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oneiros wrote: It's very depressing to read news of this sort. What has happened to good workmanship in the West? In Dubai, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and China they're all building fantastic, iconic, massive structures which complexity and detail dwarfs anything ever seen before in the history of mankind (except the Pyramids that is).
oneiros wrote:And while we're choking on the Bric economies' dust, we are no longer able to construct a simple bridge. A BRIDGE.
It's almost at the point where I drop out of Business school and take up Architecture.
I know we're only poking a bit of fun at the bridge and the neccessary repairs but let's not forget the Clyde has claimed the lives of too many working men already.
oneiros wrote:It's very depressing to read news of this sort. What has happened to good workmanship in the West? In Dubai, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and China they're all building fantastic, iconic, massive structures which complexity and detail dwarfs anything ever seen before in the history of mankind (except the Pyramids that is).
And while we're choking on the Bric economies' dust, we are no longer able to construct a simple bridge. A BRIDGE.
It's almost at the point where I drop out of Business school and take up Architecture.
Bingo Bango wrote:Why dont you drop out of business school then and take up architecture or engineering or something? (...)
You could try it, or you could on the other hand just sit there, pissing and moaning about it on an internet forum.
oneiros wrote:It's almost at the point where I drop out of Business school and take up Architecture.
Bingo Bango wrote:hello!
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And for every concievable reason also - its not the right material, it doesnt 'fit in', its too big, its too small, its late, its for the wrong purpose, in the wrong location, etc, etc, etc.
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onyirtodd wrote:Bingo Bango wrote:hello!
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And for every concievable reason also - its not the right material, it doesnt 'fit in', its too big, its too small, its late, its for the wrong purpose, in the wrong location, etc, etc, etc.
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....it isn't Victorian, wasn't designed by <insert your favourite dead architect here>, it'll block my view of the side of the City Hall etc etc etc
Bingo Bango wrote:
Jings, youve had it too?!! suddenly i feel better. (keep it quiet, but one of my projects has been the subject of a little discussion on here and skyscraper city - not all (any) good either. the dreaded glass box was mentioned here!)
Lucky Poet wrote:PPS The pyramids are overrated too. And they're in the wrong place.
Josef wrote:Where should they be?
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