tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post1875727560616070115..comments2023-12-19T10:07:28.614+01:00Comments on Paula's Diary: New Housing in ViennaPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post-76316859641538953512013-11-13T18:04:59.678+01:002013-11-13T18:04:59.678+01:00Actually no, the average time spent studying law i...Actually no, the average time spent studying law is 7 years (it's a 5 year programme!) but we all remeber the feeling of dread emmanating from the dull grey walls and lack of positive energy :-((coffeeaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719243899202995984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post-44323340283533616742013-11-11T22:57:10.036+01:002013-11-11T22:57:10.036+01:00"it can never force the people to engage soci..."it can never force the people to engage socially. " Exactly! Engaging people has become a new business modell in the city of Vienna. The city contracts NGOs and you can imagine how busy they are. Sustainability is a popular label these days when it comes to architecture. Time will tell how sustainable these investments were. <br />Thank you for joining the conversation. <br /><br />Isn't there a positive aspect about the bad designed faculty - a place like this, which is not inviting at all, makes you want to leave the faculty as soon as possible and you don't waste time. Are the average alumnaes younger than average? ;-) Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492858531330531046.post-42381624889308842502013-11-11T00:41:01.978+01:002013-11-11T00:41:01.978+01:00What an interesting post! I love reading about. My...What an interesting post! I love reading about. My personal experience in co-existing with people has taught me that while the architecture can provide the means for social gatherings but it can never force the people to engage socially. Other than the open spaces designed to bring people together there has to be a critical mass of open-minded and spontaneous people interested in engaging with others.<br />Your post reminded me of the brand new Faculty of Law building in Ljubljana that was designed and constructed right around the time I started my first year of college. In my opinion it was one of the most terrible pieces of modern architecture ever. I hated going there! The architects designed a semi closed courtyard for students as well as staff to have semi formal gatherings there. It never really caught on. In my opinion it was because the space was poorly designed: it was designed as a completely open space with no privacy whatsoever, no benches, no trees or any other plants and the fact that it was surrounded by offices and lecture halls made it even more disturbingly open.coffeeaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719243899202995984noreply@blogger.com