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While conducting undergraduate thesis research on skyscrapers, I discovered OMA’s 1996 proposal for the Hyperbuilding in Bangkok. The project description succinctly outlines the architectural problem with striking clarity:
"The stability of ever-taller towers is bought at the expense of increasing their footprints, either in the traditional form of
Transcending Photorealism
Since the introduction of Adobe Photoshop and 3D Studio Max in the early to mid-1990s, we have become exceedingly efficient at producing jaw-dropping photorealistic renderings. However, with our greater capabilities, we have also become increasingly skilled at misleading people with idealized versions of reality. While they are undeniably appealing, cheerful
Data-Space Invaders
Data center design has been virtually ignored in traditional architectural discourse. Big-box warehouses full of servers but devoid of any discernible architectural features, data centers have thus far eluded critical scrutiny from the design community. They are essentially autonomous machines that not only don’t require architects to function, they
Too Much Stuff
The self-storage facility is a byproduct of rampant American consumerism and is largely an unnecessary building type. What originated as a place to temporarily store one’s possessions during major life events (moving, marriage, divorce, etc) has evolved into essentially an extension of our increasingly large homes and a representation
