Comments on: Sarah Ichioka appointed director of Architecture Foundation

By: ALISON

ALISON — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:30:12 +0000

Had it down in my diary to re-visit this – two years on – to see what happened, to give S.I the benefit of the doubt.

PeterB. was right!! S.I and the Architecture Foundation are apologists for the developers as well as an advertising agency for pretty crap architects – which could only be their friends.

The 2010 London Festival of Architecture looks like a real tragedy, intellectually vapid and void. More advertising space for their capitalist and corrupted approach to making cities – for their profit – I guess?

Very very disappointed it work out as PeterB etc predicted – and worse in many ways, considering the global economic crisis.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:32:13 +0000

Agree with Guy. These comments are more interesting than the article.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:08:29 +0000

From where I stand the AF has always been about taking architecture out of the chin stroking ghetto realm of architecture events just for architects and trying to engage other disciplines / the public with the ideas surrounding it, not just boring models made by boring old men.

Seems to me Sarah fits the bill of continuing that tradition.

By: the old guard

the old guard — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:42:17 +0000

Peter B and CO….
what a bunch of old geezers!!
you are the reason the field of architecture is stuck, buried like old gangsters in the concrete foundations of your tired practice, and ideas of architecture.

1. Not an architect, never has been, never will be
your assumptions are beyond belief, but its probably better that she hasn’t worked as one yet, otherwise she’d be as jaded as her critics here. If the AF is as flawed as you say it is, then isn’t a new direction with someone young, whose in touch with the generational shift a good idea?

2. Has never worked on the ground with real people and real projects – uber out of touch!
YOU speak of being out of touch?!

look i could go on re-buffing, but it is exactly this idea of ” you gotta do your time “, before your taken seriously BS that has allowed architecture and architects to become redundant. fun, outlandish, this does not mean non-intellectual.

architecture needs fresh air, it needs more women, and it definitely does not need sexist commentary even if it is seen as comedic.

I wish sarah all the best, and good luck.

By: Guy

Guy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:36:41 +0000

These comments are more interesting than the article