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Comment on Berners Pool – Hodders Associates, Cumbria by writing skill

writing skill — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:14:28 +0000

interesting article !

Comment on East End Sawmills by Steven Anderson

Steven Anderson — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:15:57 +0000

Real shame – lovely work.

Comment on Berners Pool – Hodders Associates, Cumbria by jim

jim — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:55:23 +0000

puzzled, If all building regs were complied with,and I presume local council inspectors, were involved at each stage of build, why did builders / architect get paid if the final job was not signed off, and why cant legel action be taken against both builder /architect?. after so few years, to become unusable something was not done correctly

Comment on East End Sawmills by Ross

Ross — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:55:16 +0000

I’m sure I read somewhere that this was intended to be taken down and reassembled elsewhere, once the site got ran over by the M74 mega-driveway?

Comment on Forth Road Bridge Toll – Reiach and Hall, Edinburgh by Stanford Zager

Stanford Zager — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:37:46 +0000

Our son is actually nutty regarding lego together with star wars lego – thank you for the data!

Comment on Berners Pool – Hodders Associates, Cumbria by David

David — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:39:28 +0000

“same architect………..” hmmmmm
Many things are the culprit in this demise, but the construction details published in the Architects Journal building study showed fundamentaly flawed detailing born of an architectural intent that appears more about graphic design on a piece of paper than something that can be practically built and endure without excessive defects and maintenance. Much of this inadequacy cannot be blamed on budget cutting and cost cutting. The architecture is suspect. It does all practical and competent modernists a diservice.
Its a cruel twist of fate that because of the procurement process the builder and architect could not be sued to get both recompence for the community and an inquiry into the architects competence.

Comment on Tricorn Centre – Owen Luder, Portsmouth by Nolan - Outdoor LED Lighting

Nolan - Outdoor LED Lighting — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:45:23 +0000

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Comment on Southgate Shopping Centre – Owen Luder, Bath by Kirsten Elliott

Kirsten Elliott — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:45 +0000

I am sorry that Owen Luder has chosen to put up such a silly comment about the date of the buildings in Southgate Street. Some certainly had Victorian frontages, and the New Inn was a late Victorian rebuild, but many were Georgian and even earlier, although, to be fair, much of the street had been destroyed by fire in 1726. I commend Owen Luder to read The Lost Pubs of Bath, of which I happen to be co-author with Dr Andrew Swift, if he doubts this.
I am particularly sorry because there were much better ways to defend it. One thing a lot of Bathonians appear to have forgotten that the drainage at that end of town left a lot to be desired – come a hot summer, and, as I can remember, walking down there meant putting your hand over your nose and mouth, the smell was so bad. (I have mentioned this to other people who usually say – Oh yes, I’d forgotten that! Yes it was terrible!) However, the most important question anyone should ask about a building is not “What does it look like?” but “Does it work?” Luder’s Tricorn in Portmouth never worked but Southgate was a pleasure to shop in, especially with small children in tow. Yes it had convenience stores, but that end of town always did. Milsom Street had the “posh shops”. Now we have a ghastly, bland, ignorant Mock-Georgian shopping centre, with menacing blocks towering over a maze of contrived streets which bear no relation to any town which grew organically. Alas poor Bath!

Comment on James May’s Lego Villa by admin

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:37:55 +0000

We’ve hit a bit of a quiet patch in the aftermath of our first Rubble Club Awards but rest assured we are working on further submissions.

Comment on James May’s Lego Villa by Russell Bowes

Russell Bowes — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:18:34 +0000

Is The Rubble Club defunct? No postings for nearly three months!