6 Responses to “In The Eye of the Beholder”

1. john w. March 6th, 2008 at 9:02 AM

   Now, imagine if we could deliver prefab units at a scale that could finally serve those who could not otherwise afford to own a home, in an urban context, and of a neighborhood character that respects extants patterns. I think Habitat, along with Kurokawa’s tower, represent what’s possible with imagination, but the concept of systems-built homes (or offices, laboratories, classrooms, etc.) shouldn’t be perceived as so outrageous as habitat clearly is, as compared to conservative convention. Habitat could appear in Dwell or on the Treehugger or Inhabitat as new today and appear as fresh as it did in 1967, and that should make Safdie happy.

2. Anonymous March 6th, 2008 at 5:20 PM

   where did you find that amazing trailer park? my first thought was it had to be a photoshop concoction.

3. cazman990 March 6th, 2008 at 10:31 PM

   It’s a theatre set!
   http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/redneck.asp
   Nevertheless, pretty cool!

4. GMichaud March 7th, 2008 at 10:33 PM

   The theater set is great, the first tornado would probably scatter the trailers everywhere, but still it’s a nice idea. It does remind one of habitat.

5. Anonymous March 11th, 2008 at 12:53 PM

   brilliant, but it does sort of remind me of an actual Dutch movement to create parasitic architecture

   http://lifewithoutbuildings.net/2005/08/life-without-books-green-house.html

6. john w. March 12th, 2008 at 8:05 AM

   That’s a shipping container standing on end that’s holding up the highest trailer. There’s another shipping container underneath the orange striped trailer to the far right.