Comments on: Steven Holl Unveils Light-Filled Glasgow School of Art http://inhabitat.com/steven-holl-unveils-light-filled-glasgow-school-of-art/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: REX's Propsal for the Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/steven-holl-unveils-light-filled-glasgow-school-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-260993 REX's Propsal for the Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:39:01 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=163403#comment-260993 [...] As the galleries and exhibition space are on the top floor they have the best access to natural daylighting streaming in from the skylights. During the summer, the inverted shape allows the building to [...] [...] As the galleries and exhibition space are on the top floor they have the best access to natural daylighting streaming in from the skylights. During the summer, the inverted shape allows the building to [...]

]]> By: monsieurx http://inhabitat.com/steven-holl-unveils-light-filled-glasgow-school-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-258917 monsieurx Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:20:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=163403#comment-258917 This sort of description:\' thin skin… thick bones\" and vice-versa seems rather facile and very clever but not so thoughtful. would like to know more about the \"intelligent solar cavity\". If this concept really works, how it works or is it the latest throw-away hip green thing to do? Without the qualifications and explanations the building appears rather banal, that is without any of the sophistication and crudeness of the Glasgow School of Art. But then again maybe it\'s just the renderings. This sort of description:\’ thin skin… thick bones\” and vice-versa seems rather facile and very clever but not so thoughtful. would like to know more about the \”intelligent solar cavity\”. If this concept really works, how it works or is it the latest throw-away hip green thing to do?
Without the qualifications and explanations the building appears rather banal, that is without any of the sophistication and crudeness of the Glasgow School of Art. But then again maybe it\’s just the renderings.

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