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Diller Scofidio Renfro // Case # 00 – 17163

well well,

thanks to Imdale (+) for finding & sharing this drawings of Diller + Scofidio

Re- discovered these drawings the other day by Diller and Scofidio (now Diller Scofidio + Renfro) and thought I would post them, as the detail is stunning and the quality of the hand drawings is beautiful. The project, entitled Case #00-17163, from the 1992 publication ‘Zone 6: Incorporations’ has always stuck in my mind, it catalogues a variety of photographic and forensic evidence in a non-linear fashion over the course of a several page spread. The reader is drawn into the work in an attempt to determine exactly what has occurred. It’s almost like mapping a forensic investigation.

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Jean Nouvel // mixing it up

laka laka laka,

when practicing architecture at such a high level you need to be sure you dont give away many reads so that your opponents dont know what to expect in your future submissions & or projects.

in connection with submissions: we all know where you come from when Luxigon has been doing your images for the last 7 years..boring

Anyway, JN seems afraid to takearisk and try new funny stuff in his projects. For some reason he though the success of his Barcelona tower was the skin/openings (lol) and decided to keep the same formula for Manhattan.

Construction of the facade captures attention at first glance; the window frames are accentuated looking scattered. In reality, 20 smaller functional windows are situated on one big panel. Walls were really designed from the inside out. A typical floor is composed by seven megapanels and each of them corresponds to a room. The biggest room has fabulous view on the street. Steel was used for the exterior, while the interior was treated with a layer of silver anodized aluminum. Various glass coatings add another layer of depth of light….whatever

FG or die