tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post5542869527170736304..comments2024-03-27T06:24:30.922-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: Today's archidose #192John Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-2126584533644114072008-04-02T16:31:00.000-04:002008-04-02T16:31:00.000-04:00spuck, ARM's design precedes the design of aqua by...spuck, ARM's design precedes the design of aqua by a couple of years. otherwise, your point is noted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-3706208449760926962008-03-28T23:36:00.000-04:002008-03-28T23:36:00.000-04:00Anon11:53 - and it wasn't even an idea the world'...Anon11:53 - and it wasn't even an idea the world's been waiting to benefit from, more's the pity.<BR/><BR/>If you want to seriously pursue unoriginality, you could say that either idea is merely a 90 degree shift of the Aqua at Illinois Center, which waves each floor slab at you to distract from it being another cheap shoebox. In this case the primary plane is y instead of z; in either case they are not significant design statements, except to the extent that the cityscapes of the world would be even more aggravating with high-tech "in-your-face-boxes" instead of bland Modernist boxes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020179059667616016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-7769038252012613992008-03-28T13:59:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:59:00.000-04:00Apprently JDS doesn't pay their student interns al...Apprently JDS doesn't pay their student interns all that well. A friend of mine was very recently offered work at JDS for 6 months, with the condition that he won't get paid for a few of those 6 months. Knowing that makes it difficult to view their work without bias.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169024280644560337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-13927489351829923562008-03-28T11:53:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:53:00.000-04:00Sorry for going off on a tangent, but in some "BIG...Sorry for going off on a tangent, but in some "BIG-related" news, have a look at BIG's blatant and unacknowledged plagiarism of Australian architecture firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall.<BR/><BR/>In the first link, take a look at ARM's 2005 design for the Max Dupain building at Sydney's King Street Wharf:<BR/><BR/>http://www.a-r-m.com.au/project.php?projectID=33&categoryID=2<BR/><BR/>Then take a look at BIG's new design for the VMCP building (one of the newer projects on their website): www.big.dk<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm... looks like a case of complete and total plagiarism to me! And what's worse, there's no recognition in the project description of the fact that they're ripping off another firm's idea. I can understand referencing another architect's work, but in order to be considered referential (and not plagiarised) they should probably have actually acknowledged where they got the idea from. Take a look at the images, and let us know whether you think it's a "coincidence".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-4915204526666894882008-03-28T10:38:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:38:00.000-04:00that looks deliciousthat looks deliciousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com