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MVRDV
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MVRDV is the company blog at mvrdv.nl, writing about design. Since 2010, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times, most often “Learning from Marble Arch Mound”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Project pages from the MVRDV architecture firm. They are linked as examples: the Tianjin Binhai library, described as more form than function, and a vertical farming research project called Pig City.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
MVRDV is a global operating architecture and urbanism practice with an progressive ideal engaged in solving global issues.
Most-linked posts?
- Learning from Marble Arch Mound2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-02-14
What Hacker News says?
The new Tianjin Binhai library is like that, though they at least use empty book covers to provide for a more immersive effect. Kind of disappointing when you realize none of those “books” are for browsing. The library is more form than function: https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/246/tianjin-binhai-library
Comment linking /projects/246/tianjin-binhai-library
on “The most brilliant bookshops in the world”Submitted Learning from Marble Arch Mound as a story · 27 points
HN discussionI've seen this nonsense for a few years now in all kinds Architectural publications. One such example: http://www.mvrdv.nl/#/projects/research/181pigcity . Unfortunately, many architects and architecture students would buy any green (or otherwise hyped) BS thrown at them without questioning it. I think the most prohibitive aspect of the "vertical farming" is the enormous cost (in materials, labor and energy) of buil…
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on “Why vertical farms are a crock.”Submitted Learning from Marble Arch Mound: A post-mortem as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Balancing barn as a story · 1 points
HN discussion