Glass Houses
8 Union Square South
At University PlaceThis glassy dud rises on the site of a little drama that took place in 2005 when workers pulverized a quirky glass stairwell tower in a 1949 building by Morris Lapidus—just as the Landmarks commission was issuing its protective decree. Its successor is utterly generic. (New York mag)
It’s so hard hanging out with architects. There’s no air in the room once someone’s had a conversation about the principles of Form-Z. I’m supposed to talk about a new season of Heroes after that? “You know what Libeskind’s designs remind me of? … That show Fringe.”
And their criticisms- yikes do those sting. How could they not when it’s about something as permanent as a building. It’d be like if smart people in station wagons parked on your lawn and had a lot to say about your forearm tattoo, like that it’s “dull and expedient.”
September 20th, 2008 at 2:44 am
I stay away from smart people and getting my forearms tattooed. I’m awkward inside fancy buildings even though I like them from the outside. I have no lawn but I’m still young.