tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post7001014223117478030..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: Sport, time and architecturePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-86387907217609249982010-10-22T10:04:19.860+13:002010-10-22T10:04:19.860+13:00Palmerston North. And it's Professor Wigley, o...Palmerston North. And it's Professor Wigley, or even Dean Wigley, since he is now the Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-52751940379095227662010-10-21T21:21:45.869+13:002010-10-21T21:21:45.869+13:00Was Mr Wigley born and raised on Struggle Street? ...Was Mr Wigley born and raised on Struggle Street? If not he doesn't count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-49260971027891504402010-10-21T11:25:38.568+13:002010-10-21T11:25:38.568+13:00Russell: I like the South Stand and I will try not...Russell: I like the South Stand and I will try not to moan too much. But, that said, they could have done something else with the space occupied by those seats, rather than have resticted views.<br /><br />Stephen, Mark Wigley has some challenging views, but he is Kiwi punching above his weight on a world stage, so we should celebrate him.<br /><br />Samuel: yes, but if...Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-42341295792151928422010-10-21T09:41:42.474+13:002010-10-21T09:41:42.474+13:00The two funniest things about the Herald story:
-...The two funniest things about the Herald story:<br /><br />- It's based on an item that appeared in Sideswipe the day before: all that took it from back page to front page was a few extra quotes and the picture blown up three times bigger.<br /><br />- Even better, it mentions that these particular seats would have obscured your view of tries scored in a game that happened *23 years ago* if the seats and stand had even existed then. What?Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633616551506978330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-41548345045329147232010-10-21T09:40:14.892+13:002010-10-21T09:40:14.892+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633616551506978330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-29473497500475574752010-10-20T15:06:43.910+13:002010-10-20T15:06:43.910+13:00I must disagree with you here, Paul.
This is a to...I must disagree with you here, Paul.<br /><br />This is a total non-story beaten up by the Herald. It's 100 seats from an eventual 60,000, which are placed where they are to allow for a future redevelopment involving the demolition of the older West Stand (which is what's obstructing the view to those seats) to make the park into a continuous arena. It seems like a rational thing to have done.<br /><br />And have you actually seen the new South Stand? I rather like it, even down to the typography of the signage. It's certainly a <i>lot</i> better than the silly po-mo ASB Stand, which is an aesthetic embarrassment.<br /><br />You're not going to moan about the World Cup for the next year are you?Russell Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272870489640380269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-5462687185332808492010-10-20T14:23:38.114+13:002010-10-20T14:23:38.114+13:00I believe I heard Mark Wigley on NatRad, possibly ...I believe I heard Mark Wigley on NatRad, possibly with Kim Hill, some years ago asserting that all great architecture leaks.<br /><br />And architects wonder why civilians mistrust them.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.com