Comments on: Architecture Beat – Francis Gregory Library in SE http://www.welovedc.com/2010/02/18/architecture-beat-francis-gregory-library-in-se/ Your Life Beyond The Capitol Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Samantha Sirzyk http://www.welovedc.com/2010/02/18/architecture-beat-francis-gregory-library-in-se/comment-page-1/#comment-20038 Samantha Sirzyk Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:58:18 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=28646#comment-20038 John, your critique of the Washington Highlands library is hilarious and much appreciated. As for the SE library, I personally don't get too excited about an argyle sweater being superimposed on the facade of a public building. John, your critique of the Washington Highlands library is hilarious and much appreciated.

As for the SE library, I personally don’t get too excited about an argyle sweater being superimposed on the facade of a public building.

]]> By: John Athayde http://www.welovedc.com/2010/02/18/architecture-beat-francis-gregory-library-in-se/comment-page-1/#comment-20031 John Athayde Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:51:37 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=28646#comment-20031 I personally dislike this guy's work. I ripped his McDonalds Playplace version of a library <a href="http://www.welovedc.com/2009/09/03/when-architects-attack/" rel="nofollow">last September</a>. I think it's attempting to be incredibly clever while creating something that will be akin to a how we view (in 2010) a crimped side pony tail and a members only jacket from the 80s come 2040. These materials can't possibly age well. And we've seen in the last month of snow what happens to flat roofs over large spans. The only redeeming thing about this building is that it at least attempts to be a minimalist version of a greek temple. One could argue that it's also talking something of the MLK library vibe. At least there's an attempt to communicate with the existing language of the city in that regard with this space. Maybe I just need to stop looking at <a href="http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78" rel="nofollow">awesome old style libraries</a> and get with the times. I personally dislike this guy’s work. I ripped his McDonalds Playplace version of a library last September. I think it’s attempting to be incredibly clever while creating something that will be akin to a how we view (in 2010) a crimped side pony tail and a members only jacket from the 80s come 2040. These materials can’t possibly age well. And we’ve seen in the last month of snow what happens to flat roofs over large spans.

The only redeeming thing about this building is that it at least attempts to be a minimalist version of a greek temple. One could argue that it’s also talking something of the MLK library vibe. At least there’s an attempt to communicate with the existing language of the city in that regard with this space.

Maybe I just need to stop looking at awesome old style libraries and get with the times.

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