Comments on: House of Astronomy by Bernhardt + Partners

By: king

king — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:46:57 +0000

oooops!…okhayee!…kool!..

phew!…………..

By: james

james — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:17:09 +0000

white buildings here we go again!

By: 2cent

2cent — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:46:48 +0000

S like spiralgalaxy and S like simple….. for me good architecture need not to be much complicated and incomprehensible
i don´t know why nobody else had this obvious idea so far.

i like the design and i hope the inner space of the building is as much dynamic and vibrant as the outer facade

By: K. Rimane

K. Rimane — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:40:38 +0000

@ skilistjenkins

your comment shows how little you know about space.
And please, don’t buy a french baguette, you may think it’s a big eatable dildo.

great building which is an excellent reference to the roots of our solar system. planets won’t exist if galaxies never formed.

By: Richie

Richie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:46:27 +0000

The 1950s Modernism type exterior style seems a bit plain and retro for the concept. If they’re going with the kitschy galaxy-shaped plan it might’ve been a better choice to make the expression more ‘flashy’ to match..

By: Jer

Jer — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:46:08 +0000

I wish that the central lecture/auditorium area could have been somehow articulated and emphasized in the exterior elevations. I think of some of Lebbeus Woods astronomy-based projects from the 80s as motivator.

By: harlequin

harlequin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:49:10 +0000

I agree with the Guggenheim reference and the galaxy swirl design is a bit obvious.

By: skilistjenkins

skilistjenkins — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:12:05 +0000

errrr is it me or on the first image are two grey plastic penis’ poking there heads up behind the building?

By: chapmaniac

chapmaniac — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:37:21 +0000

F.L.W Guugenheim + UN Studio Mercedes Museum…I think it looks a bit retro

By: Theodore Whipple

Theodore Whipple — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:35:07 +0000

Hmmm…good for what it is, but generous with the kitsch factor, no? As Greenberg defined it: “the imitation of imitating.”

There is something about this that is uncomfortably retrograde and anti-innovation. It’s Beaux-Arts, it’s Dubai, it’s a little too simple even for children…