Star architect Zaha Hadid is currently building several projects across China. One of them, however, is being constructed twice. Pirates are the process of copying one of her provocative designs, and the race is on to see who can finish first. — spiegel online
Does she have anything to say to thousands of architecture students who copy her designs every semester?
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This is the same reason you can buy DVDs of movies that were just released in theaters for 5 kuai from the nice guy with the suitcase. Standard practice in China.
At least they're not copying her "award winning" work in GZ.
its more like being a Michael Jackson impersonator than copying DVDs and gucci bags. the origin architect is not losing a commission or money over this and if anything it reinforces the unique iconicity of the origin architect. everyone will know its not a zaha hadid building. otherwise, architects would start complaining like the people in the movie and music business, not extolling.
what will be interesting is to see how the copyists will 'fill in the blanks'.
I would be curious to find out cost/quality/architects' fee comparisons also. It is very close to comparing apples for apples.
It can also start a new nationalistic movement for using Chinese architects. It is very provocative in that sense.
Many international star architectural agencies among many others such as Zaha Hadid (Shanghai Soho), Jon Jered (Namba Gardens), MVRDV ( in Dome Korean Projects and in China) arę used to practice the plagiarism ...copying from less fortunate ”colleagues. How to solve this problem?
The illusion of branding.
I often get calls asking/telling me about Jaffe houses that aren't. I probably got half a dozen inquiries about a house in New Jersey on the market that was billed as a Jaffe. The last call I got was from the poor bastard who bought it.
Fool's gold.
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