Comments on: The Architectural Association’s 2009 Summer Pavilion http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/ Contemporary Modern Architecture Furniture Lighting Interior Design Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shen http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-398911 Shen Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:07:09 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-398911 How many woods they used! The Master Of Environment Destruction! How many woods they used!
The Master Of Environment Destruction!

]]> By: timd http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-398909 timd Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:01:33 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-398909 What is a pavilion? I'd say that this is at the root of the functional criticism of the AA's summer pavilion. If you think pavilion=tent then this misses the mark. nb. I saw this being put together and it looked like a right faff and took a long time. But if you think pavilion=bijoux then this fits the bill Regarding its eco-friendly credentials, which glue was used in the ply? phenol-formaldehyde? If they had wanted to make a truly ephemeral/green object they could have used recycled paper, like a wasps nest. What is a pavilion?
I’d say that this is at the root of the functional criticism of the AA’s summer pavilion.
If you think pavilion=tent then this misses the mark.
nb. I saw this being put together and it looked like a right faff and took a long time.

But if you think pavilion=bijoux then this fits the bill

Regarding its eco-friendly credentials, which glue was used in the ply? phenol-formaldehyde?

If they had wanted to make a truly ephemeral/green object they could have used recycled paper, like a wasps nest.

]]> By: Adam http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-302635 Adam Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:27:46 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-302635 I'm a second year post grad student and think that the language your using in this design has amazing potential to be put into more functional structure. Im more annoyed by the fact i have been working on a similar looking design that i thought was breaking into a new type of architecture to as many times before find its already been done. Anyway great work I’m a second year post grad student and think that the language your using in this design has amazing potential to be put into more functional structure.

Im more annoyed by the fact i have been working on a similar looking design that i thought was breaking into a new type of architecture to as many times before find its already been done. Anyway great work

]]> By: Feras El Attar http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-247836 Feras El Attar Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:07:30 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-247836 This pavilion isn't just 'a thing' - it is an example of 'programmatically light' and ephemeral architecture, and a symbol of hot and current architecture students' work that is different and curious. The design originally incorporated seating (function did feature!), but due to a very tight schedule that aspect remained under-developed and was consequently dropped. People often forget how difficult it is to get a project like this designed and built in under 6 months (excluding early conceptual design phases). The wood is 100% sustainable and came from our sponsors, Finnforest. It is more spatially complex than what first meets the eye. The plan is symmetrical, but the 3-dimensional execution is not. It is a temporary landmark and an actively used meeting-point. Whether it is to be seen as a sculpture or architecture, it has certainly received controversy in both worlds, and it questions the degree and ways in which art and architecture depend on each other. It is a shame that the press often fails to express that this project involved 12 students (myself being one of them) supported by 2 tutors, a workshop guru, and an engineer - who all made this pavilion possible. This pavilion isn’t just ‘a thing’ – it is an example of ‘programmatically light’ and ephemeral architecture, and a symbol of hot and current architecture students’ work that is different and curious. The design originally incorporated seating (function did feature!), but due to a very tight schedule that aspect remained under-developed and was consequently dropped. People often forget how difficult it is to get a project like this designed and built in under 6 months (excluding early conceptual design phases).

The wood is 100% sustainable and came from our sponsors, Finnforest.

It is more spatially complex than what first meets the eye. The plan is symmetrical, but the 3-dimensional execution is not. It is a temporary landmark and an actively used meeting-point. Whether it is to be seen as a sculpture or architecture, it has certainly received controversy in both worlds, and it questions the degree and ways in which art and architecture depend on each other.

It is a shame that the press often fails to express that this project involved 12 students (myself being one of them) supported by 2 tutors, a workshop guru, and an engineer – who all made this pavilion possible.

]]> By: Tim Denning http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-219718 Tim Denning Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:33:37 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-219718 As a "thing" it's nice to look at but as a pavilion it's a total failure :-( It's a shame they didn't do something a little more useful with the idea. As a “thing” it’s nice to look at but as a pavilion it’s a total failure :-(

It’s a shame they didn’t do something a little more useful with the idea.

]]> By: Jana Rock http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-219713 Jana Rock Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:02:25 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-219713 I really like the third picture... The sculpture reminds me of a Jeff Koons or Paul McCarthy. Not sure how usable the 'pavilion' is as a space-need to inspect closer! I really like the third picture…
The sculpture reminds me of a Jeff Koons or Paul McCarthy. Not sure how usable the ‘pavilion’ is as a space-need to inspect closer!

]]> By: Will Matias http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-218611 Will Matias Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:21:59 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-218611 I thought the same! But I'm sure it is, otherwise the city wouldn't have allowed it, right? I thought the same! But I’m sure it is, otherwise the city wouldn’t have allowed it, right?

]]> By: Joshua http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-217961 Joshua Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:17:22 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-217961 I think the wood is from FinnForest. www.finnforest.co.uk I think the wood is from FinnForest.

http://www.finnforest.co.uk

]]> By: aramartis http://www.contemporist.com/2009/07/03/the-architectural-associations-2009-summer-pavilion/#comment-217945 aramartis Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:37:13 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=4844#comment-217945 Just wondering if all that wood is from a sustainable resource. Just wondering if all that wood is from a sustainable resource.

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