Comments for agents of urbanism http://agentsofurbanism.com a disposition of the urban condition Mon, 25 May 2009 07:31:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Boston’s Big Dig Complete, Yet Incomplete by teddyc http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/bostons-big-dig-complete-yet-incomplete/comment-page-1/#comment-4249 teddyc Mon, 25 May 2009 07:31:29 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/24/bostons-big-dig-complete-yet-incomplete/#comment-4249 http://network.nature.com/hubs/boston/blog/2007/11/07/it%E2%80%99s-leaky-and-moldy-no-not-a-boston-basement-apartment-but-a-300-million-mit-building-oops http://network.nature.com/hubs/boston/blog/2007/11/07/it%E2%80%99s-leaky-and-moldy-no-not-a-boston-basement-apartment-but-a-300-million-mit-building-oops

]]> Comment on Ignore Pruitt-Igoe, Experiment With Big Box Development by Ed Kowalski http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/08/ignore-pruitt-igoe/comment-page-1/#comment-4232 Ed Kowalski Sun, 24 May 2009 19:33:50 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=490#comment-4232 I wanted to say that despite it making little sense nowadays for smaller retail outlets to exist alongside bigger stores, that from a social perspective this would mean that these kinds of jobs and careers would be become obsolete to the average worker, leaving them with more of the things people gripe about in relation to Wal-Mart, car companies and other tight-fisted assholes. Life from an economic perspective is so inhumane, when it fails to talk of community-based principles for the masses (remember us?). I don't like looking at life as though many are simply automatons, but I don't have a family, or a job, and I don't know where the drive comes from for all the rest anymore. Sure, necessity is the main concern, but also it appears that at large people are willing to go along with some pretty dumb directions, despite often having a real depth of character. I'm grateful the world is still functional, but rather than see the human race as plucky or resilient as our media's spokespeople often illustrate, I too often feel shocked, that such a barbaric and greedy ruling class puts our species through so much, and all we can do is willingly forget and resume our meaningless existence as expendable workers in a pigpen. The rich and powerful are too stupid to understand how shallow and selfish the've become, but because they control the media, dissident voices from the cities, towns, farms and the suburbs are barely heard (we don't even have real public programming). You got cities of hundreds of thousands all over the globe filled with people by and large who just believe what their priests and politicians are telling them, never giving a second thought to where their taxes are going, and the fact that they never really own much in their life, unless the bills are always taken care of. The majority exist to make life much simpler for the wealthy, and many of us will semingly defend that right to the death. You know, Lucas made Star Wars in response to Vietnam, on how the huge technologically-advanced superpower goes into a small country of soldiers who are only on foot, in the jungle. Oh, the scourge of Communism. Imagine! One day, we'll all be dead, and the overclass will have some other clones to kick around, eh? That guy who designed the Pruit-Igoe complexes was an ass. This guy was no Frank Lloyd Wright. He did the Twin Towers, easily the worst-looking skyscrapers (excluding postmodern). Much of his work is pretty unspectacular. The problem with many so-called modernists is that they were merely high society snobs, showing off to their friends. The could care less about the little man, and this shows with the subsequent embracing of the newer design language. It was all just following current trends to them. It's even worse now in some sense, because now they are reapplying ornamentation that is as much or even more offensive to many because it is too subjective. Only a supreme twit would spend millions on a building to house fellow humans that was really so inadequate. Don't tell me about the failure of modernism. I've read that many times in reference the demolishing of these buildings. Philip Johnson for example was never even a true modernist. More like a closet homosexual, ex-fascist, high society shill. All the clowns in American and International media who would trump his work over Le Corbusier, Wright, or anyone with half a heart for humanity just because he got more publicity, probably also have the souls of slave owners. No love for the common man. I wanted to say that despite it making little sense nowadays for smaller retail outlets to exist alongside bigger stores, that from a social perspective this would mean that these kinds of jobs and careers would be become obsolete to the average worker, leaving them with more of the things people gripe about in relation to Wal-Mart, car companies and other tight-fisted assholes. Life from an economic perspective is so inhumane, when it fails to talk of community-based principles for the masses (remember us?). I don’t like looking at life as though many are simply automatons, but I don’t have a family, or a job, and I don’t know where the drive comes from for all the rest anymore. Sure, necessity is the main concern, but also it appears that at large people are willing to go along with some pretty dumb directions, despite often having a real depth of character. I’m grateful the world is still functional, but rather than see the human race as plucky or resilient as our media’s spokespeople often illustrate, I too often feel shocked, that such a barbaric and greedy ruling class puts our species through so much, and all we can do is willingly forget and resume our meaningless existence as expendable workers in a pigpen. The rich and powerful are too stupid to understand how shallow and selfish the’ve become, but because they control the media, dissident voices from the cities, towns, farms and the suburbs are barely heard (we don’t even have real public programming). You got cities of hundreds of thousands all over the globe filled with people by and large who just believe what their priests and politicians are telling them, never giving a second thought to where their taxes are going, and the fact that they never really own much in their life, unless the bills are always taken care of. The majority exist to make life much simpler for the wealthy, and many of us will semingly defend that right to the death. You know, Lucas made Star Wars in response to Vietnam, on how the huge technologically-advanced superpower goes into a small country of soldiers who are only on foot, in the jungle. Oh, the scourge of Communism. Imagine! One day, we’ll all be dead, and the overclass will have some other clones to kick around, eh?
That guy who designed the Pruit-Igoe complexes was an ass. This guy was no Frank Lloyd Wright. He did the Twin Towers, easily the worst-looking skyscrapers (excluding postmodern). Much of his work is pretty unspectacular. The problem with many so-called modernists is that they were merely high society snobs, showing off to their friends. The could care less about the little man, and this shows with the subsequent embracing of the newer design language. It was all just following current trends to them. It’s even worse now in some sense, because now they are reapplying ornamentation that is as much or even more offensive to many because it is too subjective. Only a supreme twit would spend millions on a building to house fellow humans that was really so inadequate. Don’t tell me about the failure of modernism. I’ve read that many times in reference the demolishing of these buildings. Philip Johnson for example was never even a true modernist. More like a closet homosexual, ex-fascist, high society shill. All the clowns in American and International media who would trump his work over Le Corbusier, Wright, or anyone with half a heart for humanity just because he got more publicity, probably also have the souls of slave owners. No love for the common man.

]]> Comment on Current State of Innovation… Say What? by JohnnyArt http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/08/current-state-of-innovation-say-what/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 JohnnyArt Sat, 16 May 2009 14:37:05 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=458#comment-3975 Somewhere in here is a deeper argument or question...would the stadium be a better design if it had all the same structure and a more "honest" ot technological/structurally expressive design? This is one reason the Birds Nest is so brilliant, design(packaging) and engineering (structure) are one cool, unified whole. The freedom granted by curtain-wall architecture is terrifying in some way. A clean, all glass facade can be honest, but where are the details to give it human scale and something people can relate to. All of these retro-style sports parks wrench me around a bit. I appreciate the materials and detailing, but am turned off by the dishonesty of the historical pastiche-ism of them. Having said all that, this stadium is not even a good example of that; nothing here to love. I wonder if the oreintation had to do with light/shadow concerns. Iw would be good to know where North/South are on the aerial view... enjoying the blog. Somewhere in here is a deeper argument or question…would the stadium be a better design if it had all the same structure and a more “honest” ot technological/structurally expressive design? This is one reason the Birds Nest is so brilliant, design(packaging) and engineering (structure) are one cool, unified whole. The freedom granted by curtain-wall architecture is terrifying in some way. A clean, all glass facade can be honest, but where are the details to give it human scale and something people can relate to.

All of these retro-style sports parks wrench me around a bit. I appreciate the materials and detailing, but am turned off by the dishonesty of the historical pastiche-ism of them. Having said all that, this stadium is not even a good example of that; nothing here to love.

I wonder if the oreintation had to do with light/shadow concerns. Iw would be good to know where North/South are on the aerial view…

enjoying the blog.

]]> Comment on Back in Black by Back in Black agents of urbanism | Garden Benches http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/09/back-in-black/comment-page-1/#comment-3954 Back in Black agents of urbanism | Garden Benches Sat, 16 May 2009 00:12:15 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=498#comment-3954 [...] Back in Black agents of urbanism Posted by root 1 hour 41 minutes ago (http://agentsofurbanism.com) Images from the buildings and garden mentioned above comments rss wordpress org powered by wordpress wp premium theme by wp remix copyright 2007 Discuss  |  Bury |  News | back in black agents of urbanism [...] [...] Back in Black agents of urbanism Posted by root 1 hour 41 minutes ago (http://agentsofurbanism.com) Images from the buildings and garden mentioned above comments rss wordpress org powered by wordpress wp premium theme by wp remix copyright 2007 Discuss  |  Bury |  News | back in black agents of urbanism [...]

]]> Comment on Urban Diversion 3.0 by Recent Faves Tagged With "visualization" : MyNetFaves http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/08/urban-diversion-30/comment-page-1/#comment-3950 Recent Faves Tagged With "visualization" : MyNetFaves Fri, 15 May 2009 20:35:10 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=493#comment-3950 [...] public links >> visualization Urban Diversion 3.0 First saved by ifaxo77 | 8 days ago Comment on How to best use visualization and overcome [...] [...] public links >> visualization Urban Diversion 3.0 First saved by ifaxo77 | 8 days ago Comment on How to best use visualization and overcome [...]

]]> Comment on Sustainable City Race, Part 3: Dongtan by Erick Folla de Farias http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/04/sustainable-city-race-part-3-dongtan/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 Erick Folla de Farias Mon, 04 May 2009 02:43:31 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=201#comment-3534 Dogtan is a great project and a big example for the bigs citys of the world and just for the smalls citys, because appear what not´s very difficult to make or to transform a comum city in a ecologic correct city, and I can´t won´t of speak of yours aims of sustainable as the redution of consumption of water in 85% and of the consumption of energy in 64% and of the pile up of garbage in 83% and liberation of CO2, that´s significants numbers and what appear what the actual socyet is using ours naturals wealther without conciency,has what stopping and to think in what was making! Dogtan is a great project and a big example for the bigs citys of the world and just for the smalls citys, because appear what not´s very difficult to make or to transform a comum city in a ecologic correct city, and I can´t won´t of
speak of yours aims of sustainable as the redution of consumption of water in 85% and of the consumption of energy
in 64% and of the pile up of garbage in 83% and liberation of CO2, that´s significants numbers and what appear what the
actual socyet is using ours naturals wealther without conciency,has what stopping and to think in what was making!

]]> Comment on Boston’s Big Dig Complete, Yet Incomplete by Scott Adams http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/bostons-big-dig-complete-yet-incomplete/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 Scott Adams Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:40:55 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/02/24/bostons-big-dig-complete-yet-incomplete/#comment-2629 We (my family and myself) just returned home to Jax Beach, Fl. after a week in Boston. The hotel where we stayed had a continuous loop on one of its in house tv channels that was about the "big dig" that fascinated me. I would like to see more "before and after photos"!! SA We (my family and myself) just returned home to Jax Beach, Fl. after a week in Boston. The hotel where we stayed had a continuous loop on one of its in house tv channels that was about the “big dig” that fascinated me. I would like to see more “before and after photos”!!

SA

]]> Comment on Crosswalk Culture by CultureWizard Blog » Blog Archive » Crosswalk Culture http://agentsofurbanism.com/2008/05/crosswalk-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-2249 CultureWizard Blog » Blog Archive » Crosswalk Culture Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:54:18 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=104#comment-2249 [...] came across a really interesting post on a blog called Agents of Urbanism about the cultural differences of crossing streets in different [...] [...] came across a really interesting post on a blog called Agents of Urbanism about the cultural differences of crossing streets in different [...]

]]> Comment on A Short Year Ago Today… by Edwin Gardner http://agentsofurbanism.com/2009/02/a-short-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Edwin Gardner Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:22:37 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=552#comment-1937 glad to be of service ;) - and good to see that your able to pursue your ambitions best, edwin glad to be of service ;) – and good to see that your able to pursue your ambitions

best, edwin

]]> Comment on A Short Year Ago Today… by Jenny Kellerhals http://agentsofurbanism.com/2009/02/a-short-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1918 Jenny Kellerhals Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:59:15 +0000 http://agentsofurbanism.com/?p=552#comment-1918 Best of luck with your new and exciting endeavours! Best of luck with your new and exciting endeavours!

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