Talk:Nathan Phillips Square
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Why is it that there are no windows on the southern side of the building? Is it because of wind off the great lakes which would damage potential windows? Or some other reason?
- I'll assume this is a serious question. First off, the wind is no concern, considering that there are much taller buildings between NPS and the lake. Second, there are windows on the south side - you're looking north when you see the Wiki photo currently on the main page. If you're referring to the 'corner' of the edge of the building, there are windows there too - load the hi-rez version of the picture by clicking on it and you'll see it clearly. Krupo 02:13, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- I could be pedantic and point out that the building is City Hall, not Nathan Phillips Square. However, I vaguely recall a TVOntario program called The Science of Architecture.
The host, a Carleton University professor named Don Westwood, mentioned that he had worked on the project as a junior architect. Apparently the ends of each tower needed to be built with massive amounts of concrete for technical reasons. Wind resistance? resonance?, the details are a little fuzzy.
I majored in English, not Architecture. The only reason I made a point of sitting down with this program was that I met Professor Westwood while doing amateur theatre at Carleton. He'd lead groups of architecture in doing set design and such and I was one of the resident cracked actors bollixing up the classics of western theatre. -Dhodges 02:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Here's a fairly technical article[1]. Lets see...
| “ | The presence of these reinforcing elements transforms the classical cylindrical shell into an orthotropic shell structure subjected to the action of vertical (gravity) forces and horizontal (wind) forces. | ” |
Ow... my brain hurts. -Dhodges 03:20, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
