Comments on: The Stone Towers by Zaha Hadid Architects http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:21:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Darren http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/comment-page-1/#comment-853899 Darren Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:02:34 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/#comment-853899 just curious, how is the distance between ench block??? is there a plan with dimension show of it? cheers!!! just curious, how is the distance between ench block??? is there a plan with dimension show of it? cheers!!!

]]> By: sara http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/comment-page-1/#comment-733180 sara Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:55:52 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/#comment-733180 this reminds me nothing of egypt. i m from egypt and i think she just desperately wants to make super cool project. i dont see any relation to culture, to identity to the area...nothing...if you go to egypt, you will understand what i mean. she says "I have always been fascinated by the mathematics and arts of the Arab world."...i think she referrs dubai..that has many luxus buildings. this reminds me nothing of egypt. i m from egypt and i think she just desperately wants to make super cool project. i dont see any relation to culture, to identity to the area…nothing…if you go to egypt, you will understand what i mean. she says "I have always been fascinated by the mathematics and arts of the Arab world."…i think she referrs dubai..that has many luxus buildings.

]]> By: Sven http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/comment-page-1/#comment-343548 Sven Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:28:27 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/#comment-343548 The beauty of the design is in the idea of letting of all traditional facades. Egyptian stone... where do they get stone... mountains, craters etc... have you ever seen a square mountain, or a straight edged crater? well what i mean is, following basic ideas of "perfect", nothing is as perfect as a circle, no edge, everything goes in unison, imitating the feal of a circle in something as trivial as a building does change a lot. as the curves in the buildings (any one of her designs) shade the ground, nothing but beauty can be seen. i know this seems very wrong for many, but the world's designers are famous for their style. Ralph Lauren and the polo, same cut different horse and number every few years. with Zaha, Same defenition in her art, the curves, the glass formation, but different scale, surroundings and feel. egyptian patterns, yes, go to any temple, everything is so perfect, everything is so... yes... round... (except the monuments and statues) enter a room in a temple, yes you guessed it, no square room, something is always tilted, time wear and tear or anything. it just seems beautiful. i have one word... dont hate... dont envy... follow or start your own trend! to Zaha. Thanks for the inspiration, im working on a tower, called the Zaha (my first work). to all the haters... "You follow and agree, or you start and deconstruct" - (sven de louf, from his journal, the indigo) cheers, one The beauty of the design is in the idea of letting of all traditional facades.
Egyptian stone… where do they get stone… mountains, craters etc…
have you ever seen a square mountain, or a straight edged crater?
well what i mean is, following basic ideas of “perfect”, nothing is as perfect as a circle, no edge, everything goes in unison, imitating the feal of a circle in something as trivial as a building does change a lot.
as the curves in the buildings (any one of her designs) shade the ground, nothing but beauty can be seen.
i know this seems very wrong for many, but the world’s designers are famous for their style. Ralph Lauren and the polo, same cut different horse and number every few years. with Zaha, Same defenition in her art, the curves, the glass formation, but different scale, surroundings and feel.
egyptian patterns, yes, go to any temple, everything is so perfect, everything is so… yes… round… (except the monuments and statues) enter a room in a temple, yes you guessed it, no square room, something is always tilted, time wear and tear or anything. it just seems beautiful.
i have one word… dont hate… dont envy… follow or start your own trend!

to Zaha.
Thanks for the inspiration, im working on a tower, called the Zaha (my first work).

to all the haters… “You follow and agree, or you start and deconstruct” – (sven de louf, from his journal, the indigo)

cheers,
one

]]> By: zee http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/comment-page-1/#comment-277787 zee Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:19:22 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/#comment-277787 Inspired by Egyptian patterns? hmmm alot of her work is inspired by "Egyptian patterns" Inspired by Egyptian patterns? hmmm alot of her work is inspired by “Egyptian patterns”

]]> By: preettysandhu http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/comment-page-1/#comment-277204 preettysandhu Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:10:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/28/the-stone-towers-by-zaha-hadid-architects/#comment-277204 the lord of the rings the lord of the rings

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