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sameolddoctor

"The whole Brad saga is the affirmation of architecture's obsession with fame. Diva = Zaha, Rock Star = Rem. All you need to do is to attend any of the lectures that Zaha, Rem or Peter gives and see how students react. At the sight of these starchitects, they all gasp and gawk, flick out their cameras and phones and go into a frenzy."

Tyler you are really naive, most professionals, or rather most people are obsessed with fame, one way or the other. its a human tendency, not just architects.

Apr 18, 06 5:31 pm  · 
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upside

people who taking things seriously

Apr 18, 06 9:04 pm  · 
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vado retro

i dint react to the stars i've met like they were stars, let alone some architect who's had their picture in the paper...

Apr 18, 06 9:19 pm  · 
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AP

groupies get no respect.

Apr 18, 06 10:03 pm  · 
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nicomachean

10.
people taking things too seriously (self-importance)
people not taking things seriously enough (dumbasses)

you're not God's gift to the universe, you're a g.d. dispensable piece. but, neither are you a monkey, happy to grunt your way through an ignorant life of mindless earthy pleasures.

if you can't hold these two concepts in your head at all times and shift between them nearly instantaneously, you are boring. at one extreme, you're a boring prick, at the other, a boring dumbass.


Apr 18, 06 11:12 pm  · 
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Nevermore

Desire for Fame is NOT a natural human tendency...

There are many creative individuals who want their work recognised not for "fame" or glamour but because they believe in the inherent value of their creations.
Thats the difference between them and the wannabes.

Apr 19, 06 1:53 am  · 
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Mission St.

nicomachean, i tip my hat to you.

Apr 19, 06 7:44 am  · 
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i didn't think sameolddoctor was talking about desire for fame so much as a fascination with fame as a phenomenon. in that case, i think there is a natural interest.

i also agree with nevermore that desire FOR fame is not as universal. some people want to be invisible...

Apr 19, 06 7:48 am  · 
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sporadic supernova

hear hear ...

Apr 19, 06 7:48 am  · 
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sporadic supernova

Whenever I see a "so called famous" person.. i never give them too much importance. almost to the extent of displaying a sense of ignorance of their presence.

it's as if I wanna convey a message that, "nothing they've done has impressed me so much, that I should take note of it"

I know, it's boderline arrogance. but when I do it I don't even realize it. it's all subconcious ..

Apr 19, 06 7:56 am  · 
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gwern

Being bored of everything is a sign of 'spoiled brat' syndrome.

Apr 19, 06 8:33 am  · 
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bRink

is starchitect / brad pitt worship / ridicule boring, or a response to boredom? isn't it really just entertainment?

Apr 19, 06 10:40 am  · 
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knock

hmm, i wonder what students ten to fifteen years ago would have been bitching about ...

1. all this deconstructivism stuff is just bullshit
2. please just let michael graves stop designing horrendus buildings and go work for target or something
3. i know that eisenmen thinks that a column is not a column, but you know what, it is a column, asshole

Apr 19, 06 11:14 am  · 
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oe

What are you defining as deconstructivism? I think you could pretty easily lump everything good in the last 20 years as taking deconstruction influence.

Apr 19, 06 8:39 pm  · 
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Dazed and Confused

Being into everything is a sign of 'sheltered debutante' syndrome.

Apr 19, 06 11:08 pm  · 
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i never knew i was a sheltered debutante.

Apr 20, 06 6:52 am  · 
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sporadic supernova

why would you think that D&C ?

Apr 20, 06 7:18 am  · 
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job job

knock - number 3 is genius

4. who is this phylis lambert, and the mask of medusa.....? IT's NOT A MASK, HOSER!

Apr 20, 06 11:09 am  · 
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strlt_typ

what's a "sheltered debutante"?...i think i'm one...

Apr 20, 06 12:23 pm  · 
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downtown_81

im tired of anything 'indie'
im anti indie
how ironic can we all get?
its boring

while i like the concept, the whole indie thing has become so lame and tired we need to move on from indie.

that is all

Apr 20, 06 4:42 pm  · 
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