Comments on: V&A Exhibition Road by AL_A

By: @RufieC

@RufieC — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Ah! so it is… thanks. Yay! Still they could have suggested a courtyard that is a little more friendly for “public appropriation”.

By: Gilford

Gilford — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:05:01 +0000

The only thing Libeskind understands is his own ego. His appalling additions to historical buildings (Toronto, Dresden, et al), underscore his inabilitry to understand the first thing about Victorian, Classical or any other period of architecture. I would hire an blind ape with a pencil before I would choose to work with Libeskind.

By: jbh

jbh — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:54:00 +0000

That’s a different courtyard in the centre of the building you’re talking about there. This proposal is sited on Exhibition Road.

By: Hallie

Hallie — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:46:01 +0000

When I think of the visual havoc that Daniel Libeskind’s “architecture” has wreaked on Toronto, Denver, Dresden and Dublin (and other cities), I’m doubly relieved that his brand of garbage was shot down for this V&A site. Keep him out of Britain!

By: @RufieC

@RufieC — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:52:41 +0000

It's a crying shame none of the shortlisted projects allow for the lovely pool they have now. Currently, one could sit in the courtyard (weather permitting) and contemplate the lovely decorative internal facade from every direction, while children splash about the pool. I rank that experience right next to viewing the Plaster Courts as highlights of the museum. All these shortlisted solutions have no real interest for public use of the space.