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5/9 If Bill Gates designed buildings instead of software:
http://www.eecs.mit.edu/images/big-stata5.jpg
\_ http://broken.typepad.com/b/2004/02/modernist_archi.html
What does Bill Gates have to do with anything? Microsoft may
produce bug-filled software with some ill-conceived features, but
they don't do avant garde nonsense.
\_ both have bad design and the name william h. gates.
http://www.kunstler.com/eyesore.html
\_ That actually looks like a very cool building. I wish Gates
would design buildings.
\_ http://www.eecs.mit.edu/images/big-stata23.jpg you like?
\_ Again, yes, I do. It's refreshing to see unique and
and unusual building designs. Let me guess, you hate
it for those very reasons. right?
\_ it looks like something out of a demented dr. seuss
fantasy. it isn't exactly cool, just interesting in
a bizarre psychopathic way.
\_ No, I like interesting buildings, but this is the
worst design I have ever seen. I cannot imagine
people working in that space without going insane or
becoming very unhappy. I have heard that people are
already getting lost in this building. Have you ever
heard of Feng Shui?
\_ I can't help but be reminded of that Dilbert strip
where PHB's secretary convinced him the computer fan
was killing him. The fact that people take Feng Shui
seriously makes me sad. -- ilyas
\_ There are enough buyers who care about Feng Shui
that it seems to have an effect in certain Bay
Area housing markets. When I was house shopping
in Foster City, houses with obviously bad Feng
Shui were selling at a discount (of 10% by my
estimate).
\_ A lot of "bad feng shui" is generally annoying
even if you don't care about that kind of stuff.
For instance having a house at the head of a T
intersection sucks no matter what.
\_ This building has bad Feng Shui.
\_ NERDS!!! |
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| www.kunstler.com/eyesore.html A theme park on angel dust, it has some demented charms from this angle. The windows on the ground floor are the same as the windows on the floors above. The life of the street has no special meaning as far as the building is concerned. Note the landscaping beds intended to compensate for this design failure. By the way, all of Vassar Street (designated as MIT's new "main street") has the same lifeless character. Believe it or not, MIT actually has a pretty big school of architecture and urban design. |