#Platform 2014

INSIDE / OUTSIDE

So many aspects to this intricate problem. Will it be a social, political, economical or cultural angle? #domino #platform

3:58 PM — 4 Jun 2014 @reginapuma

Heads tilted upwards, mouths open; the only way to make sense of the space #domino #platform

6:54 PM — 4 Jun 2014 @mgnellis

Two Trees chief: “We want to create a community for all of Williamsburg that’s reconnected to its waterfront.” #domino #platform

4:25 AM — 5 Jun 2014 @mgnellis

Zachs’ proposal argued that the #domino plans didn’t go far enough; could be more radical http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/7999 #platform


what once stood so proud will forever be obliterated by tumours of glass #domino #platform

10:32 AM — 6 Jun 2014 @joshua_bradwell

NOBODY’S TELLING ME HOW AFFORDABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTUALLY IS! #domino #platform Youtube: domino sugar refinery story <http://youtu.be/fm_ROSIi-MA>

5:54 PM — 6 Jun 2014 @joshua_bradwell

“We wanted to build something innovative & worthy of the magnificent site and the dynamic neighborhood” Lombino, Two Trees #domino #platform


Can I get some stevia in my organic, fair trade coffee? #domino #platform

1:41 AM — 11 Jun 2014 @darylmarch

Has public pressure won out since a compromise has been reached and #domino complex is not totally private? #platform


PRESERVE /DESTROY

Sugar. Rust. Sugary rust. Rusty sugar. #domino #platform


Contrast of pattern, colour and decay successful. Will the replacement build be as harmonious? #domino #platform


100 steps 100 cracks #domino #platform


Concerns that #domino plans will “overwhelm neighborhoods w/ hulking buildings that hurt quality of life” #platformNY Daily News: Mayor de Blasio’s Brooklyn housing plan is building big worries <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/mayor-de-blasio-housing-plan-building-big-worries-article-1.1715572>


Alternative design proposal from HAO. Maybe not as beautifully designed, but sensitive to community #domino #platformBrokelyn: Now there’s a beautifully doomed counter-proposal for the Domino development <http://brokelyn.com/now-theres-beautifully-doomed-counter-proposal-domino-development />


This development is segregating the boroughs, constraining opportunities for the diverse. #balance #Domino #platform


the streets come alive at night. salsa dancing on the streets. soon they will be blinded by a thousand lights #domino #platform


the ONLY silver lining? it’ll finally open up the waterfront again #domino #paltform


Dev’s advocate: prime real estate will always be fought 4 by private ents. Not mutually exclusive with community space tho #domino #platform


REWIND / FAST-FORWARDIf not observations, questions on NYC development plan since the 90s. Is it looking for a balance in the demographics? #platform #domino


Work,finish,publish —Michael Faraday #platform #domino

5:34 AM — 5 Jun 2014 @nnarasimhan

the voice of these streets is changing. a rich, captivating melody has become a mournful, heavy-hearted tune #domino #platform


80 % market rate / 20 percent affordability ratio during the Bloomberg era. De Blasio+23 other advocates promote a 50/50 #platform #domino

12:08 AM — 7 Jun 2014 @reginapuma

“this model still has not lived up to the standards for dsgn & urbanism that the city must aspire to for the next century” #domino #platform


“These unique sites are opportunities to generate new forms of urbanism and orders of magnitude greater revenue” #platform #domino


I am not vs. change, although a generational shift is imposed to society by shop’s version of #domino development #platform


USE / ABUSE

brick after brick after brick after brick and you want to kill it with a GLASS ABOMINATION! #domino #platform


@joshua_bradwell What did you think about the renders? Did you see the scale of that project? #domino #platform7:00 AM — 4 Jun 2014

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Those are monstrosities. Offensive, obtrusive monstrosities #domino #platform


Parking lots are the developer’s wet dream. #domino #platform


Walentas to locals: “It will not be big box. It will not be Starbucks. It will not be Duane Reade.” #domino #platformMetropolis: DUMBO Principle <http://www.metropolismag.com/May-2013/DUMBO-Principle/>


“[Two Trees] claims that the added height is a public benefit, the key to the plan’s ‘porosity.’” #domino #platformMetropolis: DUMBO Principle <http://www.metropolismag.com/May-2013/DUMBO-Principle/>


Office space at #domino essential; “Jed believes that the secret sauce in DUMBO is the office worker.” #platform Metropolis: DUMBO Principle <http://www.metropolismag.com/May-2013/DUMBO-Principle/>


Initial #domino plans were actually worse. Is that possible? What is happening? Who thinks this is okay?! #platform Rafael Viñoly Architects <http://www.rvapc.com/works/785-the-new-domino>


I wonder what does “Smart Growth” stand for #domino #platform


NYC love SHOP Archs cuz they represent the NYC idiosyncrasy. Creatives, but first: moneymakers. Developers. #domino SHoP Architects <http://www.shoparc.com/>


It stands for a set of values that I don’t share, as they are not interested on the system they are profiting of. #domino #platform


We need more community spaces dedicated to art and enrichment, not luxury condos #domino #platform


@darylmarch if only we could have both

4:35 PM — 10 Jun 2014 @dorkusprime

@darylmarch I bet you anything they believe they’re bringing both, when they;re actually taking away so much #domino #platform


@joshua_bradwell @darylmarch The fact is that community didn’t come up with a thorough plan to be able to confront this reality #platform


Is public space at waterfront still valid if private buildings block river view for rest of neighbourhood? #domino #platform


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USE / ABUSE

If you are going to take a train right now, you don’t need to hurry. #madpenn #platform

2:34 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @clarameliande

Butchered staircase shows first sign of construction #moynihanstation #madpenn #platform

4:16 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @SMassarsk

½ of the post office staircase is destroyed. MOYNIHAN STATION PHASE 1 opening 2016. #itshappening #madpenn #platform

5:11 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @lisamaione

We are suspect in our note-taking. Two officers stroll slowly past us, pretending to be interested in something else. #madpenn #platform

6:00 AM — 4 Jun 2014 @jantjevoogd

Modern robber barons would like to take a design swing at dis ting. #Platform #pennstation #madpenn

8:19 AM — 5 Jun 2014 @LereticoTj

The wretched buildings of our era. Shameful evidence. Build gardens out of deserts. Pile wonders to the sky. #Platform #pennstation #madpenn


Penn Station demolition: When everybody agrees about something but the opposite happens—that’s America’s lobby culture. #platform #madpenn


Moynihan station will not add tracks, just move Amtrak. 95% of commuters will still use Penn #madpenn #platform


Reminded to not get too caught up in the mythical nostalgia #madpenn; 1963 Penn Station = not great shape. #platform


“There is no question that Penn Sta (designed for ~250,000 daily passengers) is overwhelmed…” #platform #madpennNY Times: Rebuilding Penn Station Becomes Issue in Mayor’s Race <http://nyti.ms/1lhfTgA>

12:05 AM — 9 Jun 2014 @lisamaione

“Even when we had Penn, we couldn’t afford to keep it clean—we want & deserve tin-can architecture in a tin-horn culture.” #platform #madpenn


Don’t rising property values usually mean rising property taxes? #madpenn


REWIND / FAST-FORWARDMyth of Pennsylvania Station—Doric columns and vaulted concourse obfuscate debate. #platform #pennstation #madpennThe New York Preservation Archive Project <http://www.nypap.org/content /pennsylvania-station>


1955 Chicago’s bigger than Ours! Matter of Pride and Value “Tear Down that Station” #Platform #pennstation #madpenn


If Penn Station moves to the Post Office building will McKim, Mead & White rest in peace now? Is this justice being made? #platform #madpenn


“The only way to fix penn station is to move Madison Square Garden”—Michael Kimmelman #madpenn #platform


“Historic justice” to try to save penn station from the “crime” of 1963 —Michael Kimmelman #madpenn #platform


Diller Scofidio Renfro’s proposal diagrams distill the changes needed in the westside development #platform #madpennDSR Design Challenge Presentation <http://www.scribd.com/doc/144711099/DSR-Design-Challenge-Presentation>8:45 AM — 9 Jun 2014 @lisamaione

end of an error. take down new penn. it never happened. improved penn. control alt delete? #platform #madpenn #pennstationredo

6:27 PM — 10 Jun 2014 @LereticoTj

Where is Ruskin when we need him? #madpenn

8:04 AM — 11 Jun 2014 @ jantjevoogd

#madpenn: build artificial weather cloud above post office to remind future what we walked thru in name of speedy communication #platform


#madpenn needs to accommodate more humans getting in and out of city. let’s make the new Penn/Moynihan the next NYC icon. #platform


#madpenn: penn station / moynihan station will be a pride of NYC, not a graveyard of former aspirations. #platform


INSIDE / OUTSIDE

Food stands and garbage bags #entrance #madpenn #platform


Standing in the middle, then running as a wave of people, swimming vigorously around the static #circulation #madpenn #platform


The hum of rolling suitcases, scooters, and one lone bicycle #wheels #madpenn #platform


eighth ave and 33rd street. so many humans. and backpacks. and rolling suitcases. #platform


Young Joseph Mary Child wait for Palmetto to NC, He got work—she smiles—him sitting tall. #Platform #PennStation #WhereAreYouGoing #Madpenn


Inside Penn Station, announcers pause in their divinations, allowing the quiet strains of Handel to emerge. #madpenn #platform


A circle of stillness, travelers not traveling, only waiting, surrounded by spokes of constant movement. #madpenn #platform


Men in suits—15, women in suits—6, women in maternity clothes—3. #madpenn #platform


Descending into the LIRR ocean of humanity, a roiling sea of people, hoping to avoid sharks and jellyfish. #madpenn #platform


Poseidon is around here somewhere, near his gate, guarded by two mermaidic angels. Will they be welcome in Moynihan St.? #madpenn #platform


Young french kid needs spare change—commuters charge past ignoring his supplication. #Platform #PennStationinAM #canyouspareadime #madpenn


“Gitt’n the (expletive) out’a here man.” Waits for 51 Cardinal to Omaha—plastic-bag-luggage #Platform #pennstation #whereareyougoing #madpenn


Asking questions of strangers in Amtrak waiting room = suspicious behavior. Amtrak Police not amused. #Madpenn #Platform #PennStationLove


@LereticoTj Be careful, we don’t want you to encounter any problems with the police.

7:15 AM — 4 Jun 2014 @Amtrak

Eagles. Twenty two in all. Swept from perch. Grounded. Your air rights were sold. #Platform #pennstation #madpenn


@LereticoTj are all the 22 eagles from the original Penn Station somewhere in the current site? if so, where are they? #platform #madpenn


@lisamaione they r all over... Two are at current penn #platform #madpennUntapped Cities: Daily What?! Where Are the 22 Eagles of Original Penn Station? <http://untappedcities.com/2013/06/27/daily-what-where-are-22-eagles-original-penn-station/>


@LereticoTj i love that they’ve found homes closer to the ground (human eye-level) in so many places. #oddhappyendings #platform #madpenn”


Penn Station issue is coupled with the MSG issue. They not only share the same building. They have complementary roles. #platform #madpenn

6:49 AM — 8 Jun 2014 @clarameliande

@clarameliande this also makes me think, what businesses are in 1 Penn Plaza, the office buildings above the station? #platform #madpenn


It could be 2pm, 9pm, 5am, the light inside Penn Station is precisely the same at all hours. #platform #madpenn #nosenseoftime


Any sense of Architecture(tm) is obscured by multiple layers of dropped ceilings on top of dropped ceilings. #platform #madpenn


Nowadays, where should one go to have one’s daily activities “ennobled”, to feel “important”? #socialcontexts #platform #madpenn


Does anyone else think the rendering for Moynihan St waiting room resembles a hockey rink? #madpenn


PRESERVE /DESTROY

A terrific waste of space: detractors of the old Penn Station said about the building. #platform #madpenn


Can money rule urban development? The birth of the preservation movement in NY is related with the scandal of old Penn. #platform #madpenn


Does real estate market has aesthetic values? #platform #madpenn


To move again Penn Station, now to the post office building across the street is a clear assumption of guilty from NYC? #platform #madpenn

6:50 AM — 8 Jun 2014 @clarameliande

How many times cities must destroy and regret the destruction before they learn about urban planning? #platform #madpenn

6:53 AM – 8 Jun 2014 @clarameliande

Critic Ada Louise Huxtable: architecture is “the art we cannot afford to ignore” #madpenn #platform


1963: “the crash of 90 ft columns will be heard this summer” #adalouisehuxtable #madpenn #platform


“Huxtable could be nostalgic but never sentimental” #adalouisehuxtable #madpenn #platform


“Penn Station is one of the greatest symbols of monumental public space that any American city has ever had…” #madpenn #platform #pbs


From DC to Boston through catacombs—NYC Penn Station—heart of the ancient myth of labyrinth. #platform #madpenn


@LereticoTj love how perfectly round the tunnels are represented here. #platform #idealworld #madpenn #ilovescience


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PRESERVE /DESTROY

american folk art museum—you are already shrouded as if mourning your own death #DxMoMA #platform #SVAdesignresearch

2:43 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @mjwconway

Move along, move along, nothing to see here—the forensics team has been notified and the body will be removed shortly #DxMoMA #platform


They scoop out the innards first; at least it’s not a vivisection #DxMoMA #platform

10:54 AM — 6 Jun 2014 @mjwconway

Obsolescence A User’s Manual #platform #DxMoMA

2:23 PM — 6 Jun 2014 @cbbsays

The Street, by G. Perec (3):”They are then said to be ‘subject to alignment’, meaning they can by rights be demolished…” #DxMoMA #platform

8:59 PM — 8 Jun 2014 pat_amorim

it takes breeding an exoskeleton in order to a building devours its insides. #scaffolding #dxmoma…

9:40 PM — 8 Jun 2014 @pat_amorim

would like to attach post-it to MoMA’s backside saying “kick me,” but ultimately the space is theirs to use. #dxMoMA #platform #gag

3:00 AM — 11 Jun 2014 @squintdotcom

@kingery_kingery @squintdotcom perhaps we should build a museum to display the museum fragment #museumsRdead #DxMoMA #platform


INSIDE / OUTSIDE

Signs of bird life behind the green scrim of the defunct American Folk Art museum—a temporary sanctuary for someone #DxMoma #platform

2:26 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @kingery_kingery

You need to immerse yourself into the experience with all your senses: look, touch, listen, smell… Taste? #platform

7:37 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @cocabags

So w/ tight tie btween folk + modern art, why the need for two separate institutions, 2 bldgs, 2 architectural visions? #dxMoMa #platform

9:46 PM — 4 Jun 2014 @squintdotcom

@squintdotcom Theoretically I agree—why separate them. They’re all art. But don’t you think they have different audiences?

5:59 AM — 5 Jun 2014 @cocabags

@cocabags @squintdotcom Long-term philos. debate re: folk-art being art, subdued in recent years with some mutual respect #DxMoMA #platform


@squintdotcom @cocabags @mjwconway both last dOCUMENTA (13) and Venice Biennale (55th) sought to synthesize this dichotomy #platform #DxMoMA


@cbbsays @cocabags @mjwconway seems putting Am Folk Art Museum in LIC, farther from MoMA, cuts chances for discovery. #DxMoMA #platform


@squintdotcom Being next to MoMA is also a competitive disadvantage. MoMA takes time, no time left for the neighbour #DxMoMA #platform


Too often we devote our energies to issues that really aren’t that important, in the grand scheme of things #itseasier #DxMoMA #platform

4:00 AM — 5 Jun 2014 @kingery_kingery

How many cat-stencilled MTA posters can one guy sell in front of MoMA? #DxMoMA #platform


One can’t help but feel empathy for the small and fragile Folk MoMa building tucked between giant sky scrapers #platform


@cocabags totally agree. I was not a fan of the architecture, to be honest. but it was. and now it will no longer be. #dxMoMA #platform

7:08 AM — 5 Jun 2014 @squintdotcom

@cocabags It seems it was never the right location… #DxMoMA #platform


The spirit of folk art lives on in the streets #DxMoMA #platform


MoMA razes AFAM … and Tate Britain rolls out first folk art show Tuesday. http://www.tate.org.uk /whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/british-folk-art #dxMoMa #platform


Spotted at 50th & 6th ave: hot dog carts and Mr. Softee trucks are the new American folk art #DxMoMA


REWIND / FAST-FORWARDDoes a building’s identity exist within a single component? Raise your hand for the facade #DxMoMA #platform


@kingery_kingery This being why DS+R initially stated it wouldn’t be saved—they are against “facade-ism” #DxMoMA #platform #flipflop


@mjwconway ha! Perhaps it really is better to just lock it in a storage dungeon and forget any of this ever happened. #DxMoMA #platform


The museum that couldn’t stop eating: MoMA in 2020. http://www.architectmagazine.com/architecture/what-the-museum-of-modern-art-might-look-like-in-2020_o.aspx #dxMoMa #platform


what will one day stand on MoMA’s bones? #dxmoma #platform


“MoMA wanted modernist look of its glassy skin to continue unbroken through its new buildings” #dxmoma #platformTime Out: MoMA reveals its new expansion plans and the fate of the former American Folk Art Museum <http://www.timeout.com/newyork /things-to-do/moma-reveals-its-new-expansion-plans-and-the-fate-of-the-former-american-folk-art-museum>


@pat_amorim MoMA seems to be stuck in modernism. Maybe it’s time to move on and embrace postmodernism!


@cocabags @pat_amorim in the mod v pomo issue, try looking at Diller Scofidio’s early work.

12:04 PM — 9 Jun 2014 @loudpaper

@cocabags @loudpaper @pat_amorim I have never been drawn to MoMA for its architecture. Only for its art.


The Street, by G. Perec: chronicle of a death foretold. #afam #dxmoma #platform


“There will always be another job. But you have only one reputation” #dxmoma #platformMetropolis: Damage Control <http://www.metropolismag.com/Point-of-View/January-2014/Damage-Control/>


@cocabags not sure about postmodernism, but they’re definitely wanna look like they’re embracing folk art.


Not feeling sympathy for the AFAM building, now long gone. Would like to see the bronze carry the torch in some form. #DxMoMA #platform


@kingery_kingery oh so harsh! still, preserve the facade? what’s the point?


@squintdotcom nostalgia? seems like the facade is the real marker of this building’s memory. #DxMoMA


@mjwconway @squintdotcom they will cast it into storage for now; interested to see how people react when it surfaces back #DxMoMA #platform


@kingery_kingery @squintdotcom if exists in time and place, can “memory” be truly captured by a simple plane? perhaps not. #DxMoMA #platform


@kingery_kingery @squintdotcom recall seeing the building for the 1st time, was an “ah ha!” moment for me #DxMoMA #platform


@mjwconway @squintdotcom how long ago was that?


@kingery_kingery @squintdotcom 2005—full disclosure: love of the building never translated into visiting the museum #DxMoMA #platform


@mjwconway @squintdotcom proof that the essence of a building is separate from what goes on within the walls DxMoMa #platform


Maybe MoMA will get razed in karmic retribution. Let’s get that outrage started ahead of time. #freakout #DxMoMA #platform


MAN transFORMS #platform #DxMoMA

6:00 AM — 11 Jun 2014 @cbbsays

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perhaps paradoxically struggling to overcome “home blindness”, the anthropologist ends up licking the scaffolding at MoMA #platform #DxMoMA


To finance the construction, FolkMoma borrowed $32 M by issuing bonds and then defaulted on the debt! Bad bad planning! #DxMoMA #platform


@cocabags Agreed! Bad planning all around, with some terrible luck (recession) thrown in for good measure. #DxMoMA #platform


@mjwconway Apparently the new building was supposed to increase the amount of visitors—so I’d add “wishful thinking” to the equation


@cocabags The same wishful thinking of all post-Bilbao museums... #DxMoMA #platform


12:34 AM — 7 Jun 2014 @cbbsays

giving landmark status to 13yr bldg, a dangerous precedent—would mean death of innovation in arch. (beauty=liability) #DxMoMA #platform


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The #NYStatePavilion over the decades went from grand-narrative structure to grassroots icon #platform

11:37 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @gabrieleor

Passengers ascend from bedrock to a perch hovering above the ground—escalator procession at Court Street Station #platform #pastfuture

5:20 AM — 4 Jun 2014 @lawolke

Theaterama today #platform #pastfuture

9:37 AM — 7 Jun 2014 @bsnaith1

@dcrit National treasure… #platform #pastfuture


@dcrit “Outdoor rooms are just as important as indoor rooms.” #platform #pastfuture10 Forgotten Lessons of Mid-Century Modern Design <http://blog.buildllc.com/2011/09/10-forgotten-lessons-of-mid-century-modern-design/>


The pavilion’s exoskeleton’s program: “An unengaged free space as an example of the greatness of New York” #platformAD Classics: New York State Pavilion / Philip Johnson <http://www.archdaily.com/492148/ad-classics-new-york-state-pavillion-phillip-johnson/>


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The US 13 Most Wanted Men’s mugshots were silkscreened on the 1964 Expo NY State pavilion #platform #pastfuture


Volleyball? Minigolf? map proposes, but skateboarders rule this land with their scooter minions #pastfuture #platform


@dcrit Baltian spaceships? This explains a lot… #platform #pastfutureDaily Mail: ‘Men in Black’ towers could be torn down: Debate rages over fate of spaceship-like landmarks <http://www.dailymail.co.uk /news/article-2597102/Debate-rages-crumbling-spaceship-Worlds-Fair-towers-featured-Men-Black.html>


@dcrit Alas, the fountain is dry but our planet remains—an augury of our future? #platform #pastfuture


Monuments that crumble down are not lost, but regained. The labour spent in harnessing the space must be released to be vital again. #platform


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Finally arrived at the New York State Pavilion with a cold welcome from the rain clouds #platform #pastfuture

4:43 PM — 3 Jun 2014 @nuglybird

The artwork by Warhol only lasted days before being painted over in silver #platform #pastfuture #NYStatePavilion


Concrete and steel, the elementary syntactic blocks of the upward city, rarely get to age well together. #platform


Queens Museum closed: we can’t reenact Godzilla’s carnage #pastfuture #platform


@dcrit Philip Johnson’s Tent of tomorrow. Tent of ruins? #platform #pastfutureHelp save the Pavilion. <http://blog.dwr.com/designnotes/ 2014/04/help-save-the-pavilion.html>


@dcrit Estelle Cooper, John Piro, Mitch Silverstein: local heroes :) #platform #pastfutureNY Daily News: Now a landmark, World’s Fair Pavilion gets preservation plan and paint <http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york /queens/landmark-world-fair-pavilion-preservation-plan-paint-ar ticle-1.414172>


.@nycparks did the math on #nystatepavilion: to stabilize it costs $43M, restore=$53M, reimagine=$72M, or $14M=destroy #platform #pastfuture

2:50 PM — 7 Jun 2014 @lawolke

I prefer wabi-sabi ruin of #nystatepavilion, but it should be safe for public access so I vote for the $53M option #platform #pastfuture


@dcrit Lost the suspension roof in 1974, if we wait much longer will all be lost? #platform #pastfuture


@dcrit 1964 WF was a time machine for future technology – time for the future to give us back the past #platform #pastfuture


@dcrit One small step forward, let’s pick up the pace. #platform #pastfutureProgress Report for the New York State Pavilion Paint Project 2014 <http://nyspproject.com/progress_report_for_the_new_yorkL.htm>


@dcrit April 2014 Look what http://nyspproject.org has been able to do. #platform #pastfuture


@dcrit A visually diverse built environment, what’s not to like? Who wants same old? #platform #pastfuture


Love #nystatepavilion? Support @mSilvaFilm @NysPavilionFilm “Modern Ruin” doc & see trailer #platform #pastfutureModern Ruin <http://vimeo.com/81913186>


Preservation in a finite world. Architecture’s apogee is when it finally embraces gravity revealing itself as a construction. #platform

9:46 AM — 9 Jun 2014 @gabrieleor

@gabrieleor check out the world of experimental preservation and the work of Jorge Otero-Pailos http://www.oteropailos.com

12:13 PM — 9 Jun 2014 @loudpaper

@cbbsays @loudpaper Preservation as critical engagement with the subject. It’s a promising debate #platformGSAPP Books: Preservation is Overtaking Us <http://books.gsapp.org/book /preservation-overtaking-us>


.@gabrieleor preservation is also a conceit, perhaps the most basic way for us to proclaim that buildings have meaning #platform #pastfuture


The pavilion is not losing aura as it gets weathered. The labour of the elements and the age add to its monumentality. #platform #pastfuture


@lawolke Did we establish whether it’s true that the #NYSPavilion was actually “3D-scanned for posterity”? #platform #pastfuture


REWIND / FAST-FORWARDFor #platform to the depths of Queens to visit the New York State pavilion built for the 1964 World’s Fair. The future seen from the past.


The monumental globe the 1964 Expo left behind had plenty of satellite orbits to be futureproof #platform #pastfuture


From 7 line, Queens drifts by: condos ogling Manhattan > dense bricolage fades > sturdy saltboxes with gap-tooth lots #platform #pastfuture


What are these tributes to cultures #pastfuture? Stadium, stadium, globe, towers, carousel: some gleam, others in ruins #platform


Peering through the fence, what gladiators swaggered in this arena? No clues remain of victory+defeat #NYStatePavilion #pastfuture #platform


.@gabrieleor hard to believe this was the same place—where’s my time machine? #pastfuture #platform

6:14am — 4 Jun 2014 @lawolke

@mgnellis Wow. I’m getting a sense of nostalgia for a place I’ve never really known. Is there a word for that? @reginapuma @joshua_bradwell


@mgnellis @loudpaper @reginapuma @joshua_bradwell why, yes! The Portuguese call it “saudade!” Wikipedia: Saudade <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade>


.@lawolke @mgnellis @loudpaper @reginapuma saudade... what a beautiful notion! #domino #platform


@mgnellis @joshua_bradwell @loudpaper @reginapuma my Portuguese friend says = yearning for the myth of former greatness—even more tragic!


@dcrit Cultural nostalgia—those were the days that made today. #platform #pastfutureAfter the Fair <http://worldsfairmovie.com/>


@dcrit “Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem “ Margaret Mead #platform #pastfutureNew York State Pavilion Paint Project <http://nyspproject.org/>


.@bsnaith1 Agree! Best pub projects of today=part/fully self-funded: #highline, #CentralPark, even AustinHikeBikeTrail #platform #pastfuture


When a building is designed to have a fast lifecycle, preservation can effectively be a paradox. #platform #pastfutureUniversity of Pennsylvania: Complexities in Conservation of a Post-War Structure: The Case of Philip Johnson’s New York State Pavilion at the 1964–1965 World’s Fair <http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? ar ticle=1059& context= hp_theses>


.@gabrieleor Yes! Aren’t worlds fairs designed 2B ephemera, constructed to feed nostalgia + humanism + optimism? #platform #pastfuture8:26 AM — 11 Jun 2014@lawolke

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