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Feb 18, 2009: Dormitory
The University of Enschede, in the Netherlands, needed a new dormitory.
Like many Colleges and Universities in the US, they built a nine story building to make good use of the land it takes up.
I'm sure there are stairs, but maybe elevators too, there certainly would be here.
They also made it look kind of spiffy.
But unlike the US the Netherlands is flat, very flat.
| “It was a gift from the client to the inhabitants of the campus, because the university of Enschede has a very active and successful mountaineering club – however paradoxical that may sound in the flat Netherlands”, Arons & Gelauff Architects write, “As a climber in the Netherlands, one anyway has to resort to artificially created training spots, so why not combine architecture and climbing wall?” |
Yes, climbing wall.
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One of the sides of the nine story building features a climbing wall. According to the architect it is the second highest one in the Netherlands. The addition of the climbing wall is a response to the context of the building. Positioned right next to sports fields, with the wall the building literally absorbs the sports onto its body. The specifications of the wall: 30 meters high, 2500 grips. |
Stairs?
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TheMercenary Wednesday Feb 18 01:13 AM
yea, I could see it now. US parents would sue the shit out of the school if one of their kids fell. It could never happen and would never be built in the US. For sure.
newtimer Wednesday Feb 18 02:53 AM
Anybody can climb up the side of a building.
But it takes a real man to do it while wearing wooden shoes.
SPUCK Wednesday Feb 18 05:33 AM
Yeah I can even picture lawyers manning a card table at the base.
capnhowdy Wednesday Feb 18 07:49 AM
What's up with all the little climbing nobbies half way up that side wall?
Must be a warm up for the grand finale.
Sheldonrs Wednesday Feb 18 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by newtimer
Anybody can climb up the side of a building.
But it takes a real man to do it while wearing wooden shoes. |
dar512 Wednesday Feb 18 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
yea, I could see it now. US parents would sue the shit out of the school if one of their kids fell. It could never happen and would never be built in the US. For sure.
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Perry Winkle Wednesday Feb 18 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dar512
The darlets high school has a climbing wall and both darlets have been up. It's very safe when the safety rules are enforced.
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floatingk Wednesday Feb 18 02:27 PM
Releases dont do anything but try and scare the signer out of participating....bc it doesnt hold up in court at all....
janet Wednesday Feb 18 02:56 PM
A nearby public park has a climbing wall and they won't even put in a skatepark. Of course, it isn't quite as high as that building.
sullage Wednesday Feb 18 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
But unlike the US the Netherlands is flat, very flat.
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ZenGum Wednesday Feb 18 06:52 PM
Terrible accident involving drunk college student locked out of dorm at 2 am in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ....
spudcon Wednesday Feb 18 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sullage
i live in Iowa and its flat. really really flat. don't believe me? here's a photo of the highest point in iowa.
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capnhowdy Wednesday Feb 18 08:20 PM
With a case of beer and two rednecks.....
C. All the above.
Beestie Wednesday Feb 18 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sullage
i live in Iowa and its flat. really really flat. don't believe me? here's a photo of the highest point in iowa.
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tulzscha Wednesday Feb 18 10:46 PM
The Iowa thing, combined with rock climbing where there aren't any hills reminds me a lot of the famous "Ski Terre Haute" posters.
Hah.
xoxoxoBruce Thursday Feb 19 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by sullage
i live in Iowa and its flat. really really flat. don't believe me? here's a photo of the highest point in iowa.
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And the Netherlands has you beat with 1053 ft and minus 23 ft.
That said, I've driven across Iowa a dozen times... Damn, that's flat.
newtimer Thursday Feb 19 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sullage
i live in Iowa and its flat. really really flat. don't believe me?[/url].
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xoxoxoBruce Thursday Feb 19 02:52 AM
That ain't true in either place. 
capnhowdy Thursday Feb 19 07:53 AM
Yup.
Boobage tends to know no geographical boundaries.
Gravdigr Thursday Feb 19 04:33 PM
I don't like it. I live in "America"! Where we like our buildings straight, with square corners, and where we like our bridges ugly, not like all them there purty Your a-peein' bridges.
glatt Thursday Feb 19 04:35 PM
College kids today are so spoiled. I went back to my old campus a couple years ago, and it actually caused me to stop donating to them. They have it so much better than when I went there.
Happy Monkey Thursday Feb 19 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
I don't like it. I live in "America"! Where we like our buildings straight, with square corners, and where we like our bridges ugly, not like all them there purty Your a-peein' bridges.
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TheMercenary Thursday Feb 19 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by glatt
College kids today are so spoiled. I went back to my old campus a couple years ago, and it actually caused me to stop donating to them. They have it so much better than when I went there.
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Shawnee123 Thursday Feb 19 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by glatt
College kids today are so spoiled. I went back to my old campus a couple years ago, and it actually caused me to stop donating to them. They have it so much better than when I went there.
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Oh, I sound old.
TheMercenary Thursday Feb 19 07:26 PM
A few others in the US.
http://www.longaberger.com/homeOfficeHistory.aspx
http://www.artleaguehouston.org/Inve...essRelease.htm
glatt Friday Feb 20 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by glatt
College kids today are so spoiled. I went back to my old campus a couple years ago, and it actually caused me to stop donating to them. They have it so much better than when I went there.
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wft? Their basic argument is "we're rolling in cash, so give us more."
Into the recycling bin with that one.
dar512 Friday Feb 20 10:23 AM
My alma mater is very smart. After you donate, perky college girls call you up and thank you for donating.
HungLikeJesus Friday Feb 20 10:45 AM
Wouldn't it be better if they showed up at your door with a bottle of wine?
dar512 Friday Feb 20 02:00 PM
Only in daydreams. IRL it would probably upset Mrs. Dar and scare the shit out of me (damned stalkers).
Shawnee123 Friday Feb 20 02:08 PM
*drops bottle of wine and runs, simultaneously remembering she is far from college age 
Cicero Friday Feb 20 02:24 PM
*grabs bottle and drinks*
Shawnee123 Friday Feb 20 02:49 PM
Hey...gimme that! That's my best bottle of Boone's Farm!
retmiles Saturday Feb 21 10:55 AM
Too cool for school. (well, somebody had to say it)
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