So glad you put that guy's original audio in at the end - I was dying to know what he'd said! I really appreciate you guys explaining this type of building and highlighting the cool details. On my own I would only have seen a big box hanging from some cool sleek beams 😅. Also, that Villa Fallet blew my mind! I knew Le Corbusier had designed some older-style buildings but I would never have imagined anything nearly this busy-looking!

@archigardener

2 ай бұрын

was so funny haha

140 William Street in Melbourne is still one of my favourites. Straight out of Chicago.

Great video! Appreciate you pointing out all the clever and beautiful “hidden” features. Also, Mat and I were literally laying in bed watching this as you made the joke! Haha…

Great analysis, I never knew about those vents and the sneaky roof access! Mies' details are truly superb. I'm somewhat surprised you didn't mention the structural columns following the same grid as the facade mullions, so in elevation you almost cant tell the difference. My only issue with the building is the climate response, or complete lack thereof. But as you mention it was a different time. I could have gone here, it would have been incredible to study in a masterpiece like crown hall, though I have heard the building gets pretty cold in winter. Also the Andrew "hello" jump scare was gold, so glad you kept that in!

I love your channel - immensely informative and entertaining. Thanks for the “Bad Dubbing” bit - I needed the laugh.

@Archimarathon

2 ай бұрын

I hope you and your wife lie in bed and watch all our episodes

@parassharma6560

2 ай бұрын

@@Archimarathon HAHAHA LOL

Beautiful video team Kevin & Andrew! Probably the most influential piece of architecture as I progressed through Architecture school. To have such excellent analysis to refer back to now is bringing back some good memories and inspiration why I started down this path. Hello right back at you from 7:40 :).

Beautiful, guys! Even when Mies Van der Rohe is not one of my favs of the world, I always enjoy the purity of design and the calmness that his work transmits. I agree Mies was very influential everywhere, with better or worse results, but dedication to details and almost solving a building with like two or three materials is very appreciated

Recently went there for a school trip and toured the same places you did. I am also working on a document that summers the controversy around Hudson yards and the Vessel

informative and funny...like to see more

The amazing thing about studying at Crown Hall was pretty much the whole undergraduate class and faculty all being in a single open room 24/7! Crits would all happen at the same time and you could pop between them, and you’d see what all the other years are working on… and yes the south porch was always filled with smokers 😂 There’s a giant Cold War style network of tunnels beneath the campus that has a massive centralised boiler system so the building is boiling hot in both summer and winter. Those ventilation openings do not help much unless you lay in front of them, which you see often. But it’s worth it for the natural light, particularly in winter! I vividly and fondly remember many mornings seeing the sun rise through 360 degree windows with a Red Bull at my drafting table 😂

@Archimarathon

2 ай бұрын

Would you say the studio culture you reminisce is still there or a remanent of the past?

@archigardener

2 ай бұрын

@@Archimarathon Like the rest of the world it's definitely evolved over the years. The building was not in a good state before major refurbishment in 2005 and before that they were a lot less precious about the building! When I came in 2008 the majority of undergrad was still in the building and the studio culture was very much still alive. When Wiel Arets came in as dean in 2012 (my last year) they added those frosted glass offices that reduced the size of the open plan space upstairs (before that, it was only the timber partitions). From what I hear, after that reduction in area, it's more competitive to get a space in Crown Hall. So it's def less dynamic than it used to be but still such a level up from universities with standard timeslot allocated classrooms for 'studio's.

Hey guys. I did my thesis on architectural schools. Out of the 6 that I studied you have 2 here on this great video. When I visited it after 2 years of obsessing over it, my legs were shaking.

Kevin hates Aalto and kicks Mies 😂😂😂 But this vid is filled with many excellent points and great jokes 👌😄

@Archimarathon

2 ай бұрын

Wait till you see what I do to Corb

@Dev1nci

2 ай бұрын

@@Archimarathon 😂😂😂 you are the best 😄🫶🏻

Cool intro!

@Archimarathon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

this is really quite beautiful, sanaa is totally influenced by mies

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@Archimarathon

2 ай бұрын

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OMG! You were here!! So excited to hear your perspective on my favorite local gems 🫶

@Archimarathon

2 ай бұрын

Yeah that was actually last year. But we are back briefly in May