Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting, thanks. I saw them from a distance and it wasn't until I enlarged the image on my computer that I saw them in more close-up detail (this is a rather severe crop); my initial impression was they were re-purposed stacked shipping containers but now I see what you mean. Form over function, is it? --Bob On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:58 PM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > I believe those were built as athletes accommodation for the Montreal > Olympics and subsequently sold as apartments. We used to drive past them on > the way to the circuit when I went there for the Grand Prix every year.They > always struck me as a singularly inefficient design for a cold country, > with a truly ridiculous surface to volume ratio. Typical engineer > thinking...Frank D. > > > On Saturday, 15 August 2015, 16:47, Robert Baron < > robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I think that's what these must be: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_L4000829Apartments.jpg.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >