Ken wrote:
> > Unfortunately he tended to take the concept too far. The "organic"
> > processes are a known problem eating away some of his structures. Too
> > much artist and not enough engineer.
>
> I think one of the greatest sins in architectural training is the
> failure to adequately focus on water intrusion and material failure.
Very true. New Zealand had a rash of this in the construction of private
houses and large condominiums over a 10? year period some 10+ years
ago.
Caused by a combination of inadequate architect experience / bad design,
greedy builders who would periodically wind up their companies and start in
a new name, to avoid being caught by dissatisfied customers, and the same
builders compelling their tradesmen to use practices ( such as resulted in
loss of weather-tightness) which the tradesmen KNEW were wrong. But
they needed work. Also, the Local Government plan certifying people did a
lousy job in many cases and passed plans which were inadequate.
The nation as a whole has and is still suffering over this. many Local
Governments are having to pay up too because of their faulty certifying.
There has been a huge change in the Building Regulations as a result.
Brian Swale
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