Comments on: This building http://www.cooperativeblog.com/2008/07/16/this-building/ Hey. Da na Na Na. I feel good. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:43:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: trevor http://www.cooperativeblog.com/2008/07/16/this-building/#comment-690 trevor Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:47:01 +0000 http://www.cooperativeblog.com/?p=288#comment-690 I have to disagree about the Oread, however. Like the Lofts downtown, I remember when Brett pointed them out to me. What are they trying to say, what are they trying to do. Is that "late capitalist decadent decline?" I have to disagree about the Oread, however. Like the Lofts downtown, I remember when Brett pointed them out to me. What are they trying to say, what are they trying to do.

Is that “late capitalist decadent decline?”

]]> By: trevor http://www.cooperativeblog.com/2008/07/16/this-building/#comment-689 trevor Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:45:36 +0000 http://www.cooperativeblog.com/?p=288#comment-689 That's one of the points of the VF article. Tired societies make tired buildings. The Chinese, where they are right now, are at the point where they can take a fucking chance. Where there sense of themselves and the limitless world in front of them demands it. They are in the middle of creating their century. I loved the comparisons between New York 1900 and Beijing now. Dare to be great, all of that stuff. That’s one of the points of the VF article. Tired societies make tired buildings. The Chinese, where they are right now, are at the point where they can take a fucking chance. Where there sense of themselves and the limitless world in front of them demands it.

They are in the middle of creating their century. I loved the comparisons between New York 1900 and Beijing now.

Dare to be great, all of that stuff.

]]> By: bstop http://www.cooperativeblog.com/2008/07/16/this-building/#comment-688 bstop Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:40:45 +0000 http://www.cooperativeblog.com/?p=288#comment-688 The thing about this building and the other buildings in Trev's previous post is that they are something to inspire towards. Good architecture gives a society more than comfort, shelter, and a general ambiance. It instills a sense of awe and wonder in people. This is one reason why cathedrals generally great architecture. A great building is being built a lot closer to home. Check out the <a href="http://www.kauffmancenter.org/TheBuilding/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Kauffman Center in downtown Kansas City</a>. <br /> <img src="http://www.kauffmancenter.org/uploadedImages/The_Building/building.jpg" alt="Image of the Kauffman Center"/><br /> I love this building. Part of me wishes I worked in the area just so I could watch it being built. I for one will go see a performance there just to check out the building. On the other hand, there is the <a href="http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2007/nov/28/oread_inn_revised_design/" rel="nofollow">Oread Inn</a> being build next to the KU campus. While it is not an ugly building, it is tired and done. It would have been nice if the developers and the residence of Lawrence could look past our preconceived notions of our city's architectural style and built something modern and fresh. Ho hum. The thing about this building and the other buildings in Trev’s previous post is that they are something to inspire towards. Good architecture gives a society more than comfort, shelter, and a general ambiance. It instills a sense of awe and wonder in people. This is one reason why cathedrals generally great architecture.

A great building is being built a lot closer to home. Check out the Kauffman Center in downtown Kansas City.
Image of the Kauffman Center
I love this building. Part of me wishes I worked in the area just so I could watch it being built. I for one will go see a performance there just to check out the building.

On the other hand, there is the Oread Inn being build next to the KU campus. While it is not an ugly building, it is tired and done. It would have been nice if the developers and the residence of Lawrence could look past our preconceived notions of our city’s architectural style and built something modern and fresh. Ho hum.

]]> By: himay http://www.cooperativeblog.com/2008/07/16/this-building/#comment-687 himay Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:10:58 +0000 http://www.cooperativeblog.com/?p=288#comment-687 China: Figuring Their Shit Out is the title of a book about China I would read Get on it, Trev. Stat. China: Figuring Their Shit Out
is the title of a book about China I would read

Get on it, Trev. Stat.

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