if you were awarded to design for a museum, what would you do? check the possible future exhibits and design a space that would suit these items? a more universal space which can suit all kinds of exhibition? or disregard the exhibits, and design a space that can speak for itself even without the exhibits?
sometimes the decision is not for you to make, but a request from the client. architects are mere mortals, and we do have limitations.
when i was in the Jewish Museum, i had the strange feeling of mismatch between the vessel and the exhibits. with the Museum exerting a solemn, and heavy air, the exhibits were without emotion and sometimes even lighthearted...
nothing wrong with that, maybe it's just me...
how the space was designed and how the windows were positioned was quite amazing.
2 comments:
very ugly!
"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
to us, on the other hand, the space aroused a lot of thinking, questioning the basis or function of structure, the expression these seemingly chaotic beams were trying to make, and immerse ourselves in the atmosphere it thus created...
our scale of ugliness or beauty depends on our own perception, which is a result of our experience, education, and information received.
ever asked yourself why you consider certain things ugly, and long for something that you consider is beautifuL?
and what do you consider is beautiful? St. Paul's Cathedral? Villa Savoye of LeCorbusier's? Hong Kong Bank of Norman Foster's? and how about the Tate Modern of Herzog & de Meuron? it is interesting to know...
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