Holey moley! Architecture's trend for cutting holes in buildings

[Demeter]

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/jan/17/architecture-holes-buildings-china-zaha-hadid-dubai











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[Major Nikon]

1. Shanghai World Financial Center bottle opener

[Agschmid]

11. I love that!

[Scuba]

2. Frank Lloyd Wright is unimpressed.

[Stevenmarc]

3. The architectural equivalent

Of selective color, gimmicky.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Allows in more light

If you have ever worked in an interior office with no windows, you'd understand the importance of allowing in more light.

[NV Whino]

5. There is actually a purpose for those holes

Wind flow. Makes the building more stable in high winds. And the higher you go, the more wind.

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Makes good sense.

I worked as a temp high up in a skyscraper, and I was a tad sick the whole time from the movement of the building.

[David J Gill]

20. A purpose for those big holes in buildings? Yes and No.

The third photo from the top is of the arch at La Defense in Paris. It is on the axis of the Champs Elysees as is the Arc de Triomphe. The building should be understand as a modern triumphal arch. This building is very successful in this regard.

The other building are, I believe, are in third world or Asian countries. They are eye catching gimmicks in a quest to stand out as unique and iconic. Id say these holes are expensive. It makes the structure of the bldg more elaborate and expensive and requires a lot more expensive exterior enclose...and expensive part of the building. The concept can be good and purposeful, but most of these particular examples are just big ego statements.


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A better building with big holes. An MIT dorm by architect Steven Holl in Cambridge MA. (Get it?...HOLL...hole?)

(How the hell do you get an image to shop up on this site? Use link with an URL of an image...no? Why isn't it obvious? All of these forum sites are a mind f___.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Welcome to DU, David J Gill!

And welcome to the Photo Group!

You need a photo hosting site to post pictures here. Photobucket is one such site. It's free. Just open an account and follow the prompts to post pictures. It's wise to use the Preview function at the bottom of your post before you post it. Just to make sure!

[NV Whino]

6. The first one is police headquarters

The second must be headquarters for Dunkin' Donuts. Right?

[Curmudgeoness]

8. I think that fourth one is pretty cool.

I still prefer the old buildings with lots of decoration. I just stare in awe at the buildings in DC....they have class.

[marble falls]

9. Found this ground breaker in my town:

http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.5047025859955498&w=258&h=182&c=7&rs=1&pid=1.7

[toby jo]

15. oh god, & I clicked on it.

[Fred Sanders]

10. Architects Run Out Of New Ideas, Start Punching Holes In Buildings

[eppur_se_muova]

14. yeah, mostly ... nt

[geomon666]

12. They got the money, want to live in a doughnut? Let them live inside a doughnut!

[Demeter]

13. geomon, that's PERFECT!

I don't think I've seen that one....

[burrowowl]

16. Thanks! Nice Post

[wowser]

17. mmmmm doughnuts

[reACTIONary]

18. The third one is the La Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris...

As noted, it is twisted off axis to join up with Paris's other monuments, in particular the Arc de Triomphe. From the Arc de Triomphe you can see it, lined right up. I was intrigued, and I made a side trip just to see it. At the time, the state department had a 9/11 photojournalism exhibit in a public gallery there, so I got to go up in the building and look around a bit.

[rgbecker]

19. In my opinion: Just tempting adventurous pilots.