July 2002's AR Issue was named "Space and Identity." This is an interesting topic in contemporary urbanism where many modern buildings, particularly 1960s towerblocks and mass produced office blocks can appear quite alienating with little reference to the identity of its local context. I am particularly interested by edifices which somehow spatially interact with the locality, i.e. becoming props for performance in the public setting.
This brings to mind Architecture and Artist collaborations as way of bridging the cultural gap. Projects I know of include Richard Wilson and in, a circular part of the facade that rotates
http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/current/collaboration/collaboration_artist.html
In the case of the Hearing Pavilion, the outside sounds transform into a performance of natural environment, whilst the inside intrinsically becomes a sound gallery for the audience to enjoy. This is an example of a querky building that animates contemporary austere modernist language of architecture which can sometimes be quite dull. It is set in an archeological site, slightly raised above the ground so as to not disturb archeological Roman remains. As its copper clad facade weathers it will become stained like blood reminiscing the violent blood battles that apparently occured in the site.
For more information on the building:
http://eng.archinform.net/projekte/9620.htm
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