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Title: Outrageous in the extreme
Post by: Towntalk on June 26, 2011, 01:42:42 AM
Youngstown's second federal courthouse crumbling already

http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/jun/26/youngstowns-second-federal-courthouse-crumbling-al/
Title: Re: Outrageous in the extreme
Post by: northside lurker on June 26, 2011, 09:49:12 AM
While I do like the aesthetic of that building, and think it is an asset to downtown's architecture, (unlike many of the other new buildings downtown) this is why I am always in favor of keeping and reusing our historic architecture when possible.
Title: Re: Outrageous in the extreme
Post by: Rick Rowlands on June 26, 2011, 10:11:50 AM
Read my comment to that article on the Vindy website.

Newer buildings have fake facades and are held in place by little puny clips. They aren't designed to last very long.  So we have two buildings in downtown with failing facades while the old school skyscrapers soldior on decade after decade.
Title: Re: Outrageous in the extreme
Post by: Rick Rowlands on June 26, 2011, 10:18:37 AM
In case anyone wants to do more in depth research:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/52650408/22Design-Guide-22-Facade-Attachments-To-Steel-Framed-Buildings