Tamara Eagle Bull's speech was the highlight of the conference. But I don't think Robert Ivy is quite the villain you think.
This conversation will be a failure if it relies on old white men to become "woke". Think there is space for all voices. I wish the theme could be more "expanding architecture" than faux-inclusion lip-service. Expanding Architecture is a better theme because, instead of pointing fingers at a self-defensive profession that is constantly under attack, it is more proactive and gives everyone something to do and reaches out beyond the profession and explains our humanistic values -- politics including architecture, and architecture including politics.
The idea that the young generation will fix all of the problems is probably a fallacy too. I'm sure everyone thought things would change in 1968 too, but we'll see.
Well said, Chemex. You're right that architecture is expanding and blurring into other fields and realms of action, already. Being open to this change is what is good for the profession, and it's happening whether we like it or not.
I admit it's easier for me to just classify old white people - like myself - as typically being resistant to this change. But there are definitely young people who still (somehow) believe they are the next Howard Roark, too.
One more thing: Your ode to Hudson Yards at the end is uncalled for! Unless you are into banal glass mediocrity (whatever is good about it is owed completely to the high line--and there were much better options on the table, like the Holl plan!). But I guess the lesson is Bigness always wins in the end. Would have been so much better if all of the design weren't quarantined into the Shed/Vessel.
The younger generation won't fix everything if they use the model of 1968 as a predicate. They could change everything if they use 1968 and the years after, as a cautionary tale.
If they wait for the invitation, for the F, for the firm ownership, then yes, they'll have made the same mistakes.
One lousy snapshot that I took from the Nastasi Architects PassiveHouse project: it shows the view to Hudson Yards and on the right is one of the concrete columns.
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Tamara Eagle Bull's speech was the highlight of the conference. But I don't think Robert Ivy is quite the villain you think.
This conversation will be a failure if it relies on old white men to become "woke". Think there is space for all voices. I wish the theme could be more "expanding architecture" than faux-inclusion lip-service. Expanding Architecture is a better theme because, instead of pointing fingers at a self-defensive profession that is constantly under attack, it is more proactive and gives everyone something to do and reaches out beyond the profession and explains our humanistic values -- politics including architecture, and architecture including politics.
The idea that the young generation will fix all of the problems is probably a fallacy too. I'm sure everyone thought things would change in 1968 too, but we'll see.
Well said, Chemex. You're right that architecture is expanding and blurring into other fields and realms of action, already. Being open to this change is what is good for the profession, and it's happening whether we like it or not.
I admit it's easier for me to just classify old white people - like myself - as typically being resistant to this change. But there are definitely young people who still (somehow) believe they are the next Howard Roark, too.
BTW here is my card:
One more thing: Your ode to Hudson Yards at the end is uncalled for! Unless you are into banal glass mediocrity (whatever is good about it is owed completely to the high line--and there were much better options on the table, like the Holl plan!). But I guess the lesson is Bigness always wins in the end. Would have been so much better if all of the design weren't quarantined into the Shed/Vessel.
The younger generation won't fix everything if they use the model of 1968 as a predicate. They could change everything if they use 1968 and the years after, as a cautionary tale.
If they wait for the invitation, for the F, for the firm ownership, then yes, they'll have made the same mistakes.
My take, don't wait for permission.
One lousy snapshot that I took from the Nastasi Architects PassiveHouse project: it shows the view to Hudson Yards and on the right is one of the concrete columns.
Hudson Yards Holl design looked much better in my opinion.... more like a great futuristic New York Space than a Dubai theme park
I'm going to upload the little sketches I did summarizing each of the first ten speakers topics:
Panel #1:
Michael Sorkin:
Ana Maria Leon (sorry, no accent marks on your name, Ana - I'm not that tech savvy):
Mitch McEwen:
Reinhold Martin:
Panel#2:
Susannah Drake:
James Russell:
Mark Gardner:
Billy Fleming:
Another Billy Fleming
And another Reinhold Martin:
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