Comments on: BIG Architects Unveil Massive Mobius Strip Library for Kazakhstan

By: NMH

NMH — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:46:22 +0000

Looks amazing ! Has construction started yet?

By: aminazinkaKZ

aminazinkaKZ — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:38:22 +0000

actually, I can say that this project has been already begun…….and the project of normanfoster2 also)

By: P.S.

P.S. — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:11:56 +0000

I think it no more than the futuristic student’s project which never probably will be embodied in a reality

The hand of the Russian designer is felt

By: cyngrace

cyngrace — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:40:54 +0000

Is this amazing and glorioua building also disability friendly/accessable in it’s design??

By: patrickmc

patrickmc — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:15:17 +0000

Interesting, but I’m curious about it’s context within the city and disappointed by the multi-level parking garage below it.

One of the tough pieces about this starchitecture is that by being designed with no relationship with the surrounding urban landscape and with the desire for good sightlines to look at the building, they’re all to often isolated and thus not very walkable or accessible by transit, resulting in the need for lots of parking (reducing their “green”ness).

I hope that Inhabitat, dwell, and others will cover not just the green features/design of this and other buildings but also how they fit within the broader urban context and how users will arrive at them.