anchor
Pursuing Public Space in a Time of Private Interest
“David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings,” an exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem, is the kind of measured, well-meaning endeavor that provokes reflection but yields few profound insights. NYT
2 Comments
I didn't kno whe worked under Chipperfield previously.
His work makes a lot more sense now.
As for his attempts to link hsi work to indeigenous architecture of Africa etc,
although Niccolai may find such connection a bit forced, i would argue that at the very least the public/private dynamic which Adjaye's best work celebrate-the social inclusiveness that teh best of architecture can create-comes from or is at least influenced by the very in your face, inescapable force of the public realm in Third World countries.......?
Too much of a push perhaps?
Maybe...Just my opinion
His response to this article might be that Japanese architects when they reference temples are not challenged in this manner. Why is he? This is something I have heard David say in recent interviews. However these same architects don’t typically say they are using these references it simply is who they are. It flows form their finger tips naturally. They grew up in Japan (typically) what else would we expect there formal language to be. David grew up in England primarily and for him to access these perhaps latent and buried references the images and fragments of African constructed reality are needed. I think that as he develops he will either really delve in to the DNA of these formal gestures or allow them to flow through his fingers more naturally.
Block this user
Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site?
Archinect
This is your first comment on Archinect. Your comment will be visible once approved.