The New China Pavilion: A Red Big Sight
Just saw over at the Shanghaiist that the China Pavilion for the next World Expo is going to look like this:
The structure is named as “the crown of the East” as its most distinct feature is the roof. It will be made of traditional dougong brackets, which have a history of more than 2,000 years.
The dougong style features wooden brackets fixed layer upon layer between the top of a column and a crossbeam. Some important buildings in the Forbidden City and Summer Palace in Beijing feature elaborate dougong-style roofs.
It looks like a pretty cool building design, and I couldn’t help but notice how it has a somewhat similar shape to another gigantic Asian building, Tokyo’s Big Sight:
Upside-Down Pyramids:
A Chinese Family That Loves Japanese Stuff
20 Billion Tweets
First Errand Failure
Doorway Monster
Thousands Line Up For Hayabusa Exhibit
Tokyo Sky Tree Beer
Karuizawa Cosplay
Japan Facing a Farmville Invasion
3D Camcorder
Japanese Kid Takes Solo Bullet Train Trip
Spiny Softshell Turtle in Japan
Summer 2010 Beef Bowl Price War
Looking at it in a detached way, at least there’s no mistaking it for anything other than Chinese, which is good for a building that has national prestige hanging on it … like a world expo building for example.
The NIMBY rule applies though
Inverted pyramids are cool … as long as you have a lot of room around it. I remember reading how most tall buildings in crowded areas are at least tapered or pyramidal near the top, not just because of engineering issues (strength, airflow, etc.) but to minimize the immediate area surrounding it which is permanently blocked from receiving sunlight.
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First they steal Sanrio. Then they steal the Wii. Now they have stolen Tokyo Big Site. STOP THE CHINESE THEFT OF THE PURE AND SACRED JAPANESE CULTURE!
Haha. Pretty cool though. Inverted pyramids are dope.
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looks like built by lego
looks cool though
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It looks pathetic, the name is pathetic, it should be called the crown of the south (chinese are from the south). Everything what chinese do sounds pathetic.
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Typical copy of this monument:
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/images/seoul/Sel2684.jpg
We can see clearly the chinese intentions behind the name.
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The New China Pavilion might be based on some Tang architecture, like this:http://i5.tinypic.com/8akkiyp.jpg
(crosses arms)
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PWNED LMAO
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Then, why not have a look at this ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15074691@N08/2536953399/
I believe if you have some similiar goals when designing a building,
the final outcome would be more or less the same.
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