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Robbo

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5th Feb 07 at 13:47

Cost less than Wembley

What a piece of engineering genius though!!!

mwg

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5th Feb 07 at 14:26

Yes. It was featured in NCE mag last year

Cosmo

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5th Feb 07 at 14:27

wasnt it designed by a British guy though?

mwg

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5th Feb 07 at 14:28

Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

mwg

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5th Feb 07 at 14:29

I think

Robbo

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5th Feb 07 at 14:49

Yes... same bloke who did the Gherkin... Lord Foster

Nismo

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5th Feb 07 at 14:51

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

i thought it was the otehr way around , but either way we played 50%.

Jamie Walby

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5th Feb 07 at 14:52

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

Isnt that the Clio?

Jamie Walby

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5th Feb 07 at 15:02

quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Yes... same bloke who did the Gherkin... Lord Foster

www.fosterandpartners.com great website, some of the designs on there are

RyanSxi

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5th Feb 07 at 15:05

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

Isnt that the Clio?

my thought exactly

andy1868

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5th Feb 07 at 15:06

that bridge is stunning, i like the picture of it above the mist/clouds on the website, very cool indeed

Nath

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5th Feb 07 at 16:15

I saw a programme about that bridge on Discovery. Awesome piece of engineering.

Kathryn W

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5th Feb 07 at 16:16

Gawd thats high!!

Lawrah

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5th Feb 07 at 16:28

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

like a clio!!

on closer inspection of this thread, i should learn to read and not respond. thank you.

[Edited on 05-02-2007 by Lawrah]

Marc

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5th Feb 07 at 16:41

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

Isnt that the Clio?

I hope Nicole was involved

Jamie Walby

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5th Feb 07 at 16:49

hhhmmmm

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5th Feb 07 at 17:20

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yep. French Architect, British Engineer.

i thought it was the otehr way around , but either way we played 50%.

We didn't build it though. That's why it's finished and Wembly ins't.

myke

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5th Feb 07 at 18:44

they did the millenium bridge.

wasn't that the one that swayed crazily if lots of people walked on it, or in wind?

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5th Feb 07 at 18:52

They forgot to test the how the materials frequency would be effected by the shape of the bridge causing lots of resonance. Ooops.

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5th Feb 07 at 18:54

Or they tested it on computer and 'computer said yessss' so they thought it would be fine.

[Edited on 05-02-2007 by ed]

Lisa

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5th Feb 07 at 20:53

this has now given adam the idea that when we drive round France in summer we should go and see this..............i hate bridges

Ben J

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5th Feb 07 at 21:30

Stayed in Millau last summer for a night. Bridge is awesome.

Adam_B

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5th Feb 07 at 22:35

I would really like to see this, how cool would a VX220 Turbo look blasting across it

where abouts is milau?

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5th Feb 07 at 22:38

It's just north of Marseille...

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5th Feb 07 at 22:39

Actually, I'm wrong. It's north of Montpellier (which is quite close to Marseille).

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