Re:Tall Buildings of the Last Fifty Years
by javiramos on Saturday October 12, 2019 @04:34PM
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This reminds me of my days living in Simmons Hall at MIT.
Architects loved the building. Groups of architects would come at weird hours and try to sneak into the building to see the inside.
It had a good number of functional issues that came
from the “innovative” architecture. For example, the walls in some of the small rooms were curved — this made very inefficient use of the space and furniture. Another issue was the constant water leaks from the oddly intersecting glass window panels. The seals were hard to maintain and the leaks were hard to track.
Architects loved the building. Groups of architects would come at weird hours and try to sneak into the building to see the inside.
It had a good number of functional issues that came from the “innovative” architecture. For example, the walls in some of the small rooms were curved — this made very inefficient use of the space and furniture. Another issue was the constant water leaks from the oddly intersecting glass window panels. The seals were hard to maintain and the leaks were hard to track.