Comments on: NLA Sky Walk by Carmody Groarke 2 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/ architecture and design magazine Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Peter.G http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-155156 Peter.G Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:41:20 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-155156 its all approx this and approx that. and those people mobile studio list are either the same people (upper middle class white families that hang around the british mus. or exhibition road or as they say, tourists! that aint a festival of london!) but these people are SO out of touch they count these people! its not their fault, they dont know any different. its all approx this and approx that.

and those people mobile studio list are either the same people (upper middle class white families that hang around the british mus. or exhibition road or as they say, tourists! that aint a festival of london!)

but these people are SO out of touch they count these people! its not their fault, they dont know any different.

]]> By: Mobile Studio http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-153665 Mobile Studio Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:42:59 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-153665 I can't speak for CG, but I'm pretty sure the ramps did not exceed 1:12 rise which is the standard requirement for accessibility. In terms of spending public money, I hope people visited our temporary pavilion right outside the British Museum tucked into CG's Skywalk niche. It was an amazing spot. We reckon approx 5000x walked through our pavilion, which included lost tourists, LFA visitors, friends and family and members of the public looking for our organised events alongside the pavilion. 2x bespoke events were arranged.; a Tour of Bloomsbury and a Family + Young People's Activity Fun Pack. More than 60x people embarked on the tour with our lovely tour guide. And approx 250x families took part in our family activity pack, which included an architectural/historical treasure hunt, drawing materials and chalk to scribble onto our pavilion!! And all this for FREE for the PUBLIC! I can’t speak for CG, but I’m pretty sure the ramps did not exceed 1:12 rise which is the standard requirement for accessibility.

In terms of spending public money, I hope people visited our temporary pavilion right outside the British Museum tucked into CG’s Skywalk niche. It was an amazing spot.

We reckon approx 5000x walked through our pavilion, which included lost tourists, LFA visitors, friends and family and members of the public looking for our organised events alongside the pavilion.

2x bespoke events were arranged.; a Tour of Bloomsbury and a Family + Young People’s Activity Fun Pack. More than 60x people embarked on the tour with our lovely tour guide. And approx 250x families took part in our family activity pack, which included an architectural/historical treasure hunt, drawing materials and chalk to scribble onto our pavilion!! And all this for FREE for the PUBLIC!

]]> By: tim http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-151910 tim Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:26:42 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-151910 I went along to have a look at the walkway, expecting something pretty cool...especially after things I had read about it....... being a 160 m long walk way 5-6 m high zig zagging across the street. I thought it would get you up close to the different buildings and street furniture around there, giving everyone a interesting new perspective on the lights, the trees, the balconies and fences in the area from above. I was sadly disappointed, a real opportunity missed me thinks. The walkway itself.....slightly angled scaffolding. I went along to have a look at the walkway, expecting something pretty cool…especially after things I had read about it……. being a 160 m long walk way 5-6 m high zig zagging across the street.
I thought it would get you up close to the different buildings and street furniture around there, giving everyone a interesting new perspective on the lights, the trees, the balconies and fences in the area from above.
I was sadly disappointed, a real opportunity missed me thinks.
The walkway itself…..slightly angled scaffolding.

]]> By: alejandro http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-151131 alejandro Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:49:19 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-151131 nice pork!!! nice pork!!!

]]> By: extra http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-151052 extra Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:57:35 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-151052 SO...? SO…?

]]> By: monsieur! http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150990 monsieur! Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150990 yeh it was wheelchair accessable - which is why is looks all rampy, and has annoying jaggedness everywhere! deffo agree with alison jon, i'm not a reverse snob, i'm an architect too, i think architectures pretty cool, but architects have hidden themselves away in a little bubble - what we do doesn't talk about the world - it talks about the world of architecture stuff like this sky walk (well the opening party) just emphasise this in a comic way its also obvious when you see people doing 'sustainability research projects' like diller and scrofidio's latest abortion - total garbage garbage thinking do favellas need architects? no does any NEED architects? well in some form - maybe woooooo we're part of a dead profession ;) lets just enjoy all the champagne and hogroast we can get :D yeh it was wheelchair accessable - which is why is looks all rampy, and has annoying jaggedness everywhere!

deffo agree with alison

jon, i’m not a reverse snob, i’m an architect too, i think architectures pretty cool, but architects have hidden themselves away in a little bubble - what we do doesn’t talk about the world - it talks about the world of architecture
stuff like this sky walk (well the opening party) just emphasise this in a comic way

its also obvious when you see people doing ’sustainability research projects’ like diller and scrofidio’s latest abortion - total garbage
garbage thinking
do favellas need architects? no
does any NEED architects? well in some form - maybe

woooooo we’re part of a dead profession ;)

lets just enjoy all the champagne and hogroast we can get :D

]]> By: El Greco http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150719 El Greco Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:11 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150719 A black pedestrian overpass... AWESOME! A black pedestrian overpass… AWESOME!

]]> By: Peter.G http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150636 Peter.G Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:45:02 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150636 Was it wheelchair accessible? Was it wheelchair accessible?

]]> By: ALISON http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150630 ALISON Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:29:05 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150630 Thing is, these 'follys' make us architects look like fools! We are already so badly misunderstood! BTW architecture ought not be considered as art, art can go on walls and be ignored. It is important, art, but not critical. Architecture really ought to be considered as a social work, as a social service- it is where people live, work, pray - this is not just important - but critical. I do agree, such an event does seem an awful waste of money and resources. And yes an event in a public space should NOT be private! Gosh that makes me angry when I think of the Festival of London Architecture stated aims - what a load of .... it all seems now. It all seems back to front and upside down to me! Thing is, these ‘follys’ make us architects look like fools! We are already so badly misunderstood!

BTW architecture ought not be considered as art, art can go on walls and be ignored. It is important, art, but not critical. Architecture really ought to be considered as a social work, as a social service- it is where people live, work, pray - this is not just important - but critical.

I do agree, such an event does seem an awful waste of money and resources.

And yes an event in a public space should NOT be private! Gosh that makes me angry when I think of the Festival of London Architecture stated aims - what a load of …. it all seems now. It all seems back to front and upside down to me!

]]> By: Mrs Fox http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150606 Mrs Fox Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:48:08 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/08/nla-sky-walk-by-carmody-groarke-2/#comment-150606 No interchanges involing the delightful neologism involing will ever be a waste.... PS the walkway was good. Everyone enjoyed walking on it, anyhow, which is an answer in itself. No interchanges involing the delightful neologism involing will ever be a waste….
PS the walkway was good. Everyone enjoyed walking on it, anyhow, which is an answer in itself.

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