Comments on: Nordpark Cable Railway by Zaha Hadid Architects

By: arc vis

arc vis — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:58:48 +0000

guys…. when u want to make a comment, its got to be relevant, giving a opinion on a design done by someone else, whether it be a famous architect or just the lady who works at the green grocer on weekends. All this crap about the shape and that any body can think and draw up a shape like that, making this a bad design….? come on guys? thats not what architectures about….. have a look at the surroundings… the amalgamation of structure, landform approach and perspective from multiple points…. i think that she has resolved it in a very successful way, whether she used a rino form or a cigarette bud as a generator… its irrelevant. the lines in the design contains a specific architectural language, portraying a sense of movement and enhances the awareness of transition.

By: Badrick

Badrick — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:05:38 +0000

I just want to add my two cents. I have always believed that architecture was about designing space. It seems that Hadid’s work is about sculpture more than architecture. Take a look at the spaces created by these curved forms. Does anyone find the space adequate for a rail terminal? Or is it that we are all to be so “wowed” by the super clean forms that we ignore the totally banal spaces enclosed by them.
Don’t be fooled my fellow architects. It is a sham, and Hadid is just cashing in on the poor Tiroleans. The ski jump was enough for Innsbruck.

By: sun

sun — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:11:45 +0000

i dont know.. i like it..i dont! like it! no.. i dont..some times i do , sometimes i dont!! but the material looks very interesting!

By: H

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:51 +0000

Dan: Also curious here what “parametric software” it is?

BTW my boss who has been a “box” guy all his life suddenly dreamed up some nurby forms for our recent job, he so easily drawn on yellow trace and I am here trying to make a model of it with AutoCAD and my colleagues trying to transform those lovely sketches to plans with, again AutoCAD, we are all in great pain…

Surely tools are important. Great tools save us a hell lot of time and it takes time to think and develop a design! We work 10-16 hours a day becoz of doing this nurby form without the appropriate tool!

By: jord

jord — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:09:50 +0000

people back to 1st principles pls. do not judge it as a form. it seems like people are judging it as a sculpture. architecture should not be seen, it should be experienced. go and EXPERIENCE its space (feel it) don’t LOOK at its form.

and who cares how its made. these are only tools to create space.

By: L

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:43:23 +0000

I believe it’s laminated glass, not fiberglass. Done in China, CNC thermoforming.

Dan: I’d be curious to know what that software is. ZHA uses rhino, maya, 3D max…. why wouldn’t it be rhino?

By: I Love Architecture

I Love Architecture — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:19:57 +0000

I believe that this archtitecture truly represents the natural aspects of the surrounding area. It adds a unique characteristic and offers a different slant in todays society, which is something that is much needed. I think that it is truly astonishing and delightful.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:20:44 +0000

well i rekon its a great piece of archetecture. !

By: danniel

danniel — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:10:05 +0000

me parece algo bello ya que tengo un trabajo en mi univercidad veo que los fractales se pueden utilizan en una variedad de diseños y acabados siendo en ella la mejor presentacion su propia cara

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:24:31 +0000

I just wanted to let you all know this was not designed in rhino using nurbs and control points. This project was designed using the most advanced parametric software out there.
This project may be just as good if it were done by a great minimal architect like Ando. However, I do think we should give it credit for being one of the only buildings build that has used parametric software. It pushes the boundaries of architecture in so many ways. This may very well be the future of architecture, and this project may be one of the pioneering projects.
It may not be the best Zaha project, but I do think it has value. I think it could be a lot better as a built piece of architecture, but it is far more than a useless form.

Emma- This project uses the same fiberglass panels as the chanel mobile art pavilion did. That project was also designed parametrically.

I would like to see this technology used for a more thoughtful building, but that will come with time.