On the note of the Coffman, I'm hardly a fan of the new design, and I think that the construction around the University has been poorly planned, without much thought given to the student population, it should be noted that there was a real need for renovation. The building was without air conditioning and was sweltering in the summer. Also there were rooms in the building that had snow coming into them (most notably the UYW office). On the other hand, it would have been a lot cheaper if they had fixed the ventilation system, put in air conditioning, and gave the place a new coat of paint. (oh yeah, and got rid of the asbestos) Hopefully they thought of those things while building the next mall...
Robert Wood St Paul Resident "Property is theft" --Proudhon On 4 Oct 2002, James E Jacobsen wrote: > Just a positive comment about all the commenters -back seat = > architects? I think it is good to get it all hashed out about a major = > building like that. =20 > At the University they had a Coffman Student Union. In the = > 1970s they spent some $25 million in a major rebuilding and improved it = > some but then in recent years they are spending 39 million to rebuild it = > again, saying it just didn't feel right. =20 > Major buildings like that should last for centuries. Like the = > remodeled City Hall and the Government Center- both of those should = > still be just great buildings a century and more from now. =20 > Of course technology will continue to bring changes in bldg = > requirements. Some otherwise good structures, -like the domed Stadium- = > can become totally outmoded for commercial and technological reasons. = > =20 > James Jacobsen // Whittier > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
