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Critique of Milstein Hall: Nonstructural failure

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.

5. Maintenance issues

Figure 2. Video (1-1/2 minutes long) by J. Ochshorn shows Milstein Hall columns adjacent to Rand Hall, north side, apparently with incomplete stainless steel covering (video shot April and December, 2011, and August 2013; can also be viewed directly on YouTube).

Figure 11. Video (1 minute long) by J. Ochshorn shows "Board of Trustee" seats mechanically rising out of their slumber (video shot Jan, 2012; can also be viewed directly on YouTube).