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| 89 | idiot architects | idiot_architect.html | 2004-01-08 | 2004 | 1 | stupid | https://www.russelldavies.com/typepad/russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2004/01/idiot_architect.html | <p><a href="../../../../lloydsbaddesign.html" onclick="window.open('../../../../lloydsbaddesign.html','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img alt="lloydsbaddesign" border="0" height="262" src="../../../../lloydsbaddesign-thumb.JPG" width="350"/></a></p> <p><a href="../../../../lloydsbaddesign2.html" onclick="window.open('../../../../lloydsbaddesign2.html','popup','width=2272,height=1704,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img alt="lloydsbaddesign2" border="0" height="262" src="../../../../lloydsbaddesign2-thumb.JPG" width="350"/></a></p> <p>generally, I'm a big fan of architects. i like design and buildings and all that. but there's something they do (or designers or someone) which drives me mad. this lloyd's shop is a good example. but you see it on 'prestige buildings' all the time. they design a gorgeous, thought-through door / entrance / portal / reception area. and make no provision for the inevitable stuff that people are going to want to stick on the door. so you see a fantastically glamorous building with a badly printed bit of paper saying 'deliveries round the back' or 'please use other door' or whatever. they just don't think about the real usage of the things. <br/> </p> | generally, I'm a big fan of architects. i like design and buildings and all that. but there's something they do (or designers or someone) which drives me mad. this lloyd's shop is a good example. but you see it on 'prestige buildings' all the time. they design a gorgeous, thought-through door / entrance / portal / reception area. and make no provision for the inevitable stuff that people are going to want to stick on the door. so you see a fantastically glamorous building with a badly printed bit of paper saying 'deliveries round the back' or 'please use other door' or whatever. they just don't think about the real usage of the things. | [] |