Comments on: High-Tech Cybertechture for Dubai Waterfront

By: mercurfue

mercurfue — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:39:38 +0000

dubai buttons for my friendly sheik for this one.

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By: doug l

doug l — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:37:31 +0000

I suspect the architect doesn’t have a very high regard for the, as he puts it:”young, techie and trendy” of Dubai. If his assesment is true perhaps they should change the name of the country in the future to “Dumb-ai”. Sorry, couldn’t resist, but really, it doesn’t do much to dispell the notion that the priveledged educated youth of the gulf region are not to be taken to seriously and have confused size with importance.

By: Word

Word — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:44:42 +0000

The building is just plain ugly. Its shape and circular openings are not a must to achieve passive strategies. A number of other, more elegant solutions could have been designed. Also, simplicity is not the next frontier in architecture, simplicity has been around for a long time, especially in the Modern era around the 50\’s. \”Less is More\”, remember that?

By: LivingSpaceBuilders.com

LivingSpaceBuilders.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:04:48 +0000

To me design of this building seems a bit ‘Miami Vice’ for those who didn’t see the show, I’m thinking 80s.
Also some architects don’t really understand the fine balance of living space and electronic/gadgets they put into them. There is a fine point where you can overdo on high-tech, you need to have technology that is effective but simple and actually makes our life less complicated. Simplicity is the next frontier in architecture, and technology needs to be invisible working to improve or sense of comfort and well being. Overloading the home with electronics just for the sake of having them, is like buying a remote control with hundreds of functions you never use.

By: hugo

hugo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:24:03 +0000

So would I. James Law calls himself “cybertect” and is mainly busy with putting loads of technology (not necessarily green) into buildings for the well being of it’s inhabitants. But I like his work and his innovative tendency.

Am I correct? Does the building light up like a bulb after dark? Hmm, green hey…