Comments on: The 人 REN Building http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: kierrahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-99016 kierra Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:13:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-99016 i dont know what i have to say to describe it into the word,..so cool,..amazing,...so conceptual,..WOW can i get more information about ren building??actually i am studying architecture,..and i got assignment to search modern and monumental building,..When i heard and saw the ren building, i decided to choose ren building as my object,..please send the information to my email...thank you have a nice day to all ^^ i dont know what i have to say to describe it into the word,..so cool,..amazing,…so conceptual,..WOW
can i get more information about ren building??actually i am studying architecture,..and i got assignment to search modern and monumental building,..When i heard and saw the ren building, i decided to choose ren building as my object,..please send the information to my email…thank you
have a nice day to all ^^

]]> By: Cherryhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-82033 Cherry Wed, 21 May 2008 13:52:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-82033 amazing.......cool!where will it be built in shanghai? amazing…….cool!where will it be built in shanghai?

]]> By: Cherryhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-82032 Cherry Wed, 21 May 2008 13:50:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-82032 amazing amazing

]]> By: aki n apaihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-73179 aki n apai Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:42 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-73179 cool!! cool!!

]]> By: osihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-46627 osi Thu, 31 May 2007 15:34:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-46627 I take that back I see the purpose of the circles now. I take that back I see the purpose of the circles now.

]]> By: osihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-46626 osi Thu, 31 May 2007 15:32:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-46626 I really liked the night renditition, but after seeing the daytime view I think the circles are a bit over done.All in all this is a very bold design. I really liked the night renditition, but after seeing the daytime view I think the circles are a bit over done.

All in all this is a very bold design.

]]> By: anggahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-45649 angga Mon, 14 May 2007 09:51:57 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-45649 coooollll!!!!! fantastic!!! coooollll!!!!! fantastic!!!

]]> By: Squarepantshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-45647 Squarepants Mon, 14 May 2007 09:45:05 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-45647 However, Shanghai Ren (Shanghainese) are one of the least appreciated people in China, even from their own fellow country men. To me, the building is beautiful, philosophy behind is great but the concept and reality does not blend well. However, Shanghai Ren (Shanghainese) are one of the least appreciated people in China, even from their own fellow country men. To me, the building is beautiful, philosophy behind is great but the concept and reality does not blend well.

]]> By: farzadhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-44444 farzad Wed, 02 May 2007 18:13:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-44444 It is a contraption .! It is a contraption .!

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-44135 David Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:38:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-44135 My favorite part about the video is the laughable application of the elemental characters and the way they are 'written' within the form of the building. For starters, if you're 'writing' the building, strokes go from top to bottom, not in reverse.The geometric abstractions given for each element are actually entirely different characters than the more complicated forms the architects claim they evince. A square means 'earth' now? Actually, that's a mouth. The streched rectangle they call wood looks far more like a mouth radical or the character for the moon than anything, and perhaps that's where this building belongs. If this were produced by a group of culturally-aware architects, they would have known better. All that said, it looks silly and fun, and that's all it takes to get built in China these days. My favorite part about the video is the laughable application of the elemental characters and the way they are ‘written’ within the form of the building. For starters, if you’re ‘writing’ the building, strokes go from top to bottom, not in reverse.The geometric abstractions given for each element are actually entirely different characters than the more complicated forms the architects claim they evince. A square means ‘earth’ now? Actually, that’s a mouth. The streched rectangle they call wood looks far more like a mouth radical or the character for the moon than anything, and perhaps that’s where this building belongs. If this were produced by a group of culturally-aware architects, they would have known better. All that said, it looks silly and fun, and that’s all it takes to get built in China these days.

]]> By: Joehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43947 Joe Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43947 More comments on this building over @ <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=56270_0_24_0_C" rel="nofollow">Archinect ></a> More comments on this building over @ Archinect >

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43935 Steve Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:10:46 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43935 Despite it looking great, people will hate it. Ergonomically it is crap. There is no way a lift can go directly from the ground to the upper levels.According the the video it needs two lift changes to get to the hotel section. Just what travellers will be wanting after long flights.Once again design triumphs over common sense. Despite it looking great, people will hate it. Ergonomically it is crap. There is no way a lift can go directly from the ground to the upper levels.

According the the video it needs two lift changes to get to the hotel section. Just what travellers will be wanting after long flights.

Once again design triumphs over common sense.

]]> By: Brianhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43932 Brian Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:55:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43932 It's a cool looking building at a first glance, but I have to agree with Jerome and AlexandrePereira. After watching the video, I actually feel it'd be nicer if the design team did not forcefully tie the design to so many Chinese words--thinking it may make it cool. What does Yin, Yang, Fire, Earth and Wood have to do with this site and design? It's either the rendering has failed miserably in expressing the idea or the design team just want to create something interesting to look at and nothing else.I don't have a problem with literal design. However, it's just far too often to see them turning into tackiness. It’s a cool looking building at a first glance, but I have to agree with Jerome and AlexandrePereira. After watching the video, I actually feel it’d be nicer if the design team did not forcefully tie the design to so many Chinese words–thinking it may make it cool. What does Yin, Yang, Fire, Earth and Wood have to do with this site and design? It’s either the rendering has failed miserably in expressing the idea or the design team just want to create something interesting to look at and nothing else.

I don’t have a problem with literal design. However, it’s just far too often to see them turning into tackiness.

]]> By: AlexandrePereirahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43918 AlexandrePereira Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:13:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43918 It´s culturally sensitive as it is painting green a building and calling it ecological. Even you had the "people" concept a little more interestingly dealt with - and this is reeeeeeally poor - it´d be just a lot of formalism and show-off, Go back to your schools and look at the old World Fairs if you please. it is shocking to see people embrace this without any kind of criticism, based only on aerial views, flythroughs and questionably good looks What was that about Yin and Yang?? The curved shape recalls the circle? Is that it? I won´t even call it far fetched, I´d say is plain old lying about reason, form, structure and any kind of meaning in architecture. Venturi had much more on his side and just look what he´s done... C´mon, I sure hope this large-scale no-good-for-urban buildings would be forgotten, but I think I´m on the minority side on this. Just think about it...please people! It´s culturally sensitive as it is painting green a building and calling it ecological. Even you had the “people” concept a little more interestingly dealt with – and this is reeeeeeally poor – it´d be just a lot of formalism and show-off, Go back to your schools and look at the old World Fairs if you please.
it is shocking to see people embrace this without any kind of criticism, based only on aerial views, flythroughs and questionably good looks
What was that about Yin and Yang?? The curved shape recalls the circle? Is that it? I won´t even call it far fetched, I´d say is plain old lying about reason, form, structure and any kind of meaning in architecture.
Venturi had much more on his side and just look what he´s done…
C´mon, I sure hope this large-scale no-good-for-urban buildings would be forgotten, but I think I´m on the minority side on this.
Just think about it…please people!

]]> By: James N Rhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43916 James N R Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:40:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43916 From an engineering point of you this would be a great achievement. However I fear the the typically simplistic symbolic architectural value (here taken to the absolute literal extreme) is increadibly dubious. It is a shame that we see this kind of self saticfying, poorly thought out design "philosopy" over and over again all over the world and now in china too. From an engineering point of you this would be a great achievement. However I fear the the typically simplistic symbolic architectural value (here taken to the absolute literal extreme) is increadibly dubious. It is a shame that we see this kind of self saticfying, poorly thought out design “philosopy” over and over again all over the world and now in china too.

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