Comments on: The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by REX and OMA http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/15/the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rex-and-oma/ architecture and design magazine Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jannike http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/15/the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rex-and-oma/comment-page-1/#comment-336261 Jannike Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:51:12 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=45784#comment-336261 R, as a woman, I gotta ask what your (and your former OMA employer's) problem is with him combining his name with his wife's. Seems pretty chivalrous and open-minded to me. If that's all your former employer has to say, seems to me like they were desperate to say something bad but didn't have anything factual to say (perhaps like you?). R, as a woman, I gotta ask what your (and your former OMA employer’s) problem is with him combining his name with his wife’s. Seems pretty chivalrous and open-minded to me. If that’s all your former employer has to say, seems to me like they were desperate to say something bad but didn’t have anything factual to say (perhaps like you?).

]]> By: Evan http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/15/the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rex-and-oma/comment-page-1/#comment-332254 Evan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:02:50 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=45784#comment-332254 I attended a lecture a few years ago by Joshua Prince-Ramos, and besides being incredibly physically intimidated by him, I have to say that I was also thoroughly impressed. I agree with many of the criticism here that his projects are pretty much built diagrams. I think his rational, problem-solving approach to architecture is fascinating, but the results do lack additional architectural detail, and seem to avoid other criteria in shaping the building. The Wyly Theater was a really interesting project to hear about because of the Dallas Rep Theater's unusual situation, and the problems this presented to REX. The Dallas Rep is way more renowned and attracts way more productions than a theater in Dallas should because their original building was pretty much a warehouse, so they had no reservations in giving artistic directors complete freedom over the building: they could knock out the roof if they wanted to, tear stuff down, put stuff up, create an incredibly unique theater experience. How then do you design a new building that still allows for this same level of flexibility? See a brief version of the lecture in the form of a TED Talk he gave in 2006: http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_prince_ramus_on_seattle_s_library.html I attended a lecture a few years ago by Joshua Prince-Ramos, and besides being incredibly physically intimidated by him, I have to say that I was also thoroughly impressed. I agree with many of the criticism here that his projects are pretty much built diagrams. I think his rational, problem-solving approach to architecture is fascinating, but the results do lack additional architectural detail, and seem to avoid other criteria in shaping the building.

The Wyly Theater was a really interesting project to hear about because of the Dallas Rep Theater’s unusual situation, and the problems this presented to REX. The Dallas Rep is way more renowned and attracts way more productions than a theater in Dallas should because their original building was pretty much a warehouse, so they had no reservations in giving artistic directors complete freedom over the building: they could knock out the roof if they wanted to, tear stuff down, put stuff up, create an incredibly unique theater experience. How then do you design a new building that still allows for this same level of flexibility?

See a brief version of the lecture in the form of a TED Talk he gave in 2006:
http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_prince_ramus_on_seattle_s_library.html

]]> By: Ale gaddor http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/15/the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rex-and-oma/comment-page-1/#comment-331540 Ale gaddor Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:16:36 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=45784#comment-331540 really cool solution, but just it is what it is, a solution, nothing more,,, the idea is great but the design is horrible,,, lack of architecture,,, the structure and the program are just a solution,,, poor young architecture students they see this type of work and they say "this is pretty easy" ... if a journalist (rem) could do this, so anyone can. : ) really cool solution, but just it is what it is, a solution, nothing more,,, the idea is great but the design is horrible,,, lack of architecture,,, the structure and the program are just a solution,,, poor young architecture students they see this type of work and they say “this is pretty easy” … if a journalist (rem) could do this, so anyone can. : )

]]> By: C http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/15/the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rex-and-oma/comment-page-1/#comment-330374 C Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:44:22 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=45784#comment-330374 R is right... I remember the first lectures of Rex, talking about how they should teach in architecture schools that a building requires a lot of involvement from a lot of people, and that he didnt like 'K' taking all the credit...now he has become the incarnation of all the devils he promise to exsorsize... no wonder what the used to called him "captain america" R is right… I remember the first lectures of Rex, talking about how they should teach in architecture schools that a building requires a lot of involvement from a lot of people, and that he didnt like ‘K’ taking all the credit…now he has become the incarnation of all the devils he promise to exsorsize…
no wonder what the used to called him “captain america”

]]> By: R http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/15/the-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rex-and-oma/comment-page-1/#comment-330068 R Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:22:05 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=45784#comment-330068 While Joshua Ramus claimed to leave OMA NY on an issue with authorship - saying things like 'architecture is a collective approach', 'its not one person that designs, while Koolhaas gets all the credits' and 'we name everybody in the office alphabetically' - within a few years he presents himself already as Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX and the company seems to be all about him. So it was not collective credit, but personal whim that made him leave the office after all. As a former OMA employer once remarked about him: there is something strange about taking over your wives name 'Prince' and calling your office REX. While Joshua Ramus claimed to leave OMA NY on an issue with authorship – saying things like ‘architecture is a collective approach’, ‘its not one person that designs, while Koolhaas gets all the credits’ and ‘we name everybody in the office alphabetically’ – within a few years he presents himself already as Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX and the company seems to be all about him. So it was not collective credit, but personal whim that made him leave the office after all.

As a former OMA employer once remarked about him: there is something strange about taking over your wives name ‘Prince’ and calling your office REX.

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