A giant bubble for debate - Liz Diller
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we conventionally divided space into
we conventionally divided space into
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private and public realms and we know
private and public realms and we know
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these legal distinctions very well
these legal distinctions very well
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because we become experts at protecting
because we become experts at protecting
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our private property and private space
our private property and private space
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but we're less attuned to the nuances of
but we're less attuned to the nuances of
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the public what translates generic
the public what translates generic
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public space into qualitative space and
public space into qualitative space and
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this is something that our studio has
this is something that our studio has
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been working on for the past decade and
been working on for the past decade and
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we're doing this through some case
we're doing this through some case
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studies a large chunk of our work has
studies a large chunk of our work has
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been put into transforming this
been put into transforming this
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neglected industrial ruin into a viable
neglected industrial ruin into a viable
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post-industrial space that looks forward
post-industrial space that looks forward
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and backwards at the same time and
and backwards at the same time and
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another huge chunk of our work has gone
another huge chunk of our work has gone
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into making relevant a site that's grown
into making relevant a site that's grown
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out of sync with its time we've been
out of sync with its time we've been
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working on democratizing Lincoln Center
working on democratizing Lincoln Center
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for a public that doesn't usually have
for a public that doesn't usually have
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300 dollars to spend on an opera ticket
300 dollars to spend on an opera ticket
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so we've been eating drinking thinking
so we've been eating drinking thinking
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living public space for quite a long
living public space for quite a long
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time and it's taught us really one thing
time and it's taught us really one thing
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and that is to truly make a good public
and that is to truly make a good public
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space you have to erase the distinctions
space you have to erase the distinctions
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between architecture urbanism landscape
between architecture urbanism landscape
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media design and so on it really goes
media design and so on it really goes
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beyond distinction now we are moving on
beyond distinction now we are moving on
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to Washington DC and we're working on
to Washington DC and we're working on
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another transformation and that is for
another transformation and that is for
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the existing Hirshhorn Museum
the existing Hirshhorn Museum
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that's sited on the most revered public
that's sited on the most revered public
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space in America the National Mall the
space in America the National Mall the
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mall is a symbol of American democracy
mall is a symbol of American democracy
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and what's fantastic is that this symbol
and what's fantastic is that this symbol
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is not a thing it's not an image it's
is not a thing it's not an image it's
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not an artifact it's actually it's a
not an artifact it's actually it's a
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space and it's kind of just defined by
space and it's kind of just defined by
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line of buildings on either side it's a
line of buildings on either side it's a
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space where citizens can voice their
space where citizens can voice their
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discontent and show their power it's a
discontent and show their power it's a
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place where pivotal moments in American
place where pivotal moments in American
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history have taken place and they're
history have taken place and they're
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inscribed in there forever
inscribed in there forever
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like the march on Washington for Jobs
like the march on Washington for Jobs
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and Freedom and the great speech that
and Freedom and the great speech that
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Martin Luther King gave there the
Martin Luther King gave there the
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Vietnam protests the commemoration of
Vietnam protests the commemoration of
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all that died in the pandemic of AIDS
all that died in the pandemic of AIDS
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the March for women's reproductive
the March for women's reproductive
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rights right up until almost the present
rights right up until almost the present
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the mall is the greatest civic stage in
the mall is the greatest civic stage in
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this country for descent and it's
this country for descent and it's
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synonymous with free speech even if
synonymous with free speech even if
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you're not sure what it is that you have
you're not sure what it is that you have
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to say it may just be a place for civic
to say it may just be a place for civic
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and miseration there is a huge
and miseration there is a huge
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disconnect we believe between the
disconnect we believe between the
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communicative and discursive space of
communicative and discursive space of
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the mall and the museums that line it to
the mall and the museums that line it to
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either side and that is that those
either side and that is that those
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museums are usually passive they have
museums are usually passive they have
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passive relationships between the museum
passive relationships between the museum
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as the presenter and the audience as the
as the presenter and the audience as the
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receiver of information and so you can
receiver of information and so you can
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see dinosaurs and and and insects and
see dinosaurs and and and insects and
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collections of locomotives and and all
collections of locomotives and and all
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of that but you're really not involved
of that but you're really not involved
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you're being talked to when Richard
you're being talked to when Richard
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Kirsch aaalac took over as director of
Kirsch aaalac took over as director of
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the Hirshhorn in 2009 he was determined
the Hirshhorn in 2009 he was determined
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to take advantage of the fact that this
to take advantage of the fact that this
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museum was sited the most unique place
museum was sited the most unique place
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the seat of power in the US and while
the seat of power in the US and while
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art and politics are inherently and
art and politics are inherently and
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implicitly
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together always and all the time there
together always and all the time there
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could be some very special relationship
could be some very special relationship
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that could be forged here in its
that could be forged here in its
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uniqueness the question is is it
uniqueness the question is is it
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possible ultimately for art's to insert
possible ultimately for art's to insert
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itself into the dialogue of national and
itself into the dialogue of national and
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world affairs and could the museum be an
world affairs and could the museum be an
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agent of cultural diplomacy there are
agent of cultural diplomacy there are
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over a hundred and eighty embassies in
over a hundred and eighty embassies in
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Washington DC there are over five
Washington DC there are over five
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hundred think tanks there should be a
hundred think tanks there should be a
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way of harnessing all of that
way of harnessing all of that
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intellectual and global energy into and
intellectual and global energy into and
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somehow through the museum there should
somehow through the museum there should
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be some kind of brain trust
be some kind of brain trust
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so the Hirshhorn as we began to think
so the Hirshhorn as we began to think
about
about
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and as we evolved the mission with
and as we evolved the mission with
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Richard and his team it's really his
Richard and his team it's really his
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lifeblood
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but beyond exhibiting contemporary art
but beyond exhibiting contemporary art
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the Hirshhorn will become a public forum
the Hirshhorn will become a public forum
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a place of discourse for for issues
a place of discourse for for issues
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around arts culture politics and policy
around arts culture politics and policy
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it would have the global reach of the
it would have the global reach of the
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World Economic Forum it would have the
World Economic Forum it would have the
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interdisciplinarity of the TED
interdisciplinarity of the TED
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Conference it would have kind of the
Conference it would have kind of the
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informality of The Times Square and for
informality of The Times Square and for
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this new initiative the Hirshhorn would
this new initiative the Hirshhorn would
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have to expand or appropriate aside for
have to expand or appropriate aside for
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a temporary deployable structure this is
a temporary deployable structure this is
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it this is the Hirshhorn so 230 foot
it this is the Hirshhorn so 230 foot
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diameter concrete donut design in the
diameter concrete donut design in the
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early 70s by Gordon Bunn shaft
early 70s by Gordon Bunn shaft
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it's hulking its silent its cloistered
it's hulking its silent its cloistered
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its arrogant it's a design challenge
its arrogant it's a design challenge
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architects love to hate it a one
architects love to hate it a one
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redeeming feature is its lifted up off
redeeming feature is its lifted up off
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the ground and it's got this void and
the ground and it's got this void and
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it's God an empty core kind of in the
it's God an empty core kind of in the
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spirit and that facade very much
spirit and that facade very much
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corporate and federal style and around
corporate and federal style and around
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that space the ring is actually
that space the ring is actually
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galleries very very difficult to mount
galleries very very difficult to mount
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shows in there when the Hirshhorn opened
shows in there when the Hirshhorn opened
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it'll always huxtable the New York Times
it'll always huxtable the New York Times
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critic had some choice words neo
critic had some choice words neo
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penitentiary modern a maimed monument
penitentiary modern a maimed monument
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and and maimed mall for a maimed
and and maimed mall for a maimed
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collection almost four decades later how
collection almost four decades later how
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would this building expand for a new
would this building expand for a new
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progressive program where would it go
progressive program where would it go
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can't go in the mall there is no space
can't go in the mall there is no space
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there it can't go in the courtyard it's
there it can't go in the courtyard it's
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already taken up by landscape and by
already taken up by landscape and by
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sculptures oh there's always the hole
sculptures oh there's always the hole
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but how could it take the space of that
but how could it take the space of that
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hole and not be buried in it and
hole and not be buried in it and
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invisibly how could it become iconic and
invisibly how could it become iconic and
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what language would it take the
what language would it take the
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Hirshhorn sits among the most monumental
Hirshhorn sits among the most monumental
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institutions most are neoclassical heavy
institutions most are neoclassical heavy
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and opaque made of stone or concrete and
and opaque made of stone or concrete and
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question is well if one inhabits that
question is well if one inhabits that
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space what is the material
space what is the material
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of them all it has to be different from
of them all it has to be different from
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the buildings there it has to be
the buildings there it has to be
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something entirely different it has to
something entirely different it has to
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be air in our imagination it has to be
be air in our imagination it has to be
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light it has to be ephemeral it has to
light it has to be ephemeral it has to
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so this is the big idea
so this is the big idea
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it's a giant air bag the expansion takes
it's a giant air bag the expansion takes
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the shape of its container and it loses
the shape of its container and it loses
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out wherever can the top and sides but
out wherever can the top and sides but
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more poetically we like to think of the
more poetically we like to think of the
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structure as inhaling the Democratic air
structure as inhaling the Democratic air
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of the mall bringing it into itself the
of the mall bringing it into itself the
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before and the after it was dubbed the
before and the after it was dubbed the
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bubble by the press that was the lounge
bubble by the press that was the lounge
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it's basically one big volume of air
it's basically one big volume of air
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that just oozes out in every direction
that just oozes out in every direction
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the membrane is translucent it's made of
the membrane is translucent it's made of
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silicone coated glass fiber and it's
silicone coated glass fiber and it's
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inflated twice a year for one month at a
inflated twice a year for one month at a
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time this is the view from the inside so
time this is the view from the inside so
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you might have been wondering how in the
you might have been wondering how in the
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world did we get this approved by the
world did we get this approved by the
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federal government I mean it was it had
federal government I mean it was it had
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to be approved by actually two agencies
to be approved by actually two agencies
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and and it was and one is there to
and and it was and one is there to
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preserve the dignity and sanctity of
preserve the dignity and sanctity of
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them all
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I blush whenever I show this it is yours
I blush whenever I show this it is yours
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to interpret but one thing I could say
to interpret but one thing I could say
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is that it's a combination of iconoclasm
is that it's a combination of iconoclasm
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and adoration there was also some
and adoration there was also some
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creative interpretation involved the
creative interpretation involved the
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Congressional Buildings Act of 1910
Congressional Buildings Act of 1910
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limits the height of buildings in DC to
limits the height of buildings in DC to
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130 feet except for spires towers domes
130 feet except for spires towers domes
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and minarets there's pretty much exempts
and minarets there's pretty much exempts
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monuments of the church and state and
monuments of the church and state and
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the bubble is 153 feet that's the
the bubble is 153 feet that's the
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Pantheon next to it it's about 1.2
Pantheon next to it it's about 1.2
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million cubic feet of compressed air and
million cubic feet of compressed air and
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so we argued it on the merits of being a
so we argued it on the merits of being a
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dome so there it is very stately among
dome so there it is very stately among
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all these stately buildings in the mall
all these stately buildings in the mall
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and while this Hirshhorn is not
and while this Hirshhorn is not
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landmarked it's very very historically
landmarked it's very very historically
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sensitive and so we couldn't really
sensitive and so we couldn't really
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touch its services we couldn't leave any
touch its services we couldn't leave any
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traces behind
traces behind
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so we strained it from the edges and we
so we strained it from the edges and we
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held it by cables it's a study of some
held it by cables it's a study of some
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bondage techniques which are actually
bondage techniques which are actually
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very very important because it's hit by
very very important because it's hit by
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wind all the time there's one permanent
wind all the time there's one permanent
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steel ring at the top but it can't be
steel ring at the top but it can't be
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seen from any vantage point on them all
seen from any vantage point on them all
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there are also some restrictions about
there are also some restrictions about
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how much it could be lit it glows from
how much it could be lit it glows from
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within it's translucent but it can't be
within it's translucent but it can't be
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more lit than the Capitol or some of the
more lit than the Capitol or some of the
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monuments so it's down the hierarchy on
monuments so it's down the hierarchy on
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lighting so it comes to the side twice a
lighting so it comes to the side twice a
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year it's taken off the delivery truck
year it's taken off the delivery truck
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its hoisted and then it's inflated with
its hoisted and then it's inflated with
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this low pressure air and then it's
this low pressure air and then it's
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restrained with the cables and then it's
restrained with the cables and then it's
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ballasted with water at the very bottom
ballasted with water at the very bottom
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this is a converse strange moment we
this is a converse strange moment we
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were asked by the the bureaucracy at the
were asked by the the bureaucracy at the
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mall how much time would it take to
mall how much time would it take to
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install and we said well the first
install and we said well the first
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direction would take one week the very
direction would take one week the very
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first and they really connected with
first and they really connected with
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that idea and and then it was really
that idea and and then it was really
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easy all the way through but so we
easy all the way through but so we
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didn't really have that many hurdles I
didn't really have that many hurdles I
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have to say with the with the government
have to say with the with the government
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and all the authorities but some of the
and all the authorities but some of the
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toughest hurdles have been the technical
toughest hurdles have been the technical
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ones this is the warp and weft this is a
ones this is the warp and weft this is a
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point cloud there are extreme pressures
point cloud there are extreme pressures
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this is a very very unusual building in
this is a very very unusual building in
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that there's no gravity load but there's
that there's no gravity load but there's
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load in every direction and I'm just
load in every direction and I'm just
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gonna zip through these slides and this
gonna zip through these slides and this
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is the space in action so flexible
is the space in action so flexible
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interior for discussions just like this
interior for discussions just like this
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but in the round luminous and
but in the round luminous and
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reconfigurable could be used for
reconfigurable could be used for
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anything for performances films for
anything for performances films for
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installations and the very first program
installations and the very first program
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will be one of cultural dialogue and
will be one of cultural dialogue and
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diplomacy organized in partnership with
diplomacy organized in partnership with
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the Council on Foreign Relations form
the Council on Foreign Relations form
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and content are together here the bubble
and content are together here the bubble
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is an ante monument the ideals of
is an ante monument the ideals of
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participatory democracy are represented
participatory democracy are represented
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through suppleness rather than rigidity
through suppleness rather than rigidity
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art and politics occupy an ambiguous
art and politics occupy an ambiguous
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site outside the museum walls but inside
site outside the museum walls but inside
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of the museum's core blending its
of the museum's core blending its
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with the Democratic era of the mall and
with the Democratic era of the mall and
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the bubble will inflate hopefully for
the bubble will inflate hopefully for
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the first time at the end of 2013
the first time at the end of 2013
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Liz Diller, Hirshhorn, Museum, Design, Studio, TED, TED, Talk, Chee, Pearlman, David, Rockwell, public, space, architecture