{"id":284,"date":"2017-11-02T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T18:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architecturecircus.com\/?p=284"},"modified":"2019-11-23T02:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T00:05:40","slug":"the-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architecturecircus.com\/the-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Unfinished project proposal for the Koolhaas Masterclass on the occasion of 25 years Kunsthal. Kunsthal Rotterdam, 2 November 2017 As a critical response to the collapse of the NAi on 1 January 2013 and the subsequent construction of MVRDV\u2019s eyecatchy Depot in the Rotterdam Museumpark, The Collapse envisions recreating the entire area as a themepark, employing the existing museums as cultural attractions. The most important design idea is the conception of a zipline starting at the top of the ruined NAi, penetrating the shiny volume of the Depot by means of a tunnel of art, and ending at Koolhaas\u2019 Kunsthal. As such, the architectural tension between the Kunsthal and its stillborn twin the NAi is recreated literally, and visitors are catered to a high-speed experience of the Boijmans collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you see it?\u201d
By Justin Agyin & Lennart Arpots<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/em> \u201cSee what?\u201d
\u201cThe NAi.\u201d
<\/em> \u201cWhat about it?\u201d
\u201cIt collapsed last night.\u201d
<\/em> \u201cWhat do you mean collapsed – the canopy?\u201d
\u201cNo the entire building just collapsed; the study center crashed down on top of the entrance and restaurant. Nothing but the encapsulated archives standing firm.\u201d<\/em>
\u201cNo way!\u201d
\u201cWell evidently it did, everyone saw the ruins this morning.\u201d
<\/em> \u201cDid nobody hear it happen though?\u201d
\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody was there to listen to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>Unfinished screenplay<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n