Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas : Responses Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/ en-us Design Observer Group 2011-06-12T15:24:48-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 <![CDATA[Responding to "Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas"]]> Tom http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/#comments 2011-06-12T15:24:48-05:00 <![CDATA[Responding to "Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas"]]>
I agree with Lange about our generation not understanding or appreciating Brutalism, but instead recognizing it is worth preserving as an artifact of our social and built history. We don't melt down every old LP of artists now out of fashion, now that we have newer music, right? We save enough of what we think is important. An interesting parallel is happening in Baltimore in front of our eyes - the mid-century "Formstone" phenomenon of 2" faux-stone facades over original red brick is being removed en masse throughout our old row-house neighborhoods. (See Concrete Castles the documentary or Tin Men for a fun swipe at 50's Baltimore Formstone salesmen). Brick is back in style, of course, but should we allow every single Formstone facade to come down? How do we convince a private owner of a "significant" Formstone-clad home to preserve this piece of folk/architecture/social history? Koolhaas may want to convince the public otherwise, but I believe even the bizarre Formstone facades will be missed if we don't have the vision to preserve some of them now.]]> Mick Ricereto http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/#comments 2011-06-06T20:31:06-05:00 <![CDATA[Responding to "Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas"]]> Justin Davidson http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/#comments 2011-06-06T10:25:42-05:00 <![CDATA[Responding to "Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas"]]> gretchen http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/#comments 2011-06-06T10:21:40-05:00 <![CDATA[Responding to "Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas"]]>
http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/approval-matrix-2011-6-13/

perhaps with rem you need a graph where brilliant and despicable are not at opposites.

-mark
]]> mark lamster http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/#comments 2011-06-06T09:26:22-05:00 <![CDATA[Responding to "Lunch with the Critics: Cronocaos, by OMA/Rem Koolhaas"]]> Justin Davidson http://places.designobserver.com/feature/cronocaos/27628/#comments 2011-06-03T13:19:20-05:00