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"design" vs. "styling"
2005.09.13 17:05

I'm more interested in the self evidence of it all. For example, I like the design of MVRDV's Dutch Pavilion, especially as presented in drawings and within the continuum of their oeuvre. I didn't so much like the Pavilion as built (at least from the images I've seen). And now there is no denying that the Dutch Pavilion is leftover trash, architecture that might be saved or that might be demolished. Overall (so far), the good reality of the design is outweighed by the bad reality of the design.

Is the Dutch Pavilion also stylized? It seems to be so in that a lot of it was also high-maintenance.

Will the design of the Dutch Pavilion ever be a true paradigm for future architecture? I'll say definitely maybe.

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