To infinity and beyond!
Visited HKDI for the first time. Stayed a few hours. Left the place not feeling good…
Modern architecture is about building landmark. The more “modern” the look is, the better – aluminum plated wall, glass surface, steel frame…
What about building an escalator that stretches 5, 6 stories? Hm… That would let us set the record of campus in this world having the longest escalator!
“Imagine… riding on the escalator, raising higher and higher, let those on the ground stay on the ground, we are the superior ones, we are above you all…”
Not sure if that’s the design pitch the architect made in front of the board of IVE. I only know this thing and the whole campus cost $1.2 billion HKD.
My message to IVE…
You are hopeless (period, end of message)
Here’s my personally recommendation to everyone in the IVE board (if you wanna save yourself). Spend a day of your life to do something intellectual. Read a book by David Kelly or Tim Brown or Noam Chomsky or Paul Rand or watch some TED talks… Afterwards, answer these questions:
What makes design design?
What makes education education?
What makes us human?
Err!! I am furious!
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