Morphine Prince 109,649 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Business Insider consulted a few architects to get some perspective. Here are some reasons why the project would be nearly impossible (or, at the very least, unrealistic and a drain on US resources). The cost will be huge. As Citylab points out, Trump is pledging to construct the largest infrastructure project since the US highway system and the Erie Canal. He has shared few logistic details about how it will be built, except that Mexico will pay for it (though, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said his country refuses to foot the estimated $25 billion construction cost). This giant pricetag makes the project immediately infeasible, Rosa Sheng, a senior architect at the San Francisco-based firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, tells Business Insider. "The US [is] currently as a $19-plus trillion deficit. Rather than spending our country's resources on building a wall, we should be focusing our energy on building bridges — both literal and figurative," she says. This includes "infrastructure improvements and transportation in major cities that support interstate supply chains, and alternative green energy production that will address not only climate change, but also challenge our dependency on fossil fuels." The wall challenges the ethics of architecture. William J. Martin, a freelance architect, says Trump's wall refutes the philosophy of architecture in and of itself. "Architects design walls, not as barriers, but as a way to organize space," he tells BI. "Architects include features such as doors and windows which allow people to move through, and light to illuminate the other side." Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-25-billion-wall-impossible-163000826.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Master 376 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 mess i love watching this from Australia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOTNebraskaGuy 19,547 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I feel like we already knew this? One, five, ten lay a million on me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerQueen 1,983 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Instead of spending all that money on a stupid wall, secure the borders with more guardsmen. That's a lot more practical. Lace up my boots, throw on some leather and cruise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuri 21,636 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Watch him do it anyway, and blame someone else for it's failure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: The wall challenges the ethics of architecture. William J. Martin, a freelance architect, says Trump's wall refutes the philosophy of architecture in and of itself. "Architects design walls, not as barriers, but as a way to organize space," he tells BI. "Architects include features such as doors and windows which allow people to move through, and light to illuminate the other side." There are many reasons a physical wall is infeasible, but this quote is absurd. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,563 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Poor Trump supporters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendablethyn 536 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 They said his victory would be impossible. He can do the impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,886 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 When he suggested this to his inner circle a year ago, I wonder how many people said "yes, great idea" just so they wouldn't lose their job. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKANK 14,288 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Nearly everyone said the odds of Trump being elected were "nearly impossible." This is 2016, anusthing is possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,886 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Just now, brendablethyn said: They said his victory would be impossible. He can do the impossible. His proposed wall is impossible, but a stronger, more fenced/patroled border should be his goal. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizurl 1,801 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 9 minutes ago, Goosey said: There are many reasons a physical wall is infeasible, but this quote is absurd. How it is absurd? It makes total sense to me. If you wanna build a barrier, hire an construction engineer. Hire someone else. Dont hire an architect to do it, because it makes no sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 9 minutes ago, kizurl said: How it is absurd? It makes total sense to me. If you wanna build a barrier, hire an construction engineer. Hire someone else. Dont hire an architect to do it, because it makes no sense. Good point. When I think "architect" I'm still envisioning medieval castles "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame Joanne 5,985 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 13 minutes ago, kizurl said: How it is absurd? It makes total sense to me. If you wanna build a barrier, hire an construction engineer. Hire someone else. Dont hire an architect to do it, because it makes no sense. Ok, but how does that make it impossible to built? It's only a (huge) financial problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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