More New Courthouse Architecture
posted by Daniel Solove
I previously blogged about new courthouse architecture and old courthouse architecture. I have a few more leftover pictures of new courthouse architecture, so here they are:
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November 18, 2005 at 2:33 am
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Christine Hurt - November 18, 2005 at 9:40 am
The Long Island courthouse looks like 3-Mile Island with Buzz Lightyear wings. That’s my first impression.
Simon - November 18, 2005 at 9:48 am
Personally, I think the new ones are absolutely ghastly. Do we just not have the know-how to build attractive stuff any more (as all the examples of “old” courthouses were), or simply lack the will to stand up to an artist and say “I wanted a courthouse, not an abstract painting?” See also the hideous new Scottish Parliament.
Dan - November 18, 2005 at 11:02 am
I love the new courthouse here in Lafayette, but we do make the occasional joke about “empty-headed” justice, shown well in the picture.
BTD Venkat - November 18, 2005 at 12:31 pm
I’m a huge fan of the new architecture. It does lose a little personality, but I tend to like the concrete/glass/steel architecture. More importantly the buildings have awesome amenities, screens, internet connections, etc.
That second picture of the Denver courthouse on the right looks an awful lot like Seattle. I guess they should do something to infuse the buildings with personality or history.
J - November 19, 2005 at 8:47 am
The courthouse in KC, MO is also pretty cool:
http://www.frewenarchitects.com/Portfolio/US%20Courthouse/USCourthouse.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/mow/aboutus/offices.html
JC - November 20, 2005 at 12:21 am
When I was a clerk in the Eastern District of New York, in the main (Brooklyn) courthouse, the poor functionality of the Islip courthouse was already legendary among the court staff (this was a year or so after it opened). Brent Staples had a nice piece in Slate about it at: http://www.slate.com/id/97682/
Concurring Opinions - December 12, 2005 at 11:11 am
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John Riley - August 23, 2006 at 10:00 am
I am in search of new courthouses, preferrably county and local levels of a slightly smaller scale that would speak to the fact that architects can design new courthouse structures with the same sense of permanance as their historic peers. The Lafayette example is representative of this, as is the courthouse in London, KY.
enrique saldivar puentes - November 1, 2007 at 1:38 pm
I LIVE IN LOS BANOS CA IN MERCED COUNTY CALIFORNIA ONE HOUR FROM FED BUILD IN FRESNO CA ITHINK THAT BUILD IS SO AAWSOME MAKES FRESNO SKYLINE TOTALY STAND OUT FRESNO NEEDS TO GROW UP AND START BUILDING MORE SKY SCRAPES FOR A CITY WELL OVER HALF A MIL THEY STILL HAVE TO MANY OLD STRUCTURES WICH ARE RICH IN HISTORY BUT THIS IS 21 CENTURY NEEDS TO FOLLOW TREND OF OTHER BIG CITIES TO COMPETE.
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