I know I sound like a fan girl but seriously: go watch this series. Especially for us, of course, the episode on Bjarke Ingels, but the entire series is an amazing and fun peek into the work process of creative designers. We will ALL find things to relate to in every episode, I promise.
There has been a big buzz about this series in the architecture world and it is well-deserved. My teenage son has been entranced by them, and I watch them with a big smile on my face!
Some of my favorite moments:
-when Bjarke talks about the pond behind his house being a barrier, until it freezes over, when suddenly it becomes a connector -when Es Devlin talks about starting with a blank sheet of paper on a blank surface, and then everything gets cluttered and "feral" during her creative process -when Christoph Niemann does anything and everything. OMG
Enjoy.
lukeggg
Feb 23, 17 10:28 pm
the best moment of all is in the Bjarke Ingles episode when they present the "negative viewpoints" on his works, and it is all from here on Archinect (podcast and discussions). I assume you guys knew Sessions would be making a guest appearance?
b3tadine[sutures]
Feb 23, 17 10:47 pm
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Paul Petrunia
Feb 24, 17 12:49 am
We actually had no idea they used clips from Archinect until we watched the episode to prepare for our discussion with Morgan.
ken robeert
Feb 23, 17 10:50 pm
Nope, I watched the episode the day before for prep. I was giggling all day.
randomised
Feb 26, 17 12:57 pm
My favourite would have to be Es Devlin's dad, that guy can crochet!
archinet
Feb 26, 17 1:38 pm
They showed one of my comments on Archinect on the BIG episode! I had no idea- what a surprise!
x-jla
Feb 26, 17 1:47 pm
Es Devlin is my new hero. Amazing.
x-jla
Feb 26, 17 2:00 pm
Yeah... I saw the episode and felt bad all day. Lol. Lesson learned to avoid hyperbole and to be more thoughtful when posting stuff online.
Wilma Buttfit
Feb 26, 17 2:10 pm
Thanks, Donna. Quite enjoyable.
Donna Sink
Feb 26, 17 2:10 pm
I loooved the Es Devlin ep so much. And I loved that we got to meet her parents, as well as Bjarke's. Her story about taking the train to London when she was 11 (!) to take music lessons reminded me that most kids I know, including my own, don't have that kind of freedom and I want to push harder toward letting mine have it.
x-jla
Feb 26, 17 2:27 pm
Id really like to see more of how her work gets from concept to built form. There must be tons of techy experiments behind the scenes to get all the effects just right. Seems really complicated and the spaces she creates are really
otherworldly. I was blown away by her work.
natematt
Feb 26, 17 3:07 pm
I agree Jla-x, I would like to see that as well. Particularly the working relationship between her and her team. It was really interesting to me that she outright said she didn't know how the technology worked, and basically that she didn't think it was important for her to know to be good at her job.
That's a mentality that drives me nuts in architecture, but I think it's more reasonable for her field.
I know I sound like a fan girl but seriously: go watch this series. Especially for us, of course, the episode on Bjarke Ingels, but the entire series is an amazing and fun peek into the work process of creative designers. We will ALL find things to relate to in every episode, I promise.
The series is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333098/
and we interview Morgan Neville, producer and director, on Sessions here: http://archinect.com/news/article/149992356/the-big-abstract-a-conversation-with-morgan-neville-director-producer-of-abstract-s-bjarke-ingels-documentary-on-netflix
There has been a big buzz about this series in the architecture world and it is well-deserved. My teenage son has been entranced by them, and I watch them with a big smile on my face!
Some of my favorite moments:
-when Bjarke talks about the pond behind his house being a barrier, until it freezes over, when suddenly it becomes a connector
-when Es Devlin talks about starting with a blank sheet of paper on a blank surface, and then everything gets cluttered and "feral" during her creative process
-when Christoph Niemann does anything and everything. OMG
Enjoy.
the best moment of all is in the Bjarke Ingles episode when they present the "negative viewpoints" on his works, and it is all from here on Archinect (podcast and discussions). I assume you guys knew Sessions would be making a guest appearance?
Edit
We actually had no idea they used clips from Archinect until we watched the episode to prepare for our discussion with Morgan.
Nope, I watched the episode the day before for prep. I was giggling all day.
My favourite would have to be Es Devlin's dad, that guy can crochet!
They showed one of my comments on Archinect on the BIG episode! I had no idea- what a surprise!
Es Devlin is my new hero. Amazing.
Yeah... I saw the episode and felt bad all day. Lol. Lesson learned to avoid hyperbole and to be more thoughtful when posting stuff online.
Thanks, Donna. Quite enjoyable.
I loooved the Es Devlin ep so much. And I loved that we got to meet her parents, as well as Bjarke's. Her story about taking the train to London when she was 11 (!) to take music lessons reminded me that most kids I know, including my own, don't have that kind of freedom and I want to push harder toward letting mine have it.
Id really like to see more of how her work gets from concept to built form. There must be tons of techy experiments behind the scenes to get all the effects just right. Seems really complicated and the spaces she creates are really
otherworldly. I was blown away by her work.
I agree Jla-x, I would like to see that as well. Particularly the working relationship between her and her team. It was really interesting to me that she outright said she didn't know how the technology worked, and basically that she didn't think it was important for her to know to be good at her job.
That's a mentality that drives me nuts in architecture, but I think it's more reasonable for her field.