> Thought some on this list may be interested in seeing some > origami-inspired buildings: > > http://architizer.com/blog/folding-architecture-top-10-origami-inspired-buildings/ > > I'm not in the field, so perhaps some architects on this list may wish > to weigh in on the pros and cons of this website?
It's great to see "origami-inspired" buildings, but here's my reaction to nearly all of the designs: Fussy! The blurb that appears before the images says, "Architects love origami because it achieves what buildings rarely do: frame space through extreme economy of means." I don't see economy of means at all, but rather folded planes used purely as a form of expression. Only the least "origami-like" one of them all, the one called Origami House in Barcelona, looks clean and purposeful from the photo. I don't have a problem with expressionistic architecture, but it has to be coherent and beautiful and not pretend to be functionally-driven when it's not. I'm appreciative to Patsy for sending along both web links. I'm currently preparing a lecture for the local American Institute of Architects chapter on my origami and architectural designs and how they have inspired and learned from each other. These images certainly provide food for thought. --Peter Engel
