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I agree it is beautiful, but in a strange way. Most construction results in familiar forms. Arbitrary choices are few because the problem has been sufficiently
by gorjusborg 3y ago
I agree it is beautiful, but in a strange way.
Most construction results in familiar forms. Arbitrary choices are few because the problem has been sufficiently solved.
I am floored by the diversity in the forms here. I am not all that thrilled with the aesthetic by itself.
- JKCalhoun 3y agoI agree. When I first landed from the link, I thought, "Where's the beauty?" As I scrolled, like you, I found I was becoming impressed with the diversity. (Norway seems to be trying to win some kind of prize that has not been created yet.) More scrolling and I'm thinking, "I would love to 3D model these and resin-print kits so that you can build them, paint them and (?)... display them off the coast of your model railroad." I think you hit on something with "arbitrary choices"... There is a kind of "design" that is devoid of design. I had this realization 50 years ago when I first tried to rebuild a carburetor and had left it on the dining room table — when I returned home to find the indeterminately-shaped thing in an environment flush with design I was struck by the utilitarian of its design. Every facet, hole, angle there serving only the utility of the part, likely cost savings and ease of manufacturing being the guiding principle, not aesthetics at all. Likewise, these bizarre oil rigs look like the fever dream of an overworked architectural engineer. Kowloon Walled City vibes....
- HPsquared 3y agoLike the Kowloon city, the form of these objects was evolved out of necessity, step by step. One requirement after another.
- moffkalast 3y agoThey look roughly like one would imagine Vogon spaceships to.