Sunday, December 13, 2009

Avant-garde

Advance guard?

Supposedly 'unique'. Approaching subjects differently. Experimental.

No, I don't think this post is going to completely rely on avant-garde and I wish I could go into depth with it.. But it's interesting how people apply it to things. I kind of envy those who have innovated minds to think of amazing things that can be beneficial or just useless. So... I would kindly like to forward this to architecture.

About six months ago, I discovered Bjarke Ingels.
A Danish architect who found BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and creates mind-blowing buildings. Not only are his buildings sophisticated eye candy for the public, but the way they are designed copes with nature or the environment. He also spoke at TED in mid-July.

His designs can often be questionable, like his plan for Azerbaijan. You're just kind of sitting there like, "Holy shit. It's so fucking awesome." But then again, those buildings are being built in a randomass place, Zira Island. Another thing is, visiting Zira Island will be one hell of an investment. It's lavished to every end possible, but that's what you should expect from a resort. And it's the same with numerous apartment complexes he has designed.

Well, I wouldn't truly know how much rent would be and stuff, but assuming it would be a bitchin' investment....
More architects/designers should kind of adapt this hybrid of advant-garde-pragmatic thinking and take it to the next level. Like.. making this shit affordable, yadig?

Also, I would really love to see architecture and topology applied together. Möbius building.. hurhurhur.


I'd love to live in this damn apartment.

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