class411
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Post by class411 on Apr 3, 2017 8:33:01 GMT
I would think that driving on the wrong side of the road would demand more attention than working out what 1500 feet is in yards! I suppose it's one of those things - like walking and chewing gum at the same time - that some people find difficult. |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Apr 3, 2017 8:40:29 GMT
If it takes more than 15 seconds to work it out you'll be there anyway.
Speed in feet per second is approximately the same as in km/h
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Post by countryman on Apr 3, 2017 14:32:37 GMT
I can't help feeling that we are way off topic here!!! Sorry, mods!
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 3, 2017 16:02:54 GMT
I can't help feeling that we are way off topic here!!! Sorry, mods! 
TfL have been talking about this for years. Is it any more complex than the, say, the Gloucester Road development of the 90s (?) which involved covering the station and adding retail above?
(At the risk of also going off topic, though related to South Ken, this site gives details of the original GRd station in the open air):
rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/a-tale-of-two-tube-stations-gloucester-road/ |
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londoner
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Post by londoner on Jul 9, 2017 9:37:22 GMT
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Post by theblackferret on Jul 9, 2017 11:46:28 GMT
Not that bad, seems to be genuinely trying to preserve the heritage as best they can.
To be fair to the 'utilitarian' criticism, exactly the same was levelled against whichever Tube line used lots of white tiling in its' booking offices and on the way to the platform (can't remember which) and again, against the overall design of the Holden exteriors.
And, like it or not, certain parts of a Tube station actually need to be just that, because they are actually public spaces that a lot of people use every day.
You don't get too many people moaning that the rails or the trains are so damn utilitarian!!
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Post by Ben on Jul 10, 2017 3:02:51 GMT
The Morden extension buildings had quite a bit of negative description along similar lines when it was new.
One could describe the JLE as clinical (cos its certainly not warm!), but that wouldnt be fair on clinics, as they tend to be designed with ease of cleaning in mind :X
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Post by crusty54 on Jul 10, 2017 5:22:03 GMT
The Morden extension buildings had quite a bit of negative description along similar lines when it was new. One could describe the JLE as clinical (cos its certainly not warm!), but that wouldnt be fair on clinics, as they tend to be designed with ease of cleaning in mind :X JLE is virtually impossible to keep clean - poor design Hopefully this design will include self cleaning surfaces and integrated pigeon protection. |
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Post by edwin on Jul 18, 2017 21:33:18 GMT
What specifically about the design of the JLE stations make them harder to clean? I'd have thought that most of it was to do with the large vaulted spaces, with high ceilings, rather than the architecture itself? However it does seem many of the design elements have numerous nooks and crannies, so that may explain it.
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Post by Chris M on Jul 18, 2017 22:21:04 GMT
As one example, the glass dome at the main entrance to Canary Wharf can only be cleaned by abseiling teams - a significant and expensive operation, so it only happens about once or twice a year.
edit: Perhaps a passing admin or mod would like to split off discussion of JLE cleaning into a new thread as the detail is not really relevant to South Kensington.
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Post by londoner on May 10, 2018 22:13:56 GMT
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