Thanks, Dave.
I haven't seen the building(s) myself, but the photos on the Web cause me some
concern. I think that we will have the equivalent of a pile of excrement in
Edinburgh in about 20 years. It looks interesting now, but not timeless. The
patches on the walls look very cheap, although I don't know their intended
meaning (which might make it easier to view).
I think that I am right in thinking that that is the project that overran both
budget and schedule by a sizeable amount. If it had something of the
timelessness of the Guggenheim museum or some of Gaudi's efforts, some of which
are lived in now and continue to attract favourable attention. But I am afraid
that someone might have dropped a bollock with this one.
Chris
On 4 Jul 2010, at 09:05, deebel wrote:
> Enric Miralles, from Catalonia, was the architect.
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 July 2010 07:47
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: my first visit to Scotland
>
> Thanks, Nathan. I haven't seen many of those places. I don't know about
> Adam Smith, but the Scottish Parliament doesn't do as much as it clearly
> does for you. It's different, but I wonder how long it will look attractive
> (to some people).
>
> Now the pedestrian bridge over the Clyde looks good to me; perhaps it's the
> simplicity.
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