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| ID: | 89 |
| Title: | A Daily Dose Of Architecture |
| URL: | http://archidose.blogspot.com/ |
| Category: | Arts, Art & Artists: Architecture |
| Description: | John Hill offers his thoughts and opinions on architecture. |
| Architect Docs: Kondylis Vs. Portman - 2012-05-20 23:00:00 |
Recently I watched documentaries on a couple architects --Costas KondylisandJohn Portman-- who I'd least expect to receive the treatment. Which begged the question, "Why?" Perhaps the answer lies in "How?" So in lieu of straightforward reviews of each film, below is a side-by-side comparison (actually a top-bottom one, given Blogger's limited formatting capabilities) ofBuilding Storiesand John Portman: A Life of Building. Running Time: Kondylis: 58 minutes Portman: 52 minutes Director: Kondylis: Toni Comas Portman: Ben Loeterman Writer: Kondylis: Stuart Elliott Portman: Ben Loeterman Interview footage with architect: Kondylis: No, but actor portrayal in one scene; some audio and footage of architect looking at his buildings Portman: Yes, footage of interviews as well as candid meetings, lectures, etc. Predominant type of building photography: Kondylis: Looking up, tilting; some time-lapse Portman: Lots of time-lapse Sampling of people interviewed in the film: Kondylis: Rick Bell, Kenneth Frampton, James Gardner, Karrie Jacobs, Richard Meier, Francis Morrone, Larry Silverstein, Donald Trump Portman: Paul Goldberger, K. Michael Hays, Mack Scogin, Jacque Robertson, Portman's children Score: Kondylis: Dramatic Portman:Koyaanisqatsi-esque Support provided by: Kondylis: Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. Portman:The Real Deal Highlight: Kondylis: Doctoring Trump World Tower to look gold (similar to this), Trump's first choice for the exterior. Portman: The architect visiting his first atrium building, a public housing project slated for demolition at the time andsince demolished.   |
| Doug Aitken: Song 1 - 2012-05-19 23:00:00 |
 [All photos by John Hill] Thanks to the AIA, Doug Aitken'sSong 1installation on the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. was extended to May 20 for conventioneers and others interested in the filmic facade.The multimedia piece is similar to, but more architecturally engaging than his2007Sleepwalkersat MoMA. The song of the title is "I Only Have Eyes for You," a doo-wop number written in 1934. The song gets stuck in the head, even though Aitken cuts the song up across the installation's 35 minutes, morphing it with electronic music, ambient noise, and other sounds. The piece is as much an aural accomplishment as a visual one. Photos from my visit are below, and at bottom is a clip ofSong 1made by the artist.          |
| Yasuaki Onishi: reverse of volume RG - 2012-05-19 22:00:00 |
The first issue of the World-Architects eMagazine last monthfeatured an installationat Rice University Art Gallery:reverse of volume RGby Japanese artist Yasuaki Onishi. The striking images of the landscape in plastic and black hot glue are now accompanied by the below video from Rice Gallery. It's great to see the installation take shape -- from cardboard boxes and cherry pickers to an ethereal and minimal space.  |
