Heavy
New bollard designs for Wall Street by
Rogers Marvel. I like big heavy things. The world should have more big heavy things, with concrete cores and bronze finishes. Maybe it's the Brutalist training in me.
A Plan for Wall St. Security, Without the Pickup TrucksThe most visually striking element will be a new kind of polygonal sidewalk barrier, called a NoGo, designed by Rogers Marvel Architects of Manhattan. These would largely replace the far more cumbersome jumbo planter tubs that have come to be another unwelcome intrusion along city sidewalks.
NoGos would stand up to 30 inches high and weigh several thousand pounds each. (Officials did not want their specific weight disclosed.) Their faceted exteriors would probably be clad in cast bronze, but their cores would most likely be solid concrete. Because of their weight, they would not need to be anchored to the pavement and threaded through the linguini of utility lines under the sidewalk.
* Ray, 2/25/2004 11:18:55 AM
