Archinect - News2024-11-23T06:59:08-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/149968095/accusing-architects-of-prioritizing-looks-over-feel-moby-edition
Accusing architects of prioritizing looks over feel—Moby edition Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2016-09-12T17:13:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/24/2449a674bb49ea1307154ed51b1bf592?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>“I have an issue with architects and designers who think about how is the space going to look when it's on an architecture website, rather than how it’s going to feel for the people who either live there, work there or patronise it,” [...]
“I had a couple of nights in Madrid staying in a hotel room that Zaha Hadid Architects had designed. It looked amazing, but was the least comfortable space I’ve ever inhabited... Literally sleeping in a dumpster would have been more comfortable.”</p></em><br /><br /><p>More design forays by the rich and famous:</p><ul><li><a title="Pharrell Williams Will Give the AIA 2014 National Convention Keynote Address" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/96407905/pharrell-williams-will-give-the-aia-2014-national-convention-keynote-address" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pharrell Williams Will Give the AIA 2014 National Convention Keynote Address</a></li><li><a title="Moby: Dancing About Architecture" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/83372126/moby-dancing-about-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moby: Dancing About Architecture</a></li><li><a title="A Famous Person’s 5-Step Guide to Becoming an Architect" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/83365692/a-famous-person-s-5-step-guide-to-becoming-an-architect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Famous Person’s 5-Step Guide to Becoming an Architect</a></li><li><a title="Oh, Moby..." href="http://archinect.com/news/article/36671312/oh-moby" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh, Moby...</a></li><li><p><a title='Paris Hilton "designs" a beach club in the Philippines' href="http://archinect.com/news/article/20532611/paris-hilton-designs-a-beach-club-in-the-philippines" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paris Hilton "designs" a beach club in the Philippines</a></p></li></ul>