http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/ innovation from the edges of design and urban culture Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Katerina Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:40:56 +0000 http://scottburnham.com/?p=70#comment-145 I thing that the architects did great work if they took the element for the nest from the Bejing streets. How clever is that and how respectful for Bejing and people, who are building "New Bejing". Don't forget, that it's always creative job of designer, artist, architect etc. to be inspired by simple things and make them special, really visible and the subject to remember. I thing that the architects did great work if they took the element for the nest from the Bejing streets. How clever is that and how respectful for Bejing and people, who are building “New Bejing”. Don’t forget, that it’s always creative job of designer, artist, architect etc. to be inspired by simple things and make them special, really visible and the subject to remember.

]]> http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-144 scottburnham Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:39:40 +0000 http://scottburnham.com/?p=70#comment-144 oidem - thanks for the comments. I'm not necessarily saying it should be fully attributed to the migrant workers, but rather that the design origins are so obvious (to me) that if this is indeed the case it should at least be attributed within the public narrative of the design origins. If I recall correctly, the 'birds nest' naming was, yes, initiated by the people and then adopted by the architects and the city. Which I suppose is what I'm also trying to say about how the design should be acknowledged... oidem – thanks for the comments. I’m not necessarily saying it should be fully attributed to the migrant workers, but rather that the design origins are so obvious (to me) that if this is indeed the case it should at least be attributed within the public narrative of the design origins. If I recall correctly, the ‘birds nest’ naming was, yes, initiated by the people and then adopted by the architects and the city. Which I suppose is what I’m also trying to say about how the design should be acknowledged…

]]> http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-143 oidem Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:40:13 +0000 http://scottburnham.com/?p=70#comment-143 Architects and artists are forever inspired by culture. It goes hand and hand. At the same time, it is a great challenge to formalize something very abstract- in this case a structure for safety and bird prevention. I appreciate you observation and study of the origin of what inspired the bird’s nest, but I don’t agree with crediting the Chinese migrant workers for it. Please, correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it was the people who dubbed the stadium Birds Nest and not the artist or architects. Architects and artists are forever inspired by culture. It goes hand and hand. At the same time, it is a great challenge to formalize something very abstract- in this case a structure for safety and bird prevention.
I appreciate you observation and study of the origin of what inspired the bird’s nest, but I don’t agree with crediting the Chinese migrant workers for it.
Please, correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it was the people who dubbed the stadium Birds Nest and not the artist or architects.

]]> http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-142 scottburnham Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:07:53 +0000 http://scottburnham.com/?p=70#comment-142 Slater - I certainly understand and agree that the aesthetics are only one part of a successful piece of architecture and only one element of the overall grand design of the building. But as you said, all the attention has been on the visual exterior aesthetic, and for that reason I felt it necessary to dig deeper into that aesthetic, as I felt it hadn't been explored as fully as deserved. But yes - it's only one slice of a much larger and impressive pie. Thanks for your comment. Slater – I certainly understand and agree that the aesthetics are only one part of a successful piece of architecture and only one element of the overall grand design of the building. But as you said, all the attention has been on the visual exterior aesthetic, and for that reason I felt it necessary to dig deeper into that aesthetic, as I felt it hadn’t been explored as fully as deserved. But yes – it’s only one slice of a much larger and impressive pie. Thanks for your comment.

]]> http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-141 slater Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:36:45 +0000 http://scottburnham.com/?p=70#comment-141 you're commenting on aesthetics, just one part of a successful piece of architecture. One of the main design ideas that H&M have always touted, but what gets left on the media's collective cutting room floor, is the openness of the ground floor and how it plays into ideas of open processes, continuum between interior and exterior and unfettered democratic space. I do appreciate the origins of the sculptural aesthetics, but design encompasses much more than the look of a thing. It's unfortunate that so many buildings get evaluated based solely on their graphic and sculptural qualities rather than on their architectural design. you’re commenting on aesthetics, just one part of a successful piece of architecture. One of the main design ideas that H&M have always touted, but what gets left on the media’s collective cutting room floor, is the openness of the ground floor and how it plays into ideas of open processes, continuum between interior and exterior and unfettered democratic space. I do appreciate the origins of the sculptural aesthetics, but design encompasses much more than the look of a thing. It’s unfortunate that so many buildings get evaluated based solely on their graphic and sculptural qualities rather than on their architectural design.

]]> http://scottburnham.com/2008/08/who-really-designed-beijings-olympic-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Olympic Coverage | Live Smart Daily Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:22:36 +0000 http://scottburnham.com/?p=70#comment-140 [...] ponder what inspired the architecture Even if you don’t care about who won the most [...] [...] ponder what inspired the architecture Even if you don’t care about who won the most [...]

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