Comments on: The 人 REN Building Takes the Form of a Sloping Chinese Character http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: kierra http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-99016 kierra Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:13:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-99016 i dont know what i have to say to describe it into the word,..so cool,..amazing,...so conceptual,..WOW can i get more information about ren building??actually i am studying architecture,..and i got assignment to search modern and monumental building,..When i heard and saw the ren building, i decided to choose ren building as my object,..please send the information to my email...thank you have a nice day to all ^^ i dont know what i have to say to describe it into the word,..so cool,..amazing,…so conceptual,..WOW
can i get more information about ren building??actually i am studying architecture,..and i got assignment to search modern and monumental building,..When i heard and saw the ren building, i decided to choose ren building as my object,..please send the information to my email…thank you
have a nice day to all ^^

]]> By: Cherry http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-82033 Cherry Wed, 21 May 2008 13:52:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-82033 amazing.......cool!where will it be built in shanghai? amazing…….cool!where will it be built in shanghai?

]]> By: Cherry http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-82032 Cherry Wed, 21 May 2008 13:50:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-82032 amazing amazing

]]> By: aki n apai http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-73179 aki n apai Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:42 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-73179 cool!! cool!!

]]> By: osi http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-46627 osi Thu, 31 May 2007 15:34:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-46627 I take that back I see the purpose of the circles now. I take that back I see the purpose of the circles now.

]]> By: osi http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-46626 osi Thu, 31 May 2007 15:32:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-46626 I really liked the night renditition, but after seeing the daytime view I think the circles are a bit over done. All in all this is a very bold design. I really liked the night renditition, but after seeing the daytime view I think the circles are a bit over done.

All in all this is a very bold design.

]]> By: angga http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-45649 angga Mon, 14 May 2007 09:51:57 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-45649 coooollll!!!!! fantastic!!! coooollll!!!!! fantastic!!!

]]> By: Squarepants http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-45647 Squarepants Mon, 14 May 2007 09:45:05 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-45647 However, Shanghai Ren (Shanghainese) are one of the least appreciated people in China, even from their own fellow country men. To me, the building is beautiful, philosophy behind is great but the concept and reality does not blend well. However, Shanghai Ren (Shanghainese) are one of the least appreciated people in China, even from their own fellow country men. To me, the building is beautiful, philosophy behind is great but the concept and reality does not blend well.

]]> By: farzad http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-44444 farzad Wed, 02 May 2007 18:13:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-44444 It is a contraption .! It is a contraption .!

]]> By: David http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-44135 David Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:38:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-44135 My favorite part about the video is the laughable application of the elemental characters and the way they are 'written' within the form of the building. For starters, if you're 'writing' the building, strokes go from top to bottom, not in reverse.The geometric abstractions given for each element are actually entirely different characters than the more complicated forms the architects claim they evince. A square means 'earth' now? Actually, that's a mouth. The streched rectangle they call wood looks far more like a mouth radical or the character for the moon than anything, and perhaps that's where this building belongs. If this were produced by a group of culturally-aware architects, they would have known better. All that said, it looks silly and fun, and that's all it takes to get built in China these days. My favorite part about the video is the laughable application of the elemental characters and the way they are ‘written’ within the form of the building. For starters, if you’re ‘writing’ the building, strokes go from top to bottom, not in reverse.The geometric abstractions given for each element are actually entirely different characters than the more complicated forms the architects claim they evince. A square means ‘earth’ now? Actually, that’s a mouth. The streched rectangle they call wood looks far more like a mouth radical or the character for the moon than anything, and perhaps that’s where this building belongs. If this were produced by a group of culturally-aware architects, they would have known better. All that said, it looks silly and fun, and that’s all it takes to get built in China these days.

]]> By: Joe http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43947 Joe Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43947 More comments on this building over @ <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=56270_0_24_0_C" rel="nofollow">Archinect ></a> More comments on this building over @ Archinect >

]]> By: Steve http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43935 Steve Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:10:46 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43935 Despite it looking great, people will hate it. Ergonomically it is crap. There is no way a lift can go directly from the ground to the upper levels. According the the video it needs two lift changes to get to the hotel section. Just what travellers will be wanting after long flights. Once again design triumphs over common sense. Despite it looking great, people will hate it. Ergonomically it is crap. There is no way a lift can go directly from the ground to the upper levels.

According the the video it needs two lift changes to get to the hotel section. Just what travellers will be wanting after long flights.

Once again design triumphs over common sense.

]]> By: Brian http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43932 Brian Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:55:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43932 It's a cool looking building at a first glance, but I have to agree with Jerome and AlexandrePereira. After watching the video, I actually feel it'd be nicer if the design team did not forcefully tie the design to so many Chinese words--thinking it may make it cool. What does Yin, Yang, Fire, Earth and Wood have to do with this site and design? It's either the rendering has failed miserably in expressing the idea or the design team just want to create something interesting to look at and nothing else. I don't have a problem with literal design. However, it's just far too often to see them turning into tackiness. It’s a cool looking building at a first glance, but I have to agree with Jerome and AlexandrePereira. After watching the video, I actually feel it’d be nicer if the design team did not forcefully tie the design to so many Chinese words–thinking it may make it cool. What does Yin, Yang, Fire, Earth and Wood have to do with this site and design? It’s either the rendering has failed miserably in expressing the idea or the design team just want to create something interesting to look at and nothing else.

I don’t have a problem with literal design. However, it’s just far too often to see them turning into tackiness.

]]> By: AlexandrePereira http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43918 AlexandrePereira Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:13:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43918 It´s culturally sensitive as it is painting green a building and calling it ecological. Even you had the "people" concept a little more interestingly dealt with - and this is reeeeeeally poor - it´d be just a lot of formalism and show-off, Go back to your schools and look at the old World Fairs if you please. it is shocking to see people embrace this without any kind of criticism, based only on aerial views, flythroughs and questionably good looks What was that about Yin and Yang?? The curved shape recalls the circle? Is that it? I won´t even call it far fetched, I´d say is plain old lying about reason, form, structure and any kind of meaning in architecture. Venturi had much more on his side and just look what he´s done... C´mon, I sure hope this large-scale no-good-for-urban buildings would be forgotten, but I think I´m on the minority side on this. Just think about it...please people! It´s culturally sensitive as it is painting green a building and calling it ecological. Even you had the “people” concept a little more interestingly dealt with – and this is reeeeeeally poor – it´d be just a lot of formalism and show-off, Go back to your schools and look at the old World Fairs if you please.
it is shocking to see people embrace this without any kind of criticism, based only on aerial views, flythroughs and questionably good looks
What was that about Yin and Yang?? The curved shape recalls the circle? Is that it? I won´t even call it far fetched, I´d say is plain old lying about reason, form, structure and any kind of meaning in architecture.
Venturi had much more on his side and just look what he´s done…
C´mon, I sure hope this large-scale no-good-for-urban buildings would be forgotten, but I think I´m on the minority side on this.
Just think about it…please people!

]]> By: James N R http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43916 James N R Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:40:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43916 From an engineering point of you this would be a great achievement. However I fear the the typically simplistic symbolic architectural value (here taken to the absolute literal extreme) is increadibly dubious. It is a shame that we see this kind of self saticfying, poorly thought out design "philosopy" over and over again all over the world and now in china too. From an engineering point of you this would be a great achievement. However I fear the the typically simplistic symbolic architectural value (here taken to the absolute literal extreme) is increadibly dubious. It is a shame that we see this kind of self saticfying, poorly thought out design “philosopy” over and over again all over the world and now in china too.

]]> By: racheblue http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43874 racheblue Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:01:34 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43874 Hmmmm, I liked the design on first glance but can see no evidence of it's sustainability or 'green' credentials. The 'culturally sensitive' notion seems a little far fetched too - as for the video - quite shockingly non-descript and somewhat patronisingly implausible! On the positive side, I do like the basic design concept (minus the pseudo 'cultural' factors) and the futuristic, almost animated feel but think it may need some work in regard to sustainability (eco and otherwise) and location. Hmmmm, I liked the design on first glance but can see no evidence of it’s sustainability or ‘green’ credentials. The ‘culturally sensitive’ notion seems a little far fetched too – as for the video – quite shockingly non-descript and somewhat patronisingly implausible!
On the positive side, I do like the basic design concept (minus the pseudo ‘cultural’ factors) and the futuristic, almost animated feel but think it may need some work in regard to sustainability (eco and otherwise) and location.

]]> By: tyler http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43832 tyler Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:24:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43832 There is an elevator in the St. Louis Arch. It travels diagonally. There is an elevator in the St. Louis Arch. It travels diagonally.

]]> By: MKB http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43826 MKB Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:30:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43826 I don't see how this is culturally and site sensitive. Simply simply extruding the ren symbol does make for a culturally sensitive building. Sure there is a response to opening up to the water ,but how welcoming is it to walk under the structure. I question how this is sustainable design as well. How does this deal with unwanted sun angles? It seems to me that each facade is treated in the same manner. How does it ventilate? Where is it energy coming from? Or is a huge energy guzzler? I don’t see how this is culturally and site sensitive. Simply simply extruding the ren symbol does make for a culturally sensitive building. Sure there is a response to opening up to the water ,but how welcoming is it to walk under the structure. I question how this is sustainable design as well. How does this deal with unwanted sun angles? It seems to me that each facade is treated in the same manner. How does it ventilate? Where is it energy coming from? Or is a huge energy guzzler?

]]> By: heri siswanto http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43822 heri siswanto Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:02:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43822 beautiful building... may someone tell me bout the detai concept? adn hoh it can build? kuchiinarch@gmail.com beautiful building…
may someone tell me bout the detai concept? adn hoh it can build?

kuchiinarch@gmail.com

]]> By: Jerome http://inhabitat.com/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/comment-page-1/#comment-43817 Jerome Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:54:35 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/17/the-%e4%ba%ba-ren-building/#comment-43817 Blech. How pathetically literal. This is the sexy-ed up version of Venturi's decorated duck shed. And so appropriate for the typically horribly kitsch taste of my fellow Chinese/Taiwanese peeps at home. Hmmm...see a symbol/icon, and directly translate it to form, in this case, architecture. Let's see...C.Y. Lee's Taipei 101 and its stacked take-out containers. PoMo couldn't get any more embarassing with these bad appropriations of cultural sources. Check out http://www.pekingduck.org/archives/001778.php Blech. How pathetically literal. This is the sexy-ed up version of Venturi’s decorated duck shed. And so appropriate for the typically horribly kitsch taste of my fellow Chinese/Taiwanese peeps at home. Hmmm…see a symbol/icon, and directly translate it to form, in this case, architecture. Let’s see…C.Y. Lee’s Taipei 101 and its stacked take-out containers. PoMo couldn’t get any more embarassing with these bad appropriations of cultural sources. Check out http://www.pekingduck.org/archives/001778.php

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