>That the short-term, logical, linear, instrumental
> nature of this solution, and the context in which
> it is embedded, is the root of the problem may
> never be dealt with by our civilization.
Is that important, Van? Why should "our civilization"
have to deal with that? The US military are dealing with
it quite efficiently. The problem itself is short-term,
logical, linear and instrumental in nature so the
solution fits.
All that is required is to get information out of the
prisoners as soon as possible without actually being
accused of torturing them.
Everybody understands (or thinks they understand)
what torturing means but I doubt that charges of not
adhering strictly to the Geneva Convention on
Prisoners of War are going to mean a great deal to
most people.
The "rabbit hutch" solution is strictly functional, serves
the purpose, makes use of local resources and materials,
conserves energy, does not unnecessarily damage
the environment, is open and transparent, does not
waste taxpayers' money - all ideal characteristics of
a utilitarian 21st century architecture. I would imagine
that the designer feels very pleased with the overall
result. Neat but not gaudy, an adequate design.
To me, the only discordant note is the continuation
of the newly-found inclination to erect public viewing
stands à la Twin Towers (or, the new twist, letting
the action take place where natural features provide
a ready-made viewing stand).
I predict a great future for a company that can offer
a rapid-response mobile public viewing-stand rental
service (preferably with built-in ticket booths, pooled
TV camera facilities and satellite access) that can
be erected rapidly in the vicinity of natural disasters,
scenes of great suffering, major national tragedies,
airplane crashes, etc.
The public has a right to know?
Derek Thornton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Van Varga" <vanvarga@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: plain guantanamo
> nature of this solution, and the context in which
> it is embedded, is the root of the problem may
> never be dealt with by our civilization.
Is that important, Van? Why should "our civilization"
have to deal with that? The US military are dealing with
it quite efficiently. The problem itself is short-term,
logical, linear and instrumental in nature so the
solution fits.
All that is required is to get information out of the
prisoners as soon as possible without actually being
accused of torturing them.
Everybody understands (or thinks they understand)
what torturing means but I doubt that charges of not
adhering strictly to the Geneva Convention on
Prisoners of War are going to mean a great deal to
most people.
The "rabbit hutch" solution is strictly functional, serves
the purpose, makes use of local resources and materials,
conserves energy, does not unnecessarily damage
the environment, is open and transparent, does not
waste taxpayers' money - all ideal characteristics of
a utilitarian 21st century architecture. I would imagine
that the designer feels very pleased with the overall
result. Neat but not gaudy, an adequate design.
To me, the only discordant note is the continuation
of the newly-found inclination to erect public viewing
stands à la Twin Towers (or, the new twist, letting
the action take place where natural features provide
a ready-made viewing stand).
I predict a great future for a company that can offer
a rapid-response mobile public viewing-stand rental
service (preferably with built-in ticket booths, pooled
TV camera facilities and satellite access) that can
be erected rapidly in the vicinity of natural disasters,
scenes of great suffering, major national tragedies,
airplane crashes, etc.
The public has a right to know?
Derek Thornton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Van Varga" <vanvarga@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: plain guantanamo