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80. Why be famous?
One of the most popular question I get from my readers is: Why do you want to be famous anyway? To me, I always thought the reasons were self evident. Its like the question "why would you want to sit...
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82. You Don't Have to be Good - Part 1: BIG, JDS, PLOT
I don't want to be interesting, I want to be good-Ludwig Mies van der RoheGood work + good promotion = fame in architecture-Conrad NewelGood: That is the common denominator in the two quotes above,...
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81. The little Pritzker Committee that Almost Could
Last night “Gudle” who blogs from China tipped me off to the fact that Wang Shu had won the Pritzker. My immediate reaction was: “Wow! I am almost surprised.”Why almost?As a pretext you can read here,...
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83. You Don't have to be Good - Part 2: SANAA & The New Museum
Why do we visit famous architecture? For me it’s like going to see a movie. I come with an open mind. I want to bring my popcorn, and open my senses to take in the architecture. I expect my emotions...
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84.You Don't Have to be Good - Part 3: It's about the Idea Stupid!
Looking over the previous two post in this series - Mountain Dwellings and the New Museum - I was contemplating on the idea of quality (...or lack of it ) as seen in these two famous works: Lack of...
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85. Do you really think that all starchitects actively try and brand themselves?
Hi Carlos,Thanks for the question.Yes! I do think that all famous architects actively promote and brand themselves. Obviously some do it much more than others.I am normally skeptical about painting...
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86.You don’t have to be good part 4: Form follows Taste
So in the last note in this series, I concluded that idea is king and that it trumps everything in contemporary architecture. In other words, if your idea is interesting enough, you can bypass quality...
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87. You Don't Have to be Good Part 5: The Taxonomy of Architectural Fame
For a long time the diagram above represented how I understood the mechanics of famous architecture.That all famous architecture was the result of good work that was well promoted. While this is more...
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88. What is the Venice Biennale of Architecture?
...As well as addressing the academic side of architecture, the Biennale is an occasion where big-name architects and designers can showcase new projects, arranged in different pavilions, each with...
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89. What is Good Luck?
Whenever I talk with people about becoming a famous architect, and I ask "well what do you think it takes to become famous?" The responses are wide and varied. Here are some common responses I get:A a...
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90. The deceptive paradox that is the Zumthor brand
Deception and paradox is the touchstone of Peter Zumthor’s branding strategy. By that I mean that he blatantly goes around promoting himself as a reclusive non-promoter. He goes on television, radio,...
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91. Pritzker Talk
In October last year (2012) I was contacted by Martha Thorne, Executive Director of the Pritzker Prize. Apparently she came across the blog and was reading my notes and criticisms of the prize. She was...
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92. Zaha & Josephine: A tale of two celebrity women and a notion of evolution
Josephine Baker Multidimensional CelebrityDo you know what I love best about Josephine Baker? Have you ever read her biography? if you did you would love the same thing I love about her. I love the...
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93. An Open Call for the De-Jesus-ification of Peter Zumthor
pil·grim·age [pil-gruh-mij] Show IPA noun, verb, pil·grim·aged, pil·grim·ag·ing.nouna journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to...
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A couple weeks ago I was invited to write an opinions article on Architizer. I wrote a piece with the working title "An open call for the De-Jesus-ification of Peter Zumthor and a Plea for Critical...
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95. The Accidental Femminist
Zaha Hadid to me has always seemed to be a feminist of convenience; that is to say she is a chameleon-like figure that magically transforms into a feminist only when it suits her; notably, when she is...
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96. The Accidental Femminist - Part 2
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "95. The accidental femminist": this was published on archinect in response to this article-image:there is something wrong with the article and the...
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Capitalism: A Love Story | Jimmy Carter | Thora Birch | Michael Moore | Movie Trailer | Review Hi, I am Conrad Newel,Instead of using this post to talk about how being a creative original will lead you...
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98. Master the art of the back handed complament
Patrik Schumacher ( Partner at Zaha Hadid Architects) posted the following statements on his facebook page this morning in responce to the Pritzker Prize's announcement that Shigeru Ban has been...
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99. Take a course in Critical Thinking
In my previous post that responded to Patrik Schumacher's backhanded congratulations message to Shigeru Ban's nomination for the Pritzker, an anonymous person came to Patrik's defense. This is what...
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