The results of the ThyssenKrupp Elevator competition were announced last week, leading to resounding protest from a number of the participants. Some say Fernando Donis, the winner (and colleague of Rem Koohaas'), had an unfair advantage and did not deserve to win. Many question the judging process, backing up suspicions surrounding Zaha's withdrawal and the other "starchitect" judges failure to show due to illness.
Was this a fair competition? Are the winners justified?
If you entered the competition and would like to share your project, please send your entry with text and images to hustler@bustler.net for an upcoming Bustler feature showcasing ThyssenKrupp's "losers".
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Very happy I didn't waste my time on this one. Rem Koolhaas.... After all that venting about the unfairness of architecture competitions and such- pull something so obvious like this?? C'mon.
Oooh...a fight! How exciting. Let me get my popcorn from the Republican thread....
I did a competition years ago for Petrosino Square in NYC, sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture...the winner was the daughter of the famous jury foreman, who mysteriously 'dropped out' of the jury at the last moment. As if that wasn't enough, a co-worker was a friend of hers, and told me that she had seen all the entries with her dad as the jury was reviewing them.
If there had been an archintect back then, I could have raised a huge stink.
a twisted take, on the results, "Las Vegas, Rem Koolhaas, Dubai and a Winner, as lights were dimmed before..."
@ elseplace. thank you bustler for images...
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