http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/24/libeskinds-military-history-museum-should-be-more-than-a-gesture-the-observer/ architecture and design magazine Sun, 26 May 2013 07:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/24/libeskinds-military-history-museum-should-be-more-than-a-gesture-the-observer/comment-page-1/#comment-890063 Tajieuz Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:24:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=167299#comment-890063 Re: "....one of the most ambitious and original integrations of a new building into an existing structure ever completed." - It is also one of the ugliest additions to an existing structure ever completed. Libeskind's addition to Toronto's ROM comes in a close second, with Libeskind's proposed addition to London's V&A in 3rd place. Libeskind has cornered the market for ill-conceived, pretentious and hideous architecture. Re: "….one of the most ambitious and original integrations of a new building into an existing structure ever completed." – It is also one of the ugliest additions to an existing structure ever completed. Libeskind's addition to Toronto's ROM comes in a close second, with Libeskind's proposed addition to London's V&A in 3rd place. Libeskind has cornered the market for ill-conceived, pretentious and hideous architecture.

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/24/libeskinds-military-history-museum-should-be-more-than-a-gesture-the-observer/comment-page-1/#comment-887903 Giacomo Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:57:34 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=167299#comment-887903 The Observer article misses the point. The tip of the wedge that covers the facade of the old building is a viewing platform, making the center of Dresden - that epicentre of the bombing - into an exhibit itself! It's also a space of contemplation: you're basically inside a huge metal sculpture. The wedge intersecting the building is one of the most ambitious and original integrations of a new building into an existing structure ever completed. This building could literally not have been built in the States or UK: you need a German company to get that level of precision. Another Libeskind masterpiece! The Observer article misses the point. The tip of the wedge that covers the facade of the old building is a viewing platform, making the center of Dresden – that epicentre of the bombing – into an exhibit itself! It's also a space of contemplation: you're basically inside a huge metal sculpture. The wedge intersecting the building is one of the most ambitious and original integrations of a new building into an existing structure ever completed. This building could literally not have been built in the States or UK: you need a German company to get that level of precision. Another Libeskind masterpiece!

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