@Meaningness @sarahdoingthing @GabrielDuquette Wright's designs were unliveable if you were taller than Wright. And his roofs leaked.
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Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette Didn’t know that about the ceiling height. Seem to recall he blamed leaks on builders, not design.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@St_Rev@GabrielDuquette novel building envelope is a major risk factor though, just from its being novel2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@St_Rev@GabrielDuquette Yes... but leaking roofs can be fixed easily enough. Unusably-shaped spaces are much harder.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette You can patch a leak but roofs are sloped for a really good reason. Flat roofs pool and sag.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette Sure, but if there were a good reason to have flat roofs, this is solvable in general case.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette what is the reason bigger city buildings have flat roofs?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette Good question. I don't know!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@drethelin@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette Maybe to not waste space for an attic?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emareaf
@emareaf@St_Rev@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette at larger building scales the geometry of a slope is more wasteful?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@drethelin A 45 degree slope on a building taking up a city block will be half a city block high!
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