Amidst allegations of voting corpses and drunken ballot-stuffing, the lvhrd foundation undertook a recount of the architects duel ballots. They've declared the results too close to call. Booooooooooo! We expect a rematch. Previously | oh yeah... pics of the models | New Updates! See comments for details
This is the official press release. lvhrd is considering Diebold ballot machines (not true), but we will be getting comments from lvhrd in throughout the day.
Questions of voter fraud force recount
Winner declared too close to call
NEW YORK, NY JANUARY 19, 2004 - On Tuesday, January 18 the LVHRD Foundation continued its acclaimed series of monthly salons with Master or Disaster Architect Duel. Frigid weather did nothing to deter over 500 of the architecture industry's leaders and fans packing Tribeca's MI-5 lounge. The night proved a smashing success, with the architecture community rallying together to lend support for renowned architects Matthew Johnson of Diller Scofidio +Renfro and Jason Carlow of Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects LLP. Unfortunately, the crowd's fervor proved a hindrance, as rumors abound regarding some taking advantage of the time-honored ballot process to vote more than once for their favoured architect.
Johnson and Carlow were invited to compete before a live audience in executing an original commission. Both architects were supplied with materials, tools and a brief describing the function of the building they were to design as being an American base on the moon in the year 2050. With a time limit of only one hour, the two had to rely on their wits and talent to create scaled models of their designs. Audience members voted via silent ballot for their favourite design. Jason Carlow's winning designâ€â€a whimsical array of luxury terraces and towersâ€â€was to have been showcased at a prominent Ma Gallery in Williamsburg. Instead, suggestions of voter fraud have resulted in the two architects demanding a recount.
A recount was conducted the following day at thehappycorp global offices resulting in a deadlock between the two competitors. According to LVHRD co-founder Matt Spangler, “The voting process was marred by the size of crowd and the frenzied request for voting ballots. Alcohol and the long stressful night, coupled with the impassioned supporters of both parties and the unproven collection and tallying system provided a questionable outcome. The recount has proven that the winning vote tally was too close to call.” Spangler vows that the LVHRD Foundation will amend its voting process to make for fair and smoother elections in the future.
About the LVHRD Foundation
Established in 2004 by bon vivant Beauregard H. Montgomery and currently shepherded by Doug Jaeger and Matt Spanglerâ€â€partners in the creative-services company thehappycorp.com globalâ€â€LVHRD gathers, supports, and inspires the leaders utilizing creativity in their respective fields. Says Jaeger, “We want to provide a place to network, while at the same time attempting to undermine the stereotypical and negative aspects of networking.” Membership to the foundation is free and available through www.lvhrd.com
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In response to questions from Archinect, Chantal Strauss of lvhrd says:
"I must say that we too were overwhelmed and surprised at such a large turnout. M1-5 told us that there were at least 500 people there throughout the course of the night; we were expecting around 250. At past events we have hosted around 75-150 people, so yes this was our largest event. "
I asked Chantal to confirm rumors that the dueling architects were inebriated: "I don't think that either Matthew Johnson or Jason Carlow were drunk, although both looked like they were having a fantastic time."
The architects were given these materials:
One 3 foot metal ruler
Triangle ruler
8 sheets of foam core
one no.1 exacto knife, 15 blades
one hot glue gun, 12 glue sticks
zap-a-gap glue
zip kicker spray
blue foam pad
Blue plastic boxes
75 feet aluminum foil
2 metal clips
4 hollow plastic rods
pencils
2 sharpie markers
gummi bears
toothpicks
double sided tape
Upon hearing the brief, the contestants had 30 minutes to plan and sketch their design. At the end of the 30 minutes, their assistants joined them on stage, and they had one hour to build their structures. When time was up, audience members voted via silent ballot on the best design.
lvhrd also promises more architects duels in the future with a judging panel and not a silent ballot process, which proved to be unwieldy.
Charles "Da' Plus R" Renfro was in attendance, and NO, he wasn't drunk either.
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