08 December 2008

More Park Photos

This time at dusk:


Music Hall with Pool:
 

07 December 2008

Rat Contractor

This piece of paper was so wet it almost had become part of the sidewalk. I have no idea what the disagreement is about, but the wording is not very persuasive:

Duany Attacks Britain

According to the Guardian:

Sparking anger among architects, Andres Duany flew in from America and yesterday unveiled a 64-point litany of mistakes made by British architects and planners over the last 50 years.
...
"Only architecture, confusing itself with fashion as a platform for cultural expression, continues to be avant garde, heedless of its cost overruns, social and technical dysfunction and widespread lack of popularity."


And the modernists respond with spittle.

06 December 2008

Washington Park Gazebo

As part of the proposed park re-design, this gazebo has been proposed to be lowered to near grade level. It is sometimes a gathering place for people who drink and or cause trouble. Rarely is it used as a bandstand, which I suppose was the original intention. A new stage area is proposed in the north end of the expanded park.

I think this should remain as is.

General view:


From the inside looking out:

North:

Northeast:

East:

Southeast:

South:

Southwest:

West:

Northwest:

Ceiling: