ruminations about architecture and design

Friday, April 13, 2018

where the hell did the news go

Now that the blood has been cleaned up there's not much interest in the general media about the Florida pedestrian bridge collapse. There are some possible lessons from this absence of follow-up, and more importantly about the challenges associated with designing and building anything, anywhere, for any purpose.

-Complexity kills. Changes to complex things are necessary, but should be approached with caution
-Redundancy should not be forsaken for an assumption that better computers can solve all problems
-It takes more time than anyone appreciates
-Nothing will ever be perfect

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