Shocking, just shocking...

[jducoeur]

The news of the day is that MIT is suing architect Frank Gehry, because -- shock, surprise -- it turns out that Stada Center is badly designed. I could have told them that years ago.

Yes, yes -- the problem isn't that the building is ugly, it's that it is actually disfunctional. But y'know, those aren't unrelated. The rules of architecture were developed for good reason, and casting them (not to mention common sense) aside in the name of Art is always a bit dangerous...

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[umbran.livejournal.com]

The news of the day is that MIT is suing architect Frank Gehry, because -- shock, surprise -- it turns out that Stada Center is badly designed.

Well, first off, it is the Stata Center.

The shock and surprise is not that the thing is badly designed. I am far more shocked that the Institute didn't get such a design properly reviewed before accepting it. Rather surprised that they think they can sue over it now, when the flaws are probably quite obvious to any structural engineer who looked over the plans.

Makes me wish I knew the history there...

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

They were blinded by science?

[metageek.livejournal.com]

If people at MIT could be blinded by science, there'd be a lot more German shepherds around here. :-)

[metageek.livejournal.com]

I am far more shocked that the Institute didn't get such a design properly reviewed before accepting it.

Yeah, MIT might find that the courts less sympathetic than they would be to, say, New England Conservatory. "What, you couldn't find any structural engineers?"