ok…i dont really do enough architecture posts, do i? theres currently a total of two posts in the architecture category…not counting this one. its kind of embarassing actually, considering my parents paid $150,00 for a piece of paper to have the words “bachelors” and “architecture” printed on it and everything. so here…ill mention this. the lmdc just released for the public all the entries submitted for the wtc memorial competition that michael arad and peter walker won. some of the entries are pretty coo, and some are enormously stupid. there were even a few of my former professors from cornell that had some really odd (but interesting) proposals. shit, i even had a hand in the competition. my name isnt in the entries, but i did help a friend conceptualize his design, as well as design the presentation he submitted. feel free to search thru the few thousand entries and see if you can pick out the entry that i had a hand in.
ultimately tho, i quite like their choice of michael arad and his proposal. his design of the pools and stark minimalism is quite lyrical in its design. its muted and solemn, which is in contrast to the chaos it represents. there are still alot of people who have issues with his design, and probably the entire site as well. some of their concerns are valid, and some are just plain stupid and bitchy. but thats the way it works…everybody has their vision of what it should be. im sure arad will be fine. part of architectural training in school was learning the art of taking a mountain of verbal abuse.
> wtc memorial entries
> 5,201 ideas for the 9/11 memorial (via ny times)
