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Subject: [OM] Re: OT for the architects amongst us
From: "iwert bernakiewicz" <zuikooh@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 23:33:04 +0200
many thanks for the signs of sympathy... today the message came that the
furniture and 50 models have been salvaged from the building and friday
demolition will start. They'll try to keep away from the library, so part of
that might be able to be recovered as well. It is a weird feeling, but what
is wonderfull is that staff and students are all up and running again, and
lessons are already continuing. That gives hope for the future!

Iwert

2008/5/14 Wiliam Wagenaar <wiliam@xxxxxxxxx>:

>
> iwert bernakiewicz wrote:
>
> -----
>
> >today the faculty of architecture of the Delft University, where I had
> a
>
> >little office in the department of restauration, was caught by a big
> fire.
>
> >The building by van de broek & bakema from 1970 was completely
> destroyed and
>
> >partly collapsed.Taking with it all non digital data: students works, a
>
> >fantastic library with 40.000 titles, a collection of furniture and
>
> >drawings by all the great ones, from Frank Lloyd Wright to le
> corbusier. A
>
> >dramatic day.
>
>  <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaK5YVVaRCo> >
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaK5YVVaRCo
>
> >where you can see the collapse. It is really bizarre how a place where
> you
>
> >love to work is gone in a few hours...
>
> >Iwert
>
> -----
>
> I am sorry for your loss Iwert. It must be quite an impact to see
> something go that fast and furious (no pun intended). We could see the
> fire spreading over the building during the day from the building I work
> in, which is about a mile and a half away. I noticed some peculiair
> things during the day:
>
> - Obviously no sprinklers present in the building. It started as a very
> small fire caused by water leakage hitting electricity
>
> - The water from the fire extinguishers does not come high enough to
> reach the fire in the building (also visible in the video)
>
> - According to the press (nu.nl) the fire department was waiting for a
> larger pump to arrive from Rotterdam
>
> - Already before noon the fire department decided that staying in the
> building was too dangerous and the building was effectively given up
>
> - After one side of the building burned out (not much smoke left and the
> fire looked to be almost out) the fire spread to the other side of the
> building, burning that side out also.
>
> - I was a bit horrified hearing some people cheer on the video as the
> building collapsed, I guess not all were overly attached to the building
> or the irreplaceable furniture, drawings, books an maquettes inside.
>
> I had already left Delft when the building collapsed. In the evening I
> heard over the news that the collection of maquettes was extra large
> yesterday since many were returned to the University for an exhibition
> which was due within a short while. Even more was lost due to that.
>
> Sorry for the loss again, but I keep wondering about some of my
> observations. In hindsight I think that with propper equipment and
> actions less damage might have occurred.
>
> Wiliam
>
>
>
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