16 replies to this topic

[JazperG]

http://special.newsr....php?renderings


Looks pretty tight, located on campus side of G.river and Collingwood, should definitely stand out from the rest of the campus which is what they want. 30 million dollars makes for a pretty solid architectural building. The Board is going to choose from those designs and the winner will have improvements made on their design to fit MSU's vision. If you click the picture, you can see a larger version.






"Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer. Maybe self-destruction is the answer."
-Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

[statedude3]

eh, i'm kinda down the middle on this one.  If i had  to pick from the list i would probably choose one of the bottom two.

[LA Dave]

Wow!!  Great for MSU.  Eli Broad has financed a lot of stuff out here -- nice to see that he remembers his old school.

[wolverine]

Wow, those are pretty wild.  The first one reminds me of a whale or something     Definitely interesting though.

[andrew.w]

wolverine, on Jul 29 2007, 01:42 PM, said:

Wow, those are pretty wild.  The first one reminds me of a whale or something     Definitely interesting though.

You mean the second one?  That was my first thought also; some of the windows are even almost in the right place to be considered eyes and a blowhole!

If I had my choice I would probably lean toward on of the last couple, but there is hardly enough in those renderings by which to judge any of those complex buildings.

[jbr12]

I think I prefer the proposals by Morphosis and Zaha Hadid (3 and 5 I think)

Are the proposals somewhere on campus where people can check them out? Anyone know when the selection will be announced?

[andrew.w]

Is it just my memory, or has number 4 gotten a new rendering since the link was first posted?

Edited by andrew69@ltu, 31 August 2007 - 11:00 AM.

[Lmichigan]

I think you're correct.  Four does look to have been replaced by a new rendering.  BTW, Zaha Hadid's would be a terrible choice for that specific site.

Edited by Lmichigan, 31 August 2007 - 02:16 PM.

[jbr12]

Lmichigan- Care to elaborate / explain to someone not familiar with the site and surroundings why Zaha Hadid's would be terrible?

Anyone have any info about who they selected or when it will be announced??

[jbr12]

Sooooo.... the website says they would select a winner by July 2007, then I heard September and there is still no announcement? Anyone have any more info about this one?

[hood]

I think it is supposed to be announced tomorrow, the 15th, at a press conference.

[jbr12]

Hot damn, you are correct!

http://newsroom.msu....285/content.htm

Winning architect, concept for MSU’s Broad Art Museum to be announced Jan. 15

[jbr12]

and the winner is.....

http://special.newsr.../index.php?home

World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid’s design selected for Broad Art Museum

[hood]

It's a horrible design, I think this museum will quickly fall out of favor with a design that looks like it could be acheived with scrap metal.

[jbr12]

hood, on Jan 15 2008, 12:44 PM, said:

In my opinion, It's a horrible design, I think this museum will quickly fall out of favor with a design that looks like it could be acheived with scrap metal.

There, I fixed your statement. I think it was the best design of the five finalists and I'm sure MSU is banking on the 'Starchitecture' of Zaha Hadid to help win over the design to the skeptics. I think its an exciting project and it will definitely stand out on that area of campus

[Lmichigan]

This was, by far, one of the worst if not the worst of the five.

[MuskeMI]

NYT article about the MSU art museum.