects need a good smack, Nige. They’re getting carried away with themselves and it’s not pretty. Are they the same mob responsible for that ‘public art’ travesty on Childers street that was installed by Thylacine. What a shocker that is.
By the way, I think they ought to pay you to leave the troopie there…

By: yolande

yolande — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:21:29 +0000

Bahahahahaha!!!
Gold.

By: max

max — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:18:14 +0000

You forgot to mention that this thing (Kinloch Lodge) is on the ANU campus, together with another one (Davey Lodge) by the same developer, which is less gaudy but no less terrible.