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Integral House: math professor and violinist commissions architectural good thingy
- rms 18y agoMake sure to click on the slideshow. More technical reading: http://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?id=191046&story_id=47156141405&issue=09012007&PC= http://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?id=191... Some more pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/integralhouse/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/integralhouse/
- alphazero 18y ago"Masterpiece" is pushing it. The section is entirely banal, with little imagination beyond plan extrusion. When you think of the possibilities of the site, the client, and the conceptual domain (math, music), it is more of a missed opportunity.
- rms 18y agoWell I wanted to sensationalize it because the story has been missed here before with the given headline and it is pretty cool both as a house and because it was commissioned by someone famous for being a calculus professor. How often does that happen? Editor can change the headline as desired. "I think it's one of the most important private houses built in North America in a long time" is the quote from the MoMA director.
- buugs 18y agoI wasn't very impressed it looked like a postmodern house with a concert hall added in. Was expecting much more from the title and came out disappointed.
- Herring 18y agoreally he couldn't think of anything better to do with 24M?
- rms 18y agoThe thing you can do when you have a house like this is host fundraising parties. Dr. Stewart definitely likes hosting parties. So over Stewart's lifetime in Integral House he will end up raising a lot of money for his pet charities. http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/content/view/379/1855/ http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/content/view/379/1855/ is one I found when googling more info.