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The building he designed in Cleveland, the Peter B. Lewis building on the campus of Case Western, suffers from the winter fate of having ice and snow avalanche
by ssharp 4y ago
The building he designed in Cleveland, the Peter B. Lewis building on the campus of Case Western, suffers from the winter fate of having ice and snow avalanche off the classic Gehry roof design. Initially, I don't think this was accounted for and people were getting hit. Eventually, they figured out that they needed more specific walkways where the snow wouldn't hit pedestrians.
The building also stood out substantially for quite some time. That part of campus was mainly comprised of buildings from the early 1900's. Today, a lot of new construction has sprung up around that area so it's not quite as jarring, but like any Gehry building, it still stands out.
- lianna-vba 4y agoI was at Case when the Peter B Lewis building opened. I don't recall people getting hit by falling ice but they'd put up warning signs and maybe close the main entrance after snow (which in Cleveland was often). There was a shooting in the building too. It took 7 hours for the SWAT team to find the gunman and get the hostages out. Apparently the curvy walls and large atrium design are a complete tactical nightmare.
- ssharp 4y agoI was at Case a few years after PBL opened so I could be misremembering or just hear of people getting hit anecdotally. I was aware of the shooting nightmare that took place there and specifically remember how odd it was hearing the song "Pumped Up Kicks" playing inside of that building.
- throwaway0a5e 4y ago>Apparently the curvy walls and large atrium design are a complete tactical nightmare. A building shouldn't be designed to facilitate giving concealment/cover to people who expect their entrance to be violently opposed. I would argue that if you're going to give design consideration to that it should be in the opposite direction.
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