Robert Wakeham's Comments
Comment on: Donald Trump clubhouse scheme by Acanthus revealed
Reminds me both of a Victorian tram shed in Knightswood, Glasgow, and of one of those 'asylums' of old, tucked away in various corners of Scotland - except that the tram shed and asylums are architecture, and have substance, whereas this isn't, and doesn't.
Comment on: Jim Eyre: No Modernist conspiracy in architecture
Reproduction architecture has it's place - like reproduction furniture - but how on earth do you apply 'traditionalism' to Olympic venues? All I can think of is giant Roman amphitheatres, and I wonder if this is what TAG would like to see, or is it just that the athletes' village should be another Poundbury?
Comment on: Foster + Partners reveals Thames Estuary airport plans
Don't I recollect previous proposals (for Maplin Sands, I think) being criticised for ignoring the greater risk of fog causing flight delays in the Thames estuary area, compared with Heathrow? - or have technological advances rendered this no longer a problem?
Comment on: Labour Party slams 'farcical' Union Terrace Gardens competition
When the City Council held a referendum to ascertain the views of the people of Aberdeen, there was a majority vote in favour of retaining the gardens, so the council has apparently chosen to ignore this result. Such is democracy, in Aberdeen.
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