Tyson's Blog – April 2011 Archive (7)

Salvador Dalí Museum

Context in architecture has lost some momentum in recent years. It's a discussion that for some, has just gone on too long. Yet I believe that you can't do away with it completely. This project by HOK, the Salvador Dali Museum, is an…

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Added by Tyson on April 27, 2011 at 11:49pm — 2 Comments

Sunrise Mountain Library

Over the years I've often wondered exactly how much a material it takes to make you feel that you're inside something. Architects often feel that unless we're totally enclosed by the architecture then we're not really inside. This library by…

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Added by Tyson on April 26, 2011 at 12:05am — No Comments

Sunset Community Centre

True to it's name, the Sunset Community Centre by Bing Thom Architects becomes most dynamic when approaching the evening. This architecture plays with light as it enters the building from all different directions. The wavy form of the structure…

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Added by Tyson on April 19, 2011 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Bridging Tea House

When I used to commute, I would often get caught in traffic. I don't know of any other condition that generates such angst within the human soul more than traffic. I would curse both the people currently causing the traffic as well as those who designed…

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Added by Tyson on April 18, 2011 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Abu Samra House

One of the hardest concepts to master in architecture is that of contrast. This is partly due to zoning that essentially prohibits one architecture from standing out too much from any other in it's immediate context. But it's also a reflection on what architects care…

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Added by Tyson on April 15, 2011 at 3:28am — 3 Comments

Webster Cottage

I run into a lot of people that feel a great deal of animosity about architectural theory. I think it comes the inherent shock of coming together with people that are on polar opposites of the design spectrum. For instance you have a design critic who spends most…

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Added by Tyson on April 13, 2011 at 12:47am — No Comments

National Museum of China

Each architecture has various intentions. Some more prominent than others. This project by GMP Architekten is certainly a prominent project, yet it can seem to some as architecturally benign in terms of design. What I mean by this is that the interior…