Comments on: Casa per tutti at Milan Triennale

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:55:47 +0000

P.S. The Mad Housers are the exception, they obviously know what they are doing. And as someone who has been homeless, I honestly thank you – Even if you may never read it

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:50:31 +0000

I could not really see how these could be viably used to combat homelessness. Too many materials, not durable..
Have any of these designers been on the other side of the track?
Artistic, aesthetically pleasing and useless.

By: Bozo III

Bozo III — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:06:52 +0000

No, this is the real Bozo.

These houses are awful. A real clown does not like to live in a house made of clothes, especially if he is a naturalist.

By: Bozo II

Bozo II — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:05:52 +0000

This is the real Bozo… shut ut you fake Bozo’s

These houses are great, even for me a real clown!

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:02:03 +0000

Kenzo Kuma’s is just amazing…

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:28:21 +0000

The Mad Housers units (I’m the balding guy in the photo with the unpainted hut) aren’t design studies – we’ve been building them and giving them away for over twenty years now, to literally hundreds of clients. They’re not pretty and not large, but they’re secure and warm, and our clients are grateful to have them.

By: the associate

the associate — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:00:54 +0000

i forgot… from the pictures, Kenzo Kuma’s work seems the best… actually brilliant.

By: the associate

the associate — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:58:52 +0000

As far as i know it was not a competition, it was comissioned to celeb arquis. As simple as this, no fake setup there. But I agree these creative oportunities should be given not to celebrities that are too busy to put the necessary attention that the design of these pavilions require.

I see these as prototipes to provoque discussion and obviously not real solutions… of course a tent is cheaper but doesnt provoque discussion, wheelchairs cant access… so?, some seem for pets… but beacuse they are unconventional proposals, some seem week… because they are challenging new structure systems. Of course all have imperfections because they are discussions and not solutions. But in any case discussions that can become one day solutions.

In each of these pavilions there is a discussion… some are superficial, or even silly, and others are very ambitious, but in any case there is discussion… and for sure: a lot of work and effort.

By: Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:05:55 +0000

MVRDV’s worst idea

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:51:22 +0000

Hmmm…as an open competition for all, I’m quite doubtful what a list of BIG NAMES I’m seeing here. I hate to think it’s a setup, but looks like it is.

And I do agree. MVRDV’s entry is disappointing. Very political this competition is.

i.e. Fuksas is Italian, the rest are European and BIG names. Kuma’s got one hell of a connection with Italy.

I believe there should’ve been more interesting solutions from Asian entries, since the problem of shelters are more common in the eastern developing countries. At least a better one to replace MVRDV’s.