Brian, Great avatar! I will eves drop on your conversations to see if I can figure it out. In the meantime, I just wanted to stop by and say hello. It ha sbeen some time sice we have spoken. By the way, the missus has given me the all clear to invest in a camera. My research shall commence in earnest! Gilliatt
Hello Brian and thanks for the British Museum update. I suppose that only makes sense that they would not be able to extend beyond the property line. Excavation is always a difficult and costly venture, however given the density of a city such as London, one really has no choice but to go up or down or both. Excavation becomes especially costly depending on the soil conditions within the range depth of excavation. We'll keep a eye on the development. Not much to report here on the architectural front. I have yet venture into Dallas and Fort Worth to get a first hand look at the latest notable architectural accomplishments.
Hi Gilliatt, Seeing you on the Spike Jones spot I realised that you were back on LitNet. Further to my last update on the British Museum site, I have spoken to the Museum about the proposed changes to the original design and it appears that the development at the rear of the building has been altered to accomdate the objector's requirements. The facade will be exactly the same. However, they will not be spreading the underground section beneath Bedford Square because the development must remain within the boundary of the Musem site. Therefore, they intend to put three floors underground, which will be a pretty deep excavation and will, I guess, take quite a while to acomplish.
Looking at it again, I agree that there doesn't appear to be any noticeable difference to the original design and you may be right with regard to the updating of the image. Yes, I imagine that the underground section will be located under Bedford Square. I may make some enquiries at the museum to establish just what the new proposals entail.
Brian, I’m having difficulty in orienting myself around the museum complex. The article you attached shows what appears to be the same proposed rendered image included with the July article, only minus the Lord Rogers inset. Where exactly is the rendered image located relative to the existing structure? I have attached a link to a satellite view of the museum and surrounding area for reference, including Bedford Square assuming that it is here under the treed green space, that they propose to build the underground portion. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=the+br...10986&t=h&z=17 The proposed scheme in the most recent article looks no different that the July image. If the scheme has been revised, then I see no difference, but it is likely that a an updated image hasn’t been made available at this time.
Thanks Gilliatt, I hope you have a very nice Christmas and lots of luck in the New Year.
Brian, Taking a moment to wish you a safe and Merry Christmas and/ or happy holiday season. I'll be sure to look into the museum link you sent me. Gilliatt
Hi Gilliatt The new plans for the extension to the British Museum have been agreed. The design looks rather bland but perhaps that's an advantage considering that it could well have turned out something entirely inappropriate. Interestingly, 20% of the building will now be below ground which wiill be quite an excavation. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...w-extension.do
Yes it will require weighing the pros and cons when buying the camera as there are a number of facets to consider including the cost which seems to vary quite a lot. I must admit that I am not well up on the technical aspects of digitals but I remember when I bought my Nikon years ago, I spent quite a bit of time reading various reports in photographic magazines before I decided. In those days, the Japanese hadn't control of the market and there were some pretty good German cameras around. I know that Leica make a digital but the one that I've seen isn't a SLR, although as one might expect, it was rather pricy.
"regardin" - not sure where I was going with that!
