Hadid's new Museum in Rome.

Above is a link to Zaha Hadid's newest project. The article has some interested conclusions about the place of such a project.

This week has been busy to say the least After a week of chasing out tails I think we might have finally gotten out from under the shadow of the "which came first?". The client is interested in the typology of the architecture that is being proposed. However, we have little idea of the character of the places we are examining. So its hard for us to develop a type when we dont know what these places want to me. Forgive me if I'm being naive.

So this last week we spent creating some loose examples of how some of the spaces could break down. I think for being under a time crunch (though arent we always) and not really having a great deal of information we've gotten some good progress. Certainly there will be criticism, both internal and from the client and collaborators. But you've got to crawl before you walk right?

So it was nice when at 8 on friday we finally sent off our boards. Can be free of it for a few days and make last minute changes for them in needed monday. Then next week we can focus on getting the cart back behind the horse.

The rest of the weekend will be spent doing book work and I think I might try and get a sketch idea for the NH AIA competition done. I would like to enter it and I think that if I can get a semi decent idea and board out the door it would be some good experience. Its for a library in southern NH. I need to read the brief and see what ideas come to mind. I think that the program is quite large and the requirements of the board will make it easy. Wont be much space for anything terribly fancy. We will see....