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thanks, Kevin

the tram system is up and running and I will be doing a piece about it shortly.

Nice has been very good about reducing oil fuelled transport so aside of gas-only buses, there are t ...

http://archiblog.over-blog.com/

There is nothing new about worthless currency.

British banknotes have been promising to 'pay the Bearer' in gold for a long time. There has not been enough gold to honour those notes for a very, ve ...

The public and the architectural profession are facing in opposite directions, hence the confusion.

The public favours the "familiar" over the "unfamiliar" - but the architectural profession has to ...

It used to be considered that once unemployment went above 25%, then civil security could no longer be guaranteed.

I was living in the City of London during the first of the Globalization marches. ...

could somebody define "traditional" architecture .... please.

panorama of the economy

lousy view, isn't it ?

in basic terms, what you appear to be talking of is Lean Management.

for an architectural practice to survive (and it is now a question of survi ...

well, we all have different ways of reacting to crises - my view is simple: I find work that architectural practices can apply for.

it is my belief that architects should be concentrated on the ind ...

the buildings were designed - as has been clearly stated many times - to withstand damage by an airliner. Certainly the planes that did hit the WTC were of a more recent design and larger size that th ...

Ed

no apology needed - those who set up, helped and profited from 9/11 are completely cracked and should be hunted down.

the difficulty is in identifying them and let's be clear: some of them si ...

pulverised - completely powdered - towers that fell at near freefall speed almost straight down.

the question is not to work out what might have happened, but how is such an effect possible.

and ...

Question: who designs skyscrapers for a jetliner attack?

Answer: everybody

Ed

the risk of being hit by an aircraft has been a major concern for high-rise buildings for decades - from many rep ...

What was wrong with the collapse?

no plane (or missile or spacecraft) hit WTC 3.

Malachy, what you say makes sense - but the amount of time and number of personnel involved in laying demolition charges in three buildings of the size of WTC 1,2 and 3 begs the obvious questions - wh ...

still not on-line is issue 54 of the British magazine "Lobster".

it contains an article by John Newsinger entitled "The CIA: A history of torture". Having just read this stunning article, I think t ...

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Topic: new blog
Richard Haut Replies: 2 Views: 145	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:20 pm Subject: new blog
Richard Haut Replies: 2 Views: 145	thanks, Kevin the tram system is up and running and I will be doing a piece about it shortly. Nice has been very good about reducing oil fuelled transport so aside of gas-only buses, there are t ...
Topic: new blog
Richard Haut Replies: 2 Views: 145	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:07 am Subject: new blog
Richard Haut Replies: 2 Views: 145	http://archiblog.over-blog.com/
Topic: Any outside the box ideas to solve the financial crisis?
Richard Haut Replies: 120 Views: 33521	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:31 am Subject: Any outside the box ideas to solve the financial crisis?
Richard Haut Replies: 120 Views: 33521	There is nothing new about worthless currency. British banknotes have been promising to 'pay the Bearer' in gold for a long time. There has not been enough gold to honour those notes for a very, ve ...
Topic: 2009 Stirling Prize - Modern design vs. traditionalism
Richard Haut Replies: 13 Views: 1464	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:42 am Subject: 2009 Stirling Prize - Modern design vs. traditionalism
Richard Haut Replies: 13 Views: 1464	The public and the architectural profession are facing in opposite directions, hence the confusion. The public favours the "familiar" over the "unfamiliar" - but the architectural profession has to ...
Topic: Marching Toward Zombieland
Richard Haut Replies: 3 Views: 540	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:19 am Subject: Marching Toward Zombieland
Richard Haut Replies: 3 Views: 540	It used to be considered that once unemployment went above 25%, then civil security could no longer be guaranteed. I was living in the City of London during the first of the Globalization marches. ...
Topic: 2009 Stirling Prize - Modern design vs. traditionalism
Richard Haut Replies: 13 Views: 1464	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:03 am Subject: 2009 Stirling Prize - Modern design vs. traditionalism
Richard Haut Replies: 13 Views: 1464	could somebody define "traditional" architecture .... please.
Topic: What is the Optimum Model for Design Firms and Society?
Richard Haut Replies: 4 Views: 2427	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:11 am Subject: What is the Optimum Model for Design Firms and Society?
Richard Haut Replies: 4 Views: 2427	panorama of the economy lousy view, isn't it ? in basic terms, what you appear to be talking of is Lean Management. for an architectural practice to survive (and it is now a question of survi ...
Topic: ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
Richard Haut Replies: 11 Views: 3858	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:25 pm Subject: ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
Richard Haut Replies: 11 Views: 3858	well, we all have different ways of reacting to crises - my view is simple: I find work that architectural practices can apply for. it is my belief that architects should be concentrated on the ind ...
Topic: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:05 am Subject: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	the buildings were designed - as has been clearly stated many times - to withstand damage by an airliner. Certainly the planes that did hit the WTC were of a more recent design and larger size that th ...
Topic: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:19 am Subject: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Ed no apology needed - those who set up, helped and profited from 9/11 are completely cracked and should be hunted down. the difficulty is in identifying them and let's be clear: some of them si ...
Topic: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:42 am Subject: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	pulverised - completely powdered - towers that fell at near freefall speed almost straight down. the question is not to work out what might have happened, but how is such an effect possible. and ...
Topic: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:53 pm Subject: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Question: who designs skyscrapers for a jetliner attack? Answer: everybody Ed the risk of being hit by an aircraft has been a major concern for high-rise buildings for decades - from many rep ...
Topic: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:32 am Subject: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	What was wrong with the collapse? no plane (or missile or spacecraft) hit WTC 3.
Topic: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:09 am Subject: World Trade Centre [WTC] Collapse
Richard Haut Replies: 27 Views: 9593	Malachy, what you say makes sense - but the amount of time and number of personnel involved in laying demolition charges in three buildings of the size of WTC 1,2 and 3 begs the obvious questions - wh ...
Topic: Cheney stonewalls to the bitter end
Richard Haut Replies: 5 Views: 3235	Forum: Fireside Forum Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:16 am Subject: Cheney stonewalls to the bitter end
Richard Haut Replies: 5 Views: 3235	still not on-line is issue 54 of the British magazine "Lobster". it contains an article by John Newsinger entitled "The CIA: A history of torture". Having just read this stunning article, I think t ...