I smiled when I saw this panel. Broken glass in a building designed by
Bernard Tschumi; would that consitute deconstructed deconstruction?
Sharpshooter, was it one of your esteemed colleagues at the erstwhile gray
lady who unloaded on this pile? Recall a recent article citing students who
felt like cattle on the way to slaughter zig-zagging down the ramp behind
the glass. I've never seen a building -- even an institutional building --
take so long to construct. Has anyone got the inside scoop on this job?

Still chuckling,

Me and Fou' Colts could take care of the rest of the glass...

-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 3:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: People standing on glass floors ....


In a message dated 01/07/2000 3:33:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> More info please. I lived across the street when I was in NYC but am now
>  stuck out in the Midwest...  What sort of failure is occurring on
Tschumi's
>  "masterpiece"?  Isn't it only a year old?

Extreme lower right panel is shattered.  Since it's completely intact (i.e.
no holes),
I  reckon its under some sort of sideways compression, either from the other
glass panels (above, to the left) or the brick wall abutting (to the right).
Or it might be "nickname bounce".

Sign me,  General Studies