Herzog & de Meuron is "deconstructing stupid architecture" in Miami

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In this movie from Miami, Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron claims the Swiss architecture studio is trying to create a "new vernacular for Miami" that eschews sealed, air-conditioned buildings in favour of more "transparent or permeable" structures.
"Very often, if you go to a place, you're asked to do architecture that relates to that place, stylistically, or typologically or whatever," says Herzog, who was speaking at the press preview of the new Pérez Art Museum in downtown Miami, which opened in December 2013. "What would that be in Miami?"
"The most famous style or vernacular here is the art deco [buildings] on Ocean Drive, but this is relatively stupid architecture; it is just blind boxes, which have a certain decoration, like a cake or pastry, with air conditioning that makes a very strict difference between inside and outside."
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[@TOPSWATTASHANE]

He's definitely right, architects often forget that buildings they design extend beyond the computer world (within which sameness abounds). If you've ever been to either of these two buildings you'd see just how amazing they are to experience, but not because they are intricate and complex, but for their simplicity which allows a much greater connection with what is actually around you.

[@JanneWolterbeek]

Stupid can also be referred to as ignorant, architecture ignorant to its surrounding qualities.

[@lhbear]

Open the buildings to the " Amazing weather"...i live in Florida, it is August, 90 degrees and humidity is 85% thank God for those stupid buildings with air conditioning, this dude has never lived in Florida.

[@smileyoreo3295]

Jacques's absolutely right.

[@OmarCalderon01]

I think he is calling us stupid... gotta love the attitude. He has nothing else.

[@MarceloLaraM]

Dearing, ingenious, love it. Hate air cond. and agree whit his ideas.

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

Sounds nice to say "we try to exploit the most 'of a place' and not make the most amazing most exquisite building in a place" but the results aren't very convincing. ultimately public reception of every one of these buildings is that they're a modern spectacle, hardly 'of a place', and seemingly an architect's ego-driven attempt at the 'exquisite'. It's so hard to sell anything categorically modern architecture (a cross cultural, global movement linked to capitalism) as vernacular or 'of a place'

[@darkoneforce2]

So the elements can "get in" in case of a hurricane ? Or maybe small kids have accidents ?

[@BillWoodillustrator]

The risk with many modern thinking of architecture is that it’s all a little just too smart and intellectual. I miss the innocence of the MCM Southern California approach.

[@watchulla]

lol stupid garage, ok show me a smart one. please

[@ColtraneTaylor]

He attacks Art Deco buildings as stupid?? Then puts up his ugly soulless whatever he calls it buildings? Who cares if Art Deco was North American (and it's not). Miami to Mumbai, Deco is wonderful.