Eisenman or Koolhaas

    I really enjoyed watching the lecture given by Bjarke Ingels. The project in Vancouver stood out to me, first as a structural question. How was he able to expand so many upper floors out over the building’s footprint? Personally, it seemed a bit like he was trying to purposely show off by being able to do this building. It reminded me of how in class, he was categorized as a 'version of Koolhaas', as opposed to an architect that followed Eisenman's lead. However, in the example, Eisenman was the architect to show off and make buildings that are in your face, while Koolhaas had a more behind the scenes complexity. For this building, he feels more like Eisenman in the showmanship, but still like Koolhaas in the aspect of hidden structure. For now, I would argue he is still most similar to Koolhaas in terms of overall principles, but I am interested in comparing Ingels and Eisenman further, as they both have a flare for the dramatics, but different ways of arriving there.