“There are two terrible differences between architecture and other art forms – permanence and prominence.” Well, there’s actually another 2 differences between art and architecture: Things you understand, and things you don’t understand. And In terms of the Walkie Talkie building, I only have one thing in my mind: I wonder how THIS got called The Walkie Talkie building? Lets be honest here everyone, when we think of a walkie talkie, we think of Something like this. But when It comes to THIS, I have to wonder If people should have gone to spec-savers. Sure, modern art(itecture) is weird and stupid to non-patrons to such a form, but really that’s all that exemplifies what this…trash can looking building is. Actually, that’s probably a better name for it. “Trash Can Building”. Asides from names, lets have a look at this building’s structure. First of all, what way Is this eye-catching? Most of our income comes from tourism, who wants to see the giant glass trash can in the middle of the city? Unless your some creepy garbage enthusiast, you are probably better looking at a actual trash can rather than waste the energy to orient your head in the general direction in which this thing is located. Secondly, please tell me the architecture of this building can actually tell the difference of the geometry of what a Walkie Talkie looks like, and what a trash can you’d see down South Bank looks like. Finally, what about that stature? Well, good job on construction guys, if someone takes out a few front support columns, fantastic! The whole building is going come crashing down on all the poor sods and things that probably will have more investment usage and properties, rather than the worlds biggest trash can in the middle of some residential area for old folk, then well played London construction firms. Well done. Asides from all that, any takers as to why this would have concern and usage? Just one guy called Peter? Not even the architect? Absolute wow. Not even the guy who wanted it made is happy with just how massively everyone screwed up. I can just imagine the conversation between them.
“Okay guys, seriously? I wanted it to be straight UP, not slanting to the side over a bunch of other buildings!”
“But boss, It looks like a Walkie Talkie that way! You know, they’re kinda slanted to the side like someone using the less dominant hand to make one?”
“So you obviously don’t care about people dying. Do you?”
“…Eh, well…Not exactly.”
F*cking unbelievable Rafael. Why did you even come up with this half baked idea while smoking the fattest joint Columbia could make? Oh of course, It WAS a half baked idea. Literally. Hope you enjoyed that joint you cracker.
October 15, 2015 at 8:27 am
An excellent and wildly creative piece of work, Finn. Particularly good to see are the instances of direct speech and your willingness to indulge in extended metaphors and flights of fancy. I notice you seem to be particularly influenced by writers we have looked at such as Charlie Brooker and that your sentences, although long, follow the rules of grammar well.
I advise you to start dividing your work into more paragraphs to make it easier for the reader. All in all though a very good piece.