Comparisons to residential schools are out of line...
...this is more like a maximum security prison.
If architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was right when he said "God is in the details," then the conceptual drawing for Youth For Christ's recreation centre renders a Godless box.
This is architecture formless and void, employing all the brutal inhumanity of Modernism and none of its dedication to simplicity; setting the bar for horrendousness on Main Street (no easy feat). The winding coils that make up the "feature" entrance comes off like a pathetic whimper. For cheapness, ugliness, and architectural depravity, it is superlative. To build this on the industrial backroads of North Transcona would be a manifestation of society's declining values. To build this on a prominent intersection at the centre of Winnipeg would be tragic.
If there is any sense at the City (Council, Property, Planning & Development), any attempt to build according to this will be promptly sent back to whatever drawing board it crawled off of.
If architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was right when he said "God is in the details," then the conceptual drawing for Youth For Christ's recreation centre renders a Godless box.
This is architecture formless and void, employing all the brutal inhumanity of Modernism and none of its dedication to simplicity; setting the bar for horrendousness on Main Street (no easy feat). The winding coils that make up the "feature" entrance comes off like a pathetic whimper. For cheapness, ugliness, and architectural depravity, it is superlative. To build this on the industrial backroads of North Transcona would be a manifestation of society's declining values. To build this on a prominent intersection at the centre of Winnipeg would be tragic.
If there is any sense at the City (Council, Property, Planning & Development), any attempt to build according to this will be promptly sent back to whatever drawing board it crawled off of.
posted by The Rise and Sprawl at
10:10 PM
10 Comments:
Do you know who designed this?
I like it, it will keep the Godliness in and all those scary people who live in that area out.
Come investigate Jesus!
Wow, I am so happy my 2 million in tax dollars is going to build that splendid "world class" facility in the armpit of main st.
I like it.
LOL
Thats what you get when you have stupid people running the likes of the planning department, centreventure and city hall.
Whichever architect designed this needs to have his license revoked.
I couldn't figure out how to email you. Here's a link to a satirical take on Winnipeg's urban sprawl. Methinks you'll dig it.
http://barbwireclothesline.blogspot.com/2010/03/winnipeg-launches-preemptive-strike.html
Also, feel free to post the link on your blog. I contribute. You attribute.
Nobody ever says to an architect "Here is $10M dollars, do your best, see you at occupancy." Design outcomes are influenced by far too many people and compromises to mention that it is nearly a miracle when the planets all align and a project becomes truly successful. I think most architects would agree this is a very terrible building idea. Truthfully, I think an engineer designed it.
this image must have been simply for 'promotional' purposes. It unfortunately sends the wrong message -- however, YFC have only selected an architect for this project as of friday. The building will be different from this - hopefully much diffrent.
Its actually much worse....
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