Comments on: Wolf Prix and Peter Eisenman, Architecture Design Crit

By: leon magnavox

leon magnavox — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:50:39 +0000

i do agree with tali pukerson explaination. and im a support of similar anger. too many poser in our generation as result of great intelectual period of modernism+post+decon about SYSTEM that left generation beyond that period lost and abusive towards removing the system itself.

By: Tali Purkerson

Tali Purkerson — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:02:18 +0000

I have to say that I believe Eisenman actually does have authority to criticize in the manner he does. His work in architectural theory, which is often difficult to decipher and explain, has actually been groundbreaking interms of philosophical implications for the history of architecture. Many people do not have this context prior to engaging with him. I do often see in my peers, a critical lack of understanding of theoretical applications within design. When he points out the average student’s ignorance i.e. his assumption of a student not understanding the difference between Palladio and Borromini, on one level, yes, he is being an intellectual dick, but on the other hand, he is expressing an unconscious frustration with the commercialization of education. At this point, anyone can be an architect if they work hard enough at it, not because their ideas command merit, or that they will eventually come to develop a progressive theory through their practice. Today, it is painfully-easy to access sub-par architecture schools, because of the large growth spurt of architectural education during the era of postmodernism, which essentially the cause for all the lifeless buildings (and underskilled architects) we see today. I’m not surprised that the ideology of ‘equality’ and ‘access’ has taken over in architecture at the expense of unique and critical thought in design. In that sense, I do share Eisenman’s anger.

By: Own

Own — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:33:43 +0000

I’d rather listen to Greg Lynn and Lovegrove talk abit. Wonder what her design actually looks like…

By: PETER

PETER — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:43:02 +0000

?????I DUNNO?
?????I KNOW…listen to what he is saying.Read the Eisenman’s mind…its full of *#@%
his words contradict itself…when he felt Wolf was going to give a different point away from his brutal comment he cut it…but then notice afterwards his cockiness crumbled a bit…this guy is full of *#@%

By: Luke Miller

Luke Miller — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:26:25 +0000

Hey Folks, just stumbled upon your comments about Peter Eisenmann and felt the need to comment. I can personally testify to Eisenmann’s ego-centric, self aggrandizing personality. He built a home for my family in 1969 in Lakeville Conn. It was one of his experimental houses that helped catapult his career but ended as a nightmare for my family. The house had so many structural flaws, a flat roof being one of them. Perhaps in California this would have worked but not in the north east. The house was made of plywood and very soon after its completion the leaks began. Over the years the house literally fell apart. After my parents passed away my family asked Eisenmann for his advice in how to save the house but he had no interest in helping us. The house eventually was torn down. My brothers and i had many fond memories spending summers in Lakeville and we were very sad to see the house slowly fall apart. The house should have never been built structurally and geographically and my parents were partly to blame for listening to Eisenmann and letting him convince them to build it. But to top it off in the end, Eisenmann’s disinterest in helping us repair his guinea pig nightmare, left us with no choice but to tear it down.