Comments on: Conceptual vs. Reality

By: MikeN

MikeN — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:30:20 +0000

I never cease to be amazed by architecture/design critics who are ignorant of the basics of the two disciplines and attempt to interpose their somewhat uneducated opinions upon reality. In truth taste exists only in the complainers mouths.

By: GenghisKDuck

GenghisKDuck — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:32:16 +0000

I drove on the road Sunday.

The concrete seemed firm.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:03:17 +0000

I liked the original concept a lot, but I was skeptical about the changes. I drove the new I-40 for the first time yesterday, and I have to say my initial reservations were well founded. I think Skydance is awful as built. It looks like a broken down crane they left behind from road construction. The lights help, but, once again, we have a structure we can indiscriminately bathe in technicolor excess. It has no stylistic connection to what’s around it, and I don’t think it was executed well enough to form a good contrast with the rest of the road’s design. Deleting the stay cables really hurt the most, in my opinion. Overall, it was a great idea and initial design, but the implementation ruined it.

By: James Evans

James Evans — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:40:35 +0000

This things reminds me of the McDonalds that crosses the Will Rogers Turnpike near Vinita, OK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollywoodplace/3060273922/

Oklahoma is OK!!

By: Kris Bryant

Kris Bryant — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:31:25 +0000

The cotton mill location looks even better for the convention center…lots of space, close to Bricktown and Downtown, but not taking up prime urban park frontage.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:55:20 +0000

Cotton seed mill looks fine. There are a lot of cities with ugly industry right near their downtown. I visited Seattle this summer and harbor cranes aren’t pretty.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:17:26 +0000

I noticed that too Dennis. It has to go. I wouldn’t mind some of the MAPS 3 dollars going towards the purchase and demolition.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:15:25 +0000

Susan, I suspect, however, that the downtown travelers appreciate that they don’t have to worry about the road falling in under them when they drive downtown.

By: Dennis Wells

Dennis Wells — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:37:51 +0000

Unintended consequence: The cotton seed mill now upstages downtown… It’s a horrible doormat!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:30:36 +0000

From the new crosstown it looks fairly good, particularly with the lights. However, from some angles you mainly see the frame and it looks like a mobile crane. More of the stainless “feathers” are desperately needed to give it a finished appearance.