That the skin is an exercise in advanced digital fabrication, applied with such élan is, in itself, a proclamation, a sort of late-career renaissance, which thrusts the firm into a next generation spotlight.
Whether naively assuming (wrongly) that Los Angeles was ready for a jolt of architectural electricity, or sincerely reflecting a populist genre (rightly), Kohn succeeded in outflanking its neighbors, and disrupting the conventions governing the museum establishment.
— Craig Hodgetts – formmag.net
Craig Hodgetts, leader of UCLA's 2015 Hyperloop Suprastudio and former automotive designer, takes a contrarian view on the Petersen's widely critically-maligned redesign. We also spoke with Craig on the podcast about his views on transportation's future – take a listen for some context alongside his thoughts on the Petersen.
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Craig should look into the mirror before writing this
and this guy should be president! duh!
Those who can't do, teach.
Alas, yet another demonstration of the failure of the education system.
I'm sorry, but where does Kohn teach again?
The exterior is the only good thing about this museum. The interior is as exciting as hole in the ground.
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