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The exhibited facade captures the movement of the wind. Architecture has made visible what is typically invisible: the movement of air. Maison Martin Margiela, Beverly Hills, California, by Johnston Marklee & Associates (left photo from, right photo from ) Constantly changing like the glistening sign of the Sparkletts truck, this building’s façade ripples in the wind. One of my favorite retail facades in Beverly Hills is this small fashion boutique, Maison Martin Margiela. The exterior is composed of nothing more than the shiny things on the back of a Sparkletts water truck. At the boutique, applying the shimmering plastic discs to the entire building transforms the cute reflective circles into a powerful urban scale design of kinetic architecture and sculpture. Three Ballet Dancers, by Edgar Degas, 1878Įven if architecture is a fixed and inanimate object, it can still express motion, merely through its artistry. Late 19th century Impressionist artist such as Degas or Manet attempted to capture movement in time, as one might experience it in reality. The 82-story Aqua Tower is static, unmoving like 99% of buildings. Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois, by Studio Gang (left photo from, right photo by James Howe) Not kinetic, but the tower’s ever changing balconies give the impression that the 850-foot tall facades are rippling in the Chicago wind.

Architecture must stay in pace with life and how it evolves.ġ940’s architects (public domain, photo from ) Whether suggesting motion or truly in motion, keep in mind the notion of progress-that good architecture is always moving the world forward. Why do some people like having architects around as conversation pieces, while simultaneously accuse us of unbearable pretentiousness?Īrguably impressive and both cultured and irksome, architects have the ability to speak about almost anything, to pontificate, to provide diatribes on nearly any topic-from why Apple will fail or succeed, to the specs of a car vs.

Rem Koolhaas looking fashionable on the cover of Vogue the specs of an espresso machine, to the latest documentary on documentaries. Though most architects can provide “constructive criticism” on many topics, ask an architect about the last three Super Bowl championships.

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