Comments on: Olympic viewing platform by Office for Subversive Architecture http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/ architecture and design magazine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joolzy http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-170101 Joolzy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:04:31 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-170101 Oh come on....... I work for a theatre company and build stuff like this for sets every week. "the stair-like platform was created in collaboration with Blueprint magazine" stair-like?!? THEY ARE JUST STAIRS!! and why, for the love of god, would they need to collaborate with another company to come up with something like this?! It just doesn't make sense...Am i missing something here? Oh come on…….

I work for a theatre company and build stuff like this for sets every week.

“the stair-like platform was created in collaboration with Blueprint magazine”

stair-like?!? THEY ARE JUST STAIRS!! and why, for the love of god, would they need to collaborate with another company to come up with something like this?!

It just doesn’t make sense…Am i missing something here?

]]> By: Tp http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-166837 Tp Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:57:08 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-166837 The green yard of the other side, it`s always better......for sure!!!! The green yard of the other side, it`s always better……for sure!!!!

]]> By: zuy http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-166327 zuy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:43:15 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-166327 is my comment stopped by the wall of moderation??? is my comment stopped by the wall of moderation???

]]> By: niels http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-166203 niels Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:57:29 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-166203 I like it a lot because of the architectural gesture it makes, the way people can look just above the wall, not making the contents behind it overevident, it keeps the mystery, you can even see this in the posts on this forum. I like it a lot because of the architectural gesture it makes, the way people can look just above the wall, not making the contents behind it overevident, it keeps the mystery, you can even see this in the posts on this forum.

]]> By: Honkie http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-165982 Honkie Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:26:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-165982 beijing had a fence you could like look through, it was a really cool concept; what's to hide? Free East London. beijing had a fence you could like look through, it was a really cool concept; what’s to hide? Free East London.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-165907 Tyler Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-165907 Pretty funny, but I would have liked to have seen pictures of the view itself. I'm just as curious as they were! Pretty funny, but I would have liked to have seen pictures of the view itself. I’m just as curious as they were!

]]> By: edward http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-165885 edward Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:01:29 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-165885 No railings? Copied from N_____. Not good enough for dezeen. Passe. Too much BS explanation. Come on guys, pile on! No railings? Copied from N_____. Not good enough for dezeen. Passe. Too much BS explanation. Come on guys, pile on!

]]> By: TOMO http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-165867 TOMO Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:50:18 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-165867 couldnt be more refreshing! couldnt be more refreshing!

]]> By: nils http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-165770 nils Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:50:05 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-165770 i love it. i love it.

]]> By: COXI http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/comment-page-1/#comment-165745 COXI Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:39:51 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/12/point-of-view-by-office-for-subversive-architecture/#comment-165745 This is the most interesting work OSA have done since INTACT (way back in 2004-2006.) I always expect to see them do some sort of slick bar, they have done so many of them, so this project is refreshingly subtle! I have two ongoing concerns with OSA: 1. It is clear they work with (take?) other people's ideas and then claim credit for them. - They have mastered the architecture and design PR machine! 2. Their name is absurd - These are just more euro-rich-kids making pretty things and splashing some random theory onto it to try to make it more than ... This is the most interesting work OSA have done since INTACT (way back in 2004-2006.)

I always expect to see them do some sort of slick bar, they have done so many of them, so this project is refreshingly subtle!

I have two ongoing concerns with OSA:

1. It is clear they work with (take?) other people’s ideas and then claim credit for them.
- They have mastered the architecture and design PR machine!

2. Their name is absurd
- These are just more euro-rich-kids making pretty things and splashing some random theory onto it to try to make it more than …

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