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July 17th 12, 09:03 PM
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TV Alert: Building The London Underground
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21:46:43 on Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Mortimer remarked: At least it concentrated on the engineering instead of getting side-tracked on the personalities and personality clashes of the engineers, which was the case for the (BBC?) series a year or so ago about the conversion of St Pancras for Eurostar services. Ah yes, the architect who was apparently in tears because his glass panels alongside the escalators didn't line up exactly, but who managed to perpetrate toilet facilities which have been blocked/flooded ever since, and no end in sight. -- Roland Perry |
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July 17th 12, 09:24 PM
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TV Alert: Building The London Underground
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:03:59 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: In message , at 21:46:43 on Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Mortimer remarked: At least it concentrated on the engineering instead of getting side-tracked on the personalities and personality clashes of the engineers, which was the case for the (BBC?) series a year or so ago about the conversion of St Pancras for Eurostar services. Ah yes, the architect who was apparently in tears because his glass panels alongside the escalators didn't line up exactly, but who managed to perpetrate toilet facilities which have been blocked/flooded ever since, and no end in sight. Isn't that a mandatory requirement in all Eurostar stations? |
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July 18th 12, 06:41 PM
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TV Alert: Building The London Underground
On 17/07/2012 22:03, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 21:46:43 on Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Mortimer remarked: ... the (BBC?) series a year or so ago about the conversion of St Pancras for Eurostar services. Ah yes, the architect who was apparently in tears because his glass panels alongside the escalators didn't line up exactly, but who managed to perpetrate toilet facilities which have been blocked/flooded ever since, and no end in sight. The function of architecture is to create buildings that look good in architecture journals and win architecture awards. Creating buildings that work for their users is optional. -- Graham Nye news(a)thenyes.org.uk |
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July 18th 12, 08:22 PM
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TV Alert: Building The London Underground
"Graham Nye" wrote in message news  On 17/07/2012 22:03, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 21:46:43 on Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Mortimer remarked: ... the (BBC?) series a year or so ago about the conversion of St Pancras for Eurostar services. Ah yes, the architect who was apparently in tears because his glass panels alongside the escalators didn't line up exactly, but who managed to perpetrate toilet facilities which have been blocked/flooded ever since, and no end in sight. The function of architecture is to create buildings that look good in architecture journals and win architecture awards. Creating buildings that work for their users is optional. I think architects get points *deducted* if their buildings work for their users :-) |
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July 19th 12, 11:55 AM
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TV Alert: Building The London Underground
On Jul 18, 9:22*pm, "Mortimer" wrote:
"Graham Nye" wrote in message news
On 17/07/2012 22:03, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 21:46:43 on Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Mortimer remarked: ... the (BBC?) series a year or so ago about the conversion of St Pancras for Eurostar services. Ah yes, the architect who was apparently in tears because his glass panels alongside the escalators didn't line up exactly, but who managed to perpetrate toilet facilities which have been blocked/flooded ever since, and no end in sight. The function of architecture is to create buildings that look good in architecture journals and win architecture awards. Creating buildings that work for their users is optional. I think architects get points *deducted* if their buildings work for their users :-) Although I have worked in some designer building that have function well, The SunAmerica Building in Century City, The Gas Company Tower, in downtown Los Angeles, and especially the original Gateway House (Now Louis Mountbatten House, I believe) in Basingstoke. All were pleasant work spaces. |
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