ADESPRN: Architect (Love and Hate)

CORONADO, Philippe Jiro L.                                                                                           August 23, 2010

1.       Who is your favorite Architect among the report? Why?

-          Personally, I admire Daniel Libeskinds’ style of Architecture because the way he deconstruct things is really beyond his capacity of thinking. When I look at his structures, I question myself on what was his Design Concept on those buildings. From a parent form, he transforms the basic form to an extra-ordinary form. His style of thinking would definitely help us, students of Architecture because we should also think beyond what is ordinary. For us to help us design effectively and also to defend our work. The uniqueness on his work is very admirable. His work has a lot of edges and pointed ends. To conclude, he has a unique way of designing things. He thinks beyond an image and form a new much better design

-          The other one is Cesar Pelli, I admire him because he’s such a symbolical person. He believes that everything he works on has its reason. He is a very symbolic man. He works on a structure vary to the culture of a certain place. He doesn’t mind about the religions and beliefs, he design based on what that country has respectfully. That’s why I believe his philosophy that, no matter how beautiful the building is, but it does not stand on a respective country, we should question the design philosophy of that building.

2.       Who is the Architect that you hate? Why?

-          There’s really not much to hate about the Architects that has been said. Everyone is good. Everyone is very impressing. Everyone is really a well proven Architect. They have been a gift to the industry providing each country innovative structures. They are very inspiring. Their thoughts and philosophy in life really helps all young men who wants to be Architects. The only thing that struck me negatively during the discussion was when Philip Johnson said that “Visitors are like fish, they only last for 3 days.” For me personally, it sounded very unfriendly, because it’s not a nice way to treat guests and visitors. It just lack of hospitality. That’s all.