MIT v. Gehry

[Irock]

Am I the only one who finds this a little amusing? I mean, I believe the guy fucked up. And if Seattle were suing him for the Experience Music Project building I'd totally feel for them (and by "feel for them," I mean "take no notice whatsoever"). But I can't help but think MIT should have known better. They're fucking MIT. They probably teach classes about Frank Lloyd Wright's beautiful / completely non-functional designs.

[Dutch]

"This is not a construction issue, never has been," said Paul Hewins, executive vice president and area general manager of Skanska USA. He said Gehry rejected Skanska's formal request to create a design that included soft joints and a drainage system in the amphitheater, and "we were told to proceed with the original design."

I'll be very interested to see how this turns out.

[katie]

i used to work like a street over from that. gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous building. but sunny's right. it's friggin' MIT. you'd think they'd have a competent engineer somewhere.

ka"and how did no one think about how snow would affect things?"tie

[Tracy]

I can't help thinking that the construction company should still be held somewhat accountable since they could have turned the job down after the modifications were refused.

Oh, and that Gehry probably won't be guest lecturing this term.

[Dalya]

i laughed when i heard it on npr. theyre fucking engineers, they should have checked over his plans first. mutual fault.