Comments on: Memorial for Tree of Knowledge by m3architecture and Brian Hooper

By: ML

ML — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:53:58 +0000

This is a little too similar to Adjaye’s temporary Southbank pavilion in London…

By: DK

DK — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:20:26 +0000

Very impressive, bold and deff makes a statement. The tee is there to memorate the birth place of the Australian Labour party, use of material is very appropriate and it was also recycled, props to considering this. Although $3m…?? sounds like there was a miss calculation with the accountant…

By: Calico7

Calico7 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:16:39 +0000

The timber was indeed recycled. Obtained from old timber power poles in South Australia.

By: ChicagoCarla

ChicagoCarla — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:58:50 +0000

I first read about the Tree of Knowledge back in May 2009, I was eagerly awaiting to hear of its completion. The article I read said the monument will utilize 7,000 pieces of RECYCLED timber. I don’t know the final results. I was in QLD September 2009, wish I could have seen it.

By: Rik

Rik — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:09:18 +0000

It’s just a very important tree we’re remembereing here… probably. So boohoo to all the treehuggers.

By: pocco

pocco — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:35:46 +0000

U guys are soooo negative thinking….
Of course, it wastes a lot of wood, but I think this is such a cool idea, with great execution…….

By: Kristof

Kristof — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:45 +0000

Reminds me very much of Imre Makovecz’s Hungarian Pavilion’s interior installation in Seville.

By: beeza

beeza — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:14:16 +0000

bang on JeffK! Great project well done M3!

By: JeffK

JeffK — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:32:26 +0000

To all those who commented on the waste of trees to make the memorial because it is a tree; YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT. It is to commemorate the birth place of the Australian Labour party, not to commemorate a tree, it is a political landmark that happens to be a tree…. They have have used lumber because it is a relevant material to the context and to the period of the event it is commemorating.
And since when is creating beautiful spaces a waste of material anyway? It is possibly the most lazy and overused ‘criticism’.

By: 6 5 4

6 5 4 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:30:21 +0000

The next thing you know, mountains will be flattened to commemorate a pebble….