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Critique of Milstein Hall: Nonstructural failure

Jonathan Ochshorn

© 2013 Jonathan Ochshorn

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Nonstructural failure contents: 1. introduction | 2. water and thermal control | 3. sloppy or dysfunctional details | 4. dangerous details | 5. maintenance issues | 6. cracks
 
tentative book cover design for OMA's Milstein Hall by Jonathan Ochshorn

My book, OMA's Milstein Hall: A Case Study of Architectural Failure, has been published. Much of the material formerly included in these "Milstein Critique" webpages has been removed from these pages and incorporated in the book. Some supplementary material remains on these webpages — primarily videos and links to related documents.

1. Introduction

Figure 1. Building It Twice: Video (5 minutes long) by J. Ochshorn shows numerous examples of Milstein Hall building elements that were built twice — that is, built, demolished, and rebuilt — an outcome that is more likely with a peculiar or complex building (video clips shot between 2009 - 2013; can also be viewed directly on YouTube).

First posted 27 August 2013. Last updated: 27 September 2023