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	<title>Comments on: West Kowloon Cultural District by Rocco Design Architects</title>
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		<title>By: Darth Vader HK</title>
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		<dc:creator>Darth Vader HK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. rOCCO 
Cultural art+education=best 
2. Foster 
Green+Green+green+Green=crap(whats the point! i can just go to the nearest forest 
3. OMA 
Devolution of HK=dog doo doo  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. rOCCO<br />
Cultural art+education=best<br />
2. Foster<br />
Green+Green+green+Green=crap(whats the point! i can just go to the nearest forest<br />
3. OMA<br />
Devolution of HK=dog doo doo  </p>
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		<title>By: Pika HK</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pika HK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. OMA 
2. Rocco design 
Foster: OUT !!! </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. OMA<br />
2. Rocco design<br />
Foster: OUT !!! </p>
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		<title>By: JulesTheGeek</title>
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		<dc:creator>JulesTheGeek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The three schemes are so different I feel as though I&#039;m comparing apples to oranges. Conceptually, OMA&#039;s is the strongest (you can argue the other two don&#039;t really have a &#039;concept&#039; as such). Spatially, Rocco&#039;s is the most resolved (but hey, that&#039;s cheating and jumping the gun! This is only a conceptual presentation!) 
 
This is what I think: 
1) I like the romance of Foster&#039;s urban park- I can imagine sunbathing on its lawns like I would in New York&#039;s central Park. Otherwise the streets just feel like some new urban area in Singapore (and hey, this is not the same city) 
 
2) I like OMA&#039;s willingness to engage with the local context, and kudos to their understanding of how people of HK interact with it&#039;s city. But as architects they have to take charge and provide a design. Don&#039;t leave it&#039;s design to the people. What are the new building typologies that would be created in their design? Another problem with it is connection within the scheme: how do the villages connect? 
 
3) Rocco&#039;s design is sensitive and competent, and at first glance seems to be the best. But it is too tied down to specifics and way too resolved for this stage, I can see how it would be wrought with problems if it moves to the next.  
Great idea to wedge culture between an active waterfront and old city. But the entrance to the district seem weak. 
 
Well, there&#039;s my two cents. I hope people will see this stage of consultation for what it is: the architect&#039;s overall vision for the district, and not the specific architecture or site layout. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The three schemes are so different I feel as though I&#39;m comparing apples to oranges. Conceptually, OMA&#39;s is the strongest (you can argue the other two don&#39;t really have a &#39;concept&#39; as such). Spatially, Rocco&#39;s is the most resolved (but hey, that&#39;s cheating and jumping the gun! This is only a conceptual presentation!) </p>
<p>This is what I think:<br />
1) I like the romance of Foster&#39;s urban park- I can imagine sunbathing on its lawns like I would in New York&#39;s central Park. Otherwise the streets just feel like some new urban area in Singapore (and hey, this is not the same city) </p>
<p>2) I like OMA&#39;s willingness to engage with the local context, and kudos to their understanding of how people of HK interact with it&#39;s city. But as architects they have to take charge and provide a design. Don&#39;t leave it&#39;s design to the people. What are the new building typologies that would be created in their design? Another problem with it is connection within the scheme: how do the villages connect? </p>
<p>3) Rocco&#39;s design is sensitive and competent, and at first glance seems to be the best. But it is too tied down to specifics and way too resolved for this stage, I can see how it would be wrought with problems if it moves to the next.<br />
Great idea to wedge culture between an active waterfront and old city. But the entrance to the district seem weak. </p>
<p>Well, there&#39;s my two cents. I hope people will see this stage of consultation for what it is: the architect&#39;s overall vision for the district, and not the specific architecture or site layout. </p>
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		<title>By: Ben</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I prefer Foster&#039;s proposal, it&#039;s the trees, I like the idea of &quot;urban forest&quot;. the other proposal are just another park. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I prefer Foster&#39;s proposal, it&#39;s the trees, I like the idea of &quot;urban forest&quot;. the other proposal are just another park. </p>
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		<title>By: NMT</title>
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		<dc:creator>NMT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I totally agree. The solution is simple and obvious, i&#039;m surprised that Foster or OMA didn&#039;t realize that. OMA should stick to buildings but not masterplans. I am without doubt that his scheme would completely ruin my great city. 
 
Perhaps WKCD authority can use his masterplan, but let Foster or OMA do the buildings inside. Nothing against him, but Rocco just simply isn&#039;t as good of an architect than these big players.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I totally agree. The solution is simple and obvious, i&#39;m surprised that Foster or OMA didn&#39;t realize that. OMA should stick to buildings but not masterplans. I am without doubt that his scheme would completely ruin my great city. </p>
<p>Perhaps WKCD authority can use his masterplan, but let Foster or OMA do the buildings inside. Nothing against him, but Rocco just simply isn&#39;t as good of an architect than these big players.  </p>
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