MIT Alleges Flaws in Frank Gehry’s Building
According to Yahoo News, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing renowned architect Frank Gehry, alleging serious design flaws in the Stata Center, a building celebrated for its unconventional walls and radical angles.
The $300 million building was completed in 2004, it houses labs, offices, classrooms and meeting rooms, within a few years, it has persistent leaks, accumulation of snow, growth of mold on exterior brick walls and many more, causing the school untold damages. What makes this whole issue so interesting is the amount of money paid by MIT for Gehry’s design – a whopping $15million.
$15million! That is crazy, any idea how much Zaha Hadid charge for something similiar?
Image Source: Wikipedia.
Gehry’s respond?
In an interview, Mr. Gehry, whose firm was paid $15 million for the project, said construction problems were inevitable in the design of complex buildings. “These things are complicated,” he said, “and they involved a lot of people, and you never quite know where they went wrong. A building goes together with seven billion pieces of connective tissue. The chances of it getting done ever without something colliding or some misstep are small.” “I think the issues are fairly minor,” he added. “M.I.T. is after our insurance.” Mr. Gehry said “value engineering” — the process by which elements of a project are eliminated to cut costs — was largely responsible for the problems. “There are things that were left out of the design,” he said. “The client chose not to put certain devices on the roofs, to save money. – Wikipedia
Gehry said: “A building goes together with seven billion pieces of connective tissue. The chances of it getting done ever without something colliding or some misstep are small”
I wonder, does Antonio Gaudi’s building suffer the same fate?
Perhaps they should emulate the Germans, a super mario look alike rain water down pipe system in Germany, it appears to be some art and performance center – the official website.
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Zaragoza World Expo digital water walls
Looks like Zaragoza, Spain’s 2008 World Expo won’t be lacking of any creative ideas, according to the official announcement, there would be a displays of technology with an MIT-designed “digital water pavilion” greeting visitors at the entrance.
The pavilion looks to be impressive enough, boasting computer-controlled walls of water that can display scrolling text or images, or automatically form a doorway when it detects a person approaching.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology architects who developed the idea say it’s a boundary-pushing artistic statement, in the tradition of the Crystal Palace and White City of long-ago world’s fairs. Current estimated cost is about $3 million.
The expo is not due until next year, hopefully they build that pavilion as proposed. Would be something really unique.
read more at physorg
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