Comments on: ZAHA HADID’s Mobile Art Pavilion for Chanel or Central Park?

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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:35:05 +0000

[...] the throngs of people unsuccessfully trying to get into Zaha Hadid’s Central Park installation, there’s hope. If you don’t want to wait on long lines to witness the prolific [...]

By: Tim Girvin

Tim Girvin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:31:12 +0000

For Hadid — hurrah!

But what I find curious about is the concept of brand, architecture — and the link to story, how that might be interpreted. And here, it’s all about light. In studying her earlier works, I’ve thought that while amazing, the spirit of her designs, I’ve also felt that there was a spectacular mass — a heaviness that might be implicated; but these days, it seems like a lot of her work is increasingly lighter “appearing” and delicate in character. And Chanel’s installation is just like that…Light, fluid, elegant — and luxuriously sinuous. Perhaps, really, this is one of the most luxuriant representations of brand in the context of place. Worth watching.

Tim Girvin | girvin@girvin.com | http://www.girvin.com | http://blog.girvin.com/

By: dannyMeringa

dannyMeringa — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:48:10 +0000

I would like to signal another interesting piece of the NewYork architecture, here is the MINI rooftop, a green oasis on the rooftop of an old warehouse.

check it out

http://www.minispace.com/en_us/article/mini_rooftop_nyc_high_above_hells_kitchen/12/?eid=12

Paolo

By: seireeni

seireeni — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:43:47 +0000

Yeah. They had this here in Tokyo and you had to be on a reservation list to get in. I, having no pull whatsoever, did not get in. But in this case, they put it up in a commercial exhibition area across the street from a major park – not in the park. So, while on the subject, I would encourage everyone to read: Deluxe: How luxury lost its luster.