French Architecture

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:13 pm

Once upon a time France was well respected for their science and building capabilities. Ever since the marginot line though, that has gone downhill. Another nail in Le Beaks coffin:

"The scare came as officials said they were considering scrapping the entire Air France Terminal 2E after a 98-foot section of the steel, concrete and glass roof caved in Sunday. The terminal is closed indefinitely."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040524/D82P6AI01.html

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:30 pm

Reuters reports that "ADP Chairman Pierre Graff has said the entire terminal would be torn down if the building turned out to be unsafe." How many more people have to die for the building to be "unsafe"?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:40 pm

Its an airport: how could any one miss the ground shifting if thats the cause of the terminal collapse. If the ground is shifting under the terminal, one would need to question the fitness of the runways.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon May 24, 2004 6:00 pm

You have to question the structural and civil engineers, along with the architects. Ground conditions are all part of designing the building.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:45 pm

Assuming that the engineers were doing their jobs, one might ponder that the terminal was dilberatly made to collapse.

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Tue May 25, 2004 11:55 am

sort of like the Tacoma Narrows bridge was built to fail right fliptw? you're an idiot

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:39 pm

Nahh, it's a good theory. Perhaps not quite intentionally to collapse and kill people, but certainly to break. This country does it all the time. Build it so it breaks, then get revenue fixing it again. Just look at the roads in this country. We have materials that can last through a few hundred winters without cracking, has better traction when wet than when dry, and doesn't absorb oils. It's smoother, it wears better, and it wears tires less. I'll give you one guess as to why it hasn't been put into use.

Then look at appliances.

Then look at cars. You see Fight Club? That little convo on recalls is truer than you think, and also includes the airline and trucking industry.

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Tue May 25, 2004 1:04 pm

i hate roads in chicago. they are rebuilding them every year and won't stop because how would the mob make money??

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:39 pm

To clarify: I meant to suggest that someone went out of their way to collapse it, like a terrorist act, or to engage in an insurance scam, not that was it designed in Detroit..