[HN Gopher] A Rippling Townhouse Facade by Alex Chinneck Takes a...
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       A Rippling Townhouse Facade by Alex Chinneck Takes a Seat in a
       London Square
        
       Author : surprisetalk
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2025-06-06 18:56 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | readthenotes1 wrote:
       | More money than sense.
       | 
       | In the UK is it more money than pense? (a play on pensive)
        
         | recursive wrote:
         | Personally, I think it's OK, and maybe even good, if sometimes
         | humans do things for aesthetic purposes instead of paperclip
         | optimization.
        
       | impossiblefork wrote:
       | While fun I always feel that grass and trees are basically always
       | nicer than this kind of thing.
       | 
       | It feels like a human imposition on nature, that we decide that
       | we are to have this brick thing here, instead of whatever grew
       | there.
       | 
       | Maybe if it were a tunnel it would be okay.
        
         | pimlottc wrote:
         | It is a tunnel, you can walk through it.
         | 
         | > However 'A week at the knees' is technically more
         | sophisticated in every way. It also offers a more immersive
         | experiences for audiences, who can walk directly beneath and
         | behind the sculpture, enjoying it from multiple angles.
         | 
         | https://fadmagazine.com/2025/05/20/a-week-at-the-knees-alex-...
        
           | impossiblefork wrote:
           | Yes, but what I meant by a tunnel is that a tunnel doesn't
           | take away surface space whereas this does.
        
         | recursive wrote:
         | How about houses? I live in one. Maybe you do too. Are those an
         | imposition?
         | 
         | If they are, surely they're a bigger one.
        
           | impossiblefork wrote:
           | To some degree, yes. But we also need them. They aren't just
           | decoration or something to satisfy our desire to build.
        
         | appreciatorBus wrote:
         | I'm inclined to agree, esp since this is in a park. That said,
         | the article suggests it's part of festival and is just a
         | temporary exhibit, so I don't think any trees were sacrificed
         | for the sake of overly precious architectural fantasies.
        
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