Comments on: ‘WHAT IF NYC?’ Competition Winners Announced http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/22/what-if-new-york-city-competition-winners-announced/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:41:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Architects Indiahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/22/what-if-new-york-city-competition-winners-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-74043 Architects India Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:16:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/22/what-if-new-york-city-competition-winners-announced/#comment-74043 This has become a trademark design considering NYC. I mean , when other cities do the same , they call it NYC. But we must realise how important it is to diversify in style of architecture , Thats what makes it all worthwhile. This has become a trademark design considering NYC. I mean , when other cities do the same , they call it NYC. But we must realise how important it is to diversify in style of architecture , Thats what makes it all worthwhile.

]]> By: Hugohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/22/what-if-new-york-city-competition-winners-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-73909 Hugo Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:29:53 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/22/what-if-new-york-city-competition-winners-announced/#comment-73909 Just another container design. Or lots of it, this time. The only difference I can see is the difference in stacking (or maybe those are just the favourites of the writer, the NYC site is not working so I can't see the other systems). Not innovative, though.Modular houses are subject to overdevelopment. Loads of systems are developed and never build. Case study? I don't think so.But what is done with the result of this contest? Is the winning principle going to be build? Did they learn from New Orleans? Are they going to make a (nationally employable) emergency backup city? That could be put in effect in just days? Just another container design. Or lots of it, this time. The only difference I can see is the difference in stacking (or maybe those are just the favourites of the writer, the NYC site is not working so I can’t see the other systems). Not innovative, though.

Modular houses are subject to overdevelopment. Loads of systems are developed and never build. Case study? I don’t think so.

But what is done with the result of this contest? Is the winning principle going to be build? Did they learn from New Orleans? Are they going to make a (nationally employable) emergency backup city? That could be put in effect in just days?

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