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04-14-2008, 02:57 AM
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#1 | | Registered User
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| New Design.
What do you gents think of the new yacht design by Sir Norman Foster? Is it practical with all that glass?
Thanks.
T.
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04-14-2008, 06:05 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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With all my respect to Sir Norman Foster, but that is not a yacht and I wouldn't want to see it on the water.
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04-14-2008, 06:57 AM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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Is he drawing the designs for new Rowenta irons?  | |
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04-14-2008, 09:11 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by TK-F430 With all my respect to Sir Norman Foster, but that is not a yacht and I wouldn't want to see it on the water. |
Agreed. Ghastly.
More a turgid mouse than a yacht.
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04-14-2008, 10:23 AM
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I guess nobody likes it so far....
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04-14-2008, 10:57 AM
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#6 | | YF Moderator
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While I like the idea of having lots of glass, the concept needs a lot of work.  | |
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04-14-2008, 12:25 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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It's an interesting, "think-outside-of-the-box" design.
At first glance, though, it looks TOP-HEAVY.
Am curious as to how stable it will behave out at sea.
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04-14-2008, 02:44 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
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I have the greatest respect for Sir Norman as an Architect. This project has been around quite a while...amongst the murmurings exhaled by my collegues when the images were first published, were 'air conditioning from hell', '24/7 window cleaning', 'where would you stow the storm shutters ?', 'fenders ??' and someone even had a sympathetic sigh for the poor chap who has to service the Sat Com domes. Slightly hypocritical I readily admit, but valid.
Its certainly striking, bold and cutting edge design...it begs the question, if a yacht designer designed an City Centre office, would it resemble a Mega Yacht ?
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04-14-2008, 02:59 PM
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It is quite a different design but for me it will great due to all the glass on the boat. That glass will keep me busy for a while. | |
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04-14-2008, 04:50 PM
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Looks to me like the bridge would have a huge blind spot...wait, where is the bridge?
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04-14-2008, 05:35 PM
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I suppose that when one gets bored playing with rubber ducks while soaking in a bath that one's imagination could come up with amusing things such as the design shown above that one would be able to sink with ones toes.
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04-15-2008, 07:51 AM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by tarek I guess nobody likes it so far.... |
Were you maybe considering having someone build it for you  ?
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04-16-2008, 02:51 AM
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Not really,just wondering if it was a viable design...
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04-16-2008, 07:14 AM
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|  ironic comment
if you want to buy a product you can choose
a) product made by an designer
b) product made by an engineer
What do you take????
OK Pro and Cons
--- please no letter bombs from designers :-)
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04-16-2008, 10:12 AM
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I would buy a product designed by a designer and manufactured by an engineer...
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