2013-06-19T04:46:18-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/74595169/editor-s-picks-318 Nam Henderson 2013-06-05T01:58:00-04:00 >2013-06-10T22:20:18-04:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/qh/qh0g2hvw4punyp3y.jpg" width="514" height="303" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p> <a href="http://archinect.com/evanchakroff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evan Chakroff</a> penned <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/74170538/art-basel-comes-to-hong-kong" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art Basel comes to Hong Kong</a> a report wherein Mr. Chakroff analyzed "<em>During the yearly art fair in Basel, Switzerland, the city is activated and reconfigured, and art is brought to the forefront of civic discourse. What, if any, impact could the fair have on daily life in a city of 7 million? How would this art world mega-event translate to the Hong Kong context?</em>"...</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/uk/uk24qcfv3f32dvm3.jpg" title=""></p> <p> <br><strong>News</strong><br><a href="http://archinect.com/orhan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orhan Ayy&uuml;ce</a> drew our attention to <a href="http://occupygezipics.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#occupygezi</a> in Istanbul <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/74287325/solidarity-with-istanbul" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">where mass protests and battles are still raging over the government plans to build a "Shopping Mall&rdquo; on the site of an historic civic park</a>.</p> <p> <strong>Parad0xx86</strong> shared "<em>I was in Besiktas and Taksim today. Taksim is like a total war zone with windows smashed, cars turned upside down, beer cans all over the streets..All the buildings have anti-Tayyip graffitis. There are thousands of people in Taksim right now and they aren't going anywhere</em>". <strong>mantaray</strong> pointed out "<em>that NPR interviewed protesters today, and one of them turned out to be an a...</em></p> http://archinect.com/news/article/74197407/schumacher-slams-british-architectural-education-and-the-us Orhan Ayyüce 2013-05-30T14:49:00-04:00 >2013-06-10T01:46:52-04:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/hr/hrwta309ki1w221d.jpg" width="514" height="242" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Irony, allegory and dystopia &minus; Patrik Schumacher sees no future for the type of hopelessly unrealistic education lauded by the British architectural establishment</p></em><br /><br /><p> I sympathize with PS on this one. That is why I added "(and the US)" on the title. Yes the drawings might be beautiful to some, but even then...</p> <p> Also, one responder to the article,&nbsp;<a href="http://thefunambulist.net/2012/02/02/architectural-theories-open-letter-to-mr-patrick-schumacher-yes-architects-are-legitimized-and-competents-to-address-the-political-debate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Funambulist</a>&nbsp;threads on...&nbsp;</p> http://archinect.com/news/article/63033488/glen-small-zaha-hadid-exhibit-sci-arc-sham Orhan Ayyüce 2012-12-09T22:45:00-05:00 >2012-12-11T08:48:58-05:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/0l/0lm539dow44bmzxz.jpg" width="514" height="436" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>the recent october 12, 2012 installation at sci-arc with zaha hadid partner patrik schumacher, demonstrated trying to emulate thin shell construction with sticks. it can be done, but not like what was built in the sci-arc museum demonstration space recently. thin shell depends upon significant warpage of surfaces. the ambitious shapes sought were a confused mess, reduced to sculpture with no inherent structure. in one instant relying on connecting into the museum space wall to brace itself.</p></em><br /><br /><p> In his review Glen Small calls Zaha Hadid Exhibit at SCI Arc a sham and here is why...</p>