tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post7841644722570971703..comments2024-03-24T12:55:07.300-04:00Comments on grounded design by Thomas Rainer: Monumental Fragility: The Stunning Design for the Expo Milan 2015Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-84358632697709604982014-04-23T09:24:03.534-04:002014-04-23T09:24:03.534-04:00Well that was convincing. Yes, think I will be hea...Well that was convincing. Yes, think I will be heading to Milan next year.studio TOOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474878947181973963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-12263981972054294562010-05-10T13:40:08.514-04:002010-05-10T13:40:08.514-04:00It's all very tidy, isn't it? It's ju...It's all very tidy, isn't it? It's just a masterplan at this point, so its really just a vision. The real success of this project will be in how well the design team executes the detailed, human scale. Can they create fragility and messiness within this massive geometry? <br /><br />For example, most man-made biofiltration systems are as much machine as they are nature. It may be interesting if an ecologically productive wetland like this reads as a sleek, modern pool. I think that sends the right message. I like when messy, functioning ecosystems are legible as a piece modern design. It says that these landscapes are appropriate in human settings. If it looks too wild or messy, people think it belongs in nature, out there . . . <br /><br />In the past, creating landscapes that read as a "modern" aesthetic has meant stripping the landscape of ecological complexity. But I think we're learning how to create modern spaces that don't sacrifice the ecological complexity--even though it looks simple. That is the real challenge for this design (and all contemporary designers).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-339907198763935462010-05-10T13:03:19.040-04:002010-05-10T13:03:19.040-04:00That's a mighty tidy wetland, if I'm readi...That's a mighty tidy wetland, if I'm reading the map correctly.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-86331362894480831732010-05-09T21:16:32.459-04:002010-05-09T21:16:32.459-04:00When I was a teenager, many years ago, Italy was T...When I was a teenager, many years ago, Italy was THE source of exquisitely beautiful modernity in furniture and cars. How encouraging to see that country take the helm once again, but this time in landscape.allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.com