Bush Library aiming for LEED Platinum certification
First of all, please keep this thread about the technology and architecture and save the political bullshit for the Skybar. I think we're all gown up enough to handle that.
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I don't know, man; that's going to be difficult. The irony just jumps right out in front of you, and then smacks you in the face on this one. lol
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that's gonna be a Hard LEED
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...hSaudiKing.jpg I don't know how one can separate the Bush/Cheney legacy from Big Oil and pollution and thus this building. The building itself is a "political statement", filled with so much misrepresentation. It's especially ironic to read about native species which Bush&Co. spent much time trying to delist from protection. A Presidential Library is about the President first and the architecture second. In which case this should be a bunker surrounded by empty fields. |
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GW was born in CT with a pedigree. |
From a Dallas perspective, good for Dallas! They will have what will hopefully be an architectural landmark along one of their highways!
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BTW Obama isn't "from" Chicago either. In fact, its not totally clear where he is originally from or even if he is a true Christian as he claims he is. He was a senator for less time than it takes to become a manager at Wal-Mart. |
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What you talkin bout. Obama was born in honolulu hawaii that is a fact, and if he claims he is christian than he is, its that simple. :tup:
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This is a beatiful building and a great addition to the SMU campus. From what I've read of the programming, this is going to be a really active center.
Also, the snide commenters above can bugger off. Ignorant. |
http://www.digitalfilmtree.com/blog/...os-angeles.jpg
I figured the Bush Library would expend as much oil as possible, with oil burn off towers like you'd see in Bladerunner or something. I kid, I kid. The building looks pretty snazzy and it being LEED certified is certainly a plus. :cool: |
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That would be more befitting of a Huntsman library, were there ever one. What a gorgeous structure. I've just been looking at other work by Robert A.M. Stern. Wow. |
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In a desperate attempt to keep this thread from veering off course to much, here is a video of the landscape architect talking about the landscaping and water collection system...
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Maybe it's unavoidable with a building like this, but I've noticed that a lot of the architectural criticism of the library attempts to discredit neo-classicism/traditionalism by tying it politically to conservatism/fascism, and vice-versa attaching (perhaps Stern's deliberate) allusions to fascist architecture to Bush's presidential record.
Clearly architecture can be an instrument of politics, but dismissing an entire type of architecture a priori, due to politics strikes me as ridiculous and weak-minded. |
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It's a pretty conservative building, but the SMU campus is mainly Neo-Georgian. You have to make it blend in a bit.
I like the Clinton Library better. http://www.donparrish.com/ClintonLib...aryEndView.jpghttp://www.donparrish.com |
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