http://forrestfulton.com/shenzhen-museum-art-planning/ is a studio for architecture, planning, and design based in Birmingham, AL, USA. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:04:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://forrestfulton.com/shenzhen-museum-art-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-25 admin Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:29:58 +0000 http://forrestfulton.com/category/blog/?p=588#comment-25 Thanks. It's useful to compare to the entry from Coop Himmelblau that won : http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.showprojectbigimages&img=4&pro_id=11020. This is a final image, much different than their first round entry, but it appears to show nearly 400 meters of smooth monolithic wall at the street level perimeter. That's a lot. It's a condition of the huge blocks. In my opinion, these huge blocks asks for a critical approach to that given scale. I might do a future post that shows a comparison to the scale of the Forbidden City to Shenzhen city center. Most principles are the same, but the scale is completely different. It's also useful to compare a typical Frank Gehry monolithic project to the winning entry. He usually mediates his large monoliths with some type of ground manipulation or building edge creasing. Thanks. It’s useful to compare to the entry from Coop Himmelblau that won : http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.showprojectbigimages&img=4&pro_id=11020. This is a final image, much different than their first round entry, but it appears to show nearly 400 meters of smooth monolithic wall at the street level perimeter. That’s a lot. It’s a condition of the huge blocks. In my opinion, these huge blocks asks for a critical approach to that given scale. I might do a future post that shows a comparison to the scale of the Forbidden City to Shenzhen city center. Most principles are the same, but the scale is completely different. It’s also useful to compare a typical Frank Gehry monolithic project to the winning entry. He usually mediates his large monoliths with some type of ground manipulation or building edge creasing.

]]> http://forrestfulton.com/shenzhen-museum-art-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Bruce Lanier Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:48:33 +0000 http://forrestfulton.com/category/blog/?p=588#comment-24 I like this one, and the imagery is really enticing. 1.2 million square feet is colossal, but it seems to be in scale with its context and I can imagine driving (and maybe walking) around that bright lenticular skin. Intriguing project. I like this one, and the imagery is really enticing. 1.2 million square feet is colossal, but it seems to be in scale with its context and I can imagine driving (and maybe walking) around that bright lenticular skin. Intriguing project.

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