Paul Clerkin
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Interesting little anecdote
Eamonn told me of a commission he had done some years back for Bishop Magee of Cloyne. A Christ the King figure in bronze to sit atop the cathedral. After the sculpture was complete, cast and patinated, the bishop, just back from Milan, said he had to have the figure gilded (like the one above Milan cathedral). Eamonn explained this would not be possible or practical or inexpensive. In fact, it would cost as much again as the original work. The bishop was adamant. Eamonn went through the procedure that would be necessary involved in gilding the bronze figure. He would have to plate it with nickel, then apply gold leaf; the Irish climate would destroy the gilding in a relatively short time and it would turn black. The bishop still insisted.
The statue was installed, by helicopter. Soon the gold leaf began to peel – and the corroding nickel turned black.
The Vicar General ( a man like the bishop, recently in the news on other matters) demanded a meeting. He explained that he and his boss were unhappy – and that it was likely the matter would end up in litigation.
“Very well, then,” said Eamonn. “My defence is already prepared. I will tell the court that the changes in the statue are God’s judgment on what has been happening in the diocese and, only when these wrongs have been remedied, a miracle would return the statue to pristine gold, showing God’s favour.” He heard no more from the bishop or his minions.
The statue remains black.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/1024/1224306388630.html
God, I remember the Old Chinaman. I think it was known for the cheapest pint in Dublin at one stage.
The Irish Bungalow Book 1979
Get your anoraks ready gentlemen
I propose a machine similar to a passport photo booth…. the potential client gets in, inserts his euro and is connected via a chatroulette like interface to a random architecture practice where he can chat to for 30 minutes before his euro runs out….
we can insert a network of machines in shopping centres and public spaces around the country….
i will call it archispeak
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It’s been a while since I laughed at a review – but that review demonstrates why the general public believe architects talk out of their orrifaces…
Seriously could he have written than in english rather that architectese?
Grand Forks in North Dakota is under a flood threat every spring. They have built a flood wall along the river but there’s a road and a linear park on the river side. Where streets intersect it, they have piers and openings which can be closed up like gates during the spring thaw.
It’s pretty substantial
This is a great idea
Bike-Part Vending Machine Arrives in Minneapolis
Minneapolis was named the country’s number one city for biking last year by Bicycling magazine, but the city’s bike community isn’t resting on its laurels. Looking to make Minneapolis even more welcoming to cyclists, local entrepreneurs recently opened the city’s first self-service bicycle repair kiosk, to serve the flat tubes and busted gears of the thousands of cyclists who travel Minneapolis’s bike paths each week. The kiosk, called Bike Fixtation, offers basic bike tools, a repair stand, and a vending machine full of useful goodies, including tubes, lights, patch kits, and snacks
http://www.good.is/post/minneapolis-gets-a-self-service-bike-repair-kiosk/
