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Subject: [OM] Re: OT for the architects amongst us
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:22:14 -0500
Iwert,

We appreciate the update.  Here's wishing all involved the best of luck in 
the recovery process.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "iwert bernakiewicz" <zuikooh@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:33 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT for the architects amongst us


>
> 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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