Comments on: Hutong Bubble 32 by MAD http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/14/hutong-bubble-32-by-mad/ architecture and design magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Heritage preserver http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/14/hutong-bubble-32-by-mad/comment-page-1/#comment-752023 Heritage preserver Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:17:08 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=38336#comment-752023 TOTALLY agree with Amanda Smith. Modernisation is fit for younger countries like in the west, where their history only lasts a few hundred years. For China, which has a written history of over 5000 years (and an unwritten one of over 12000 according to archeological evidence), it would be detrimental, because the unique pieces of history would be gone for ever. The Hutong bubble is not helping us preserve anything, rather, if it is going to be built as a permanent solution, it will quickly demolish the hutongs. Its shape isn't even efficient! Like R said, a piece of antique is worth nothing if you purposely add something new to it. Its like polishing the blade of 5000 year old sword and sanding and then laqcuering its handle, making it look no different to a modern shiny replica. Hands off, Western world. You've done enough damage to China already. First you smash and rob the ancient imperial garden, then you promote tobacco to China's young generation when its outlawed in your own country, and now you are trying to make extinct China's remaining heritage?! TOTALLY agree with Amanda Smith. Modernisation is fit for younger countries like in the west, where their history only lasts a few hundred years. For China, which has a written history of over 5000 years (and an unwritten one of over 12000 according to archeological evidence), it would be detrimental, because the unique pieces of history would be gone for ever. The Hutong bubble is not helping us preserve anything, rather, if it is going to be built as a permanent solution, it will quickly demolish the hutongs. Its shape isn't even efficient! Like R said, a piece of antique is worth nothing if you purposely add something new to it. Its like polishing the blade of 5000 year old sword and sanding and then laqcuering its handle, making it look no different to a modern shiny replica.
Hands off, Western world. You've done enough damage to China already. First you smash and rob the ancient imperial garden, then you promote tobacco to China's young generation when its outlawed in your own country, and now you are trying to make extinct China's remaining heritage?!

]]> By: lemon http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/14/hutong-bubble-32-by-mad/comment-page-1/#comment-526154 lemon Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:08:53 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=38336#comment-526154 i don't know whether it fit for beijing traditional hutongs ,but it's funny maybe its mordern with traditon i don’t know whether it fit for beijing traditional hutongs ,but it’s funny

maybe its mordern with traditon

]]> By: DMV http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/14/hutong-bubble-32-by-mad/comment-page-1/#comment-475535 DMV Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:44:47 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=38336#comment-475535 just beautiful just beautiful

]]> By: jakob http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/14/hutong-bubble-32-by-mad/comment-page-1/#comment-344168 jakob Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:25 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=38336#comment-344168 i'm in beijing right now and would love to see the bubble in person. does anyone know the exact address? will happily answer questions about materiality etc. after my visit. so please please, the address (in chinese characters is fine), thank you thank you. i’m in beijing right now and would love to see the bubble in person. does anyone know the exact address? will happily answer questions about materiality etc. after my visit. so please please, the address (in chinese characters is fine), thank you thank you.

]]> By: saif http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/14/hutong-bubble-32-by-mad/comment-page-1/#comment-320738 saif Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:12:14 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=38336#comment-320738 all of this for a toilet!?!! this should only be proposed for some function that will bring people together for informal gatherings in the neiborhoods and it will work perfectly, it has a radial feel to it and so works well in this sense with the outer finish reflecting the whole neighborhood around into a central point symbolically representing that same purpose (bringing people together)...but not have a WC in there, no offense but if someone uses this WC with no accoustic treatment around, it will be loud and embaracing. I think these neighborhoods need some feeling of solidity and i think these structures can provide them, specially that people are trying to preserve their homes and their memories. all of this for a toilet!?!! this should only be proposed for some function that will bring people together for informal gatherings in the neiborhoods and it will work perfectly, it has a radial feel to it and so works well in this sense with the outer finish reflecting the whole neighborhood around into a central point symbolically representing that same purpose (bringing people together)…but not have a WC in there, no offense but if someone uses this WC with no accoustic treatment around, it will be loud and embaracing. I think these neighborhoods need some feeling of solidity and i think these structures can provide them, specially that people are trying to preserve their homes and their memories.

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