Comments on: NLA Sky Walk by Carmody Groarke

By: cpcp

cpcp — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:47:01 +0000

lol @ fling

By: DJ

DJ — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:43:18 +0000

lol @ umbrella

By: Enough already.

Enough already. — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:52:58 +0000

It is with significant regret that I must write to communicate my frustration, concern, anger, confusion and disappointment with the 2008 London Festival of Architecture and this absurd ‘event’ The NLA Skywalk.

My regret, is a result of knowing many of the people involved in the organization of the festival and I know how hard they worked and how much money they pinched from the public purse. I still admire their insane ambition, both for themselves and the profession of architecture, let alone my admiration for their relentless egos.

I am afraid this Festival of London Architecture is without peer in terms of waste, including money, time and intellectual pursuit. No doubt that with over 600 events there are a handful of very good and worthwhile contributions (most of which were happening in any case without FLA branding them as their own) but I feel sorry for these people whose work will not only be lost and forgotten in the insanity of 600 events about something, it is clear most Londoners’ are not so interested in, but when the dust settles on this hubris of an event that they will have been embarrassed to have been involved with such waste and as the Director himself says ‘indulgence’.

This NLA Skywalk is just another example provided by FLA and NLA of what is deeply corrupt and wrong with architecture and urbanism today. So much waste.

By: Umbrella

Umbrella — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:39:16 +0000

ella, ella, eh, eh, eh…

By: mehmet noyan

mehmet noyan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:31:41 +0000

London always has good weather

By: bob

bob — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:18:02 +0000

looks like well organised scoffolding covered in black muslin??

By: Fling

Fling — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:49:53 +0000

Aaah. Streets in the sky, post war optimistic stiff upper walkway restrained mentality of British cor blimey architecture, everything will be ok for us simple folk so long as we don’t get carried away and we’re elevated a bit and get opportunities to stroke our chins at the thrill of being 5 metres above the ground in a corridor where nobody ever wees and be a community with “spaces created” and jumpers for goalposts to exchange ideas about arkiteckchoor.
Lets petition to stop them demolishing it after the festival is over.

By: edward

edward — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:09:08 +0000

I’m not sure the long walk can be made inviting enough to entice spectators, but some interesting spaces are created with the structure. Hope they have good weather for the festival.

By: InLondon

InLondon — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:46:53 +0000

‘Unpopular’, you idiot– turnout for LFA’s outdoor installation last weekend was incredible. The streets were packed and the pavillions were thoroughly enjoyed by a diverse cross-section of the city’s inhabitants. They weren’t just architects– everyday people are interested in the environment around them and excited to be part of the discussion for what’s next. These installations are designed to bring people together, and create lively spaces for music, discussion, learning, and engagement. They’ve been very successful. Perhaps your work has not lived up to its potential in the past, but the public has been quite interested in what’s been thought up for this year’s LFA.

By: unpopular

unpopular — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:47:25 +0000

by the amount of people they’ve comped in, it seems they’re expecting quite the turnout.

spot the architects (they’re the ones wearing black). Now subtract the other photoshop people. Now you have the actual amount of people that will look at this at any given time.