[Usittne] Help on new spaces

[Robert W. Wolff]

Arthur, mail sent to you at the address shown here is being bounced back
without arriving in your box.  Can you let me know what address should be
used?
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert W. Wolff" <rwwolff at innevi.com>
To: "Arthur Dirks" <adirks at bridgewater.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Usittne] Help on new spaces


> Thanks, Arthur.  I am glad you are in the place you are in.
>
> I would be willing to work with you and your faculity and students under
> charrette (early morning until we all drop) circumstances, for 3 days
> without consulting fee, were you able to fit in my schedule, pay for my
gas
> to get there and house and feed me while I am with you.
>
> I could provide references should you wish them---other people with whom I
> have started projects.
>
> And, when the time comes to choose a consultant for the remainder of the
> project I would want to be considered for that work.
>
> Cheers,
> Bob Wolff
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dirks, Arthur" <ADIRKS at bridgew.edu>
> To: "USITT New England Section Mail List" <usittne at mit.edu>
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 3:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [Usittne] Help on new spaces
>
>
> > John, Bob, and all other consultants -- I did anticipate your response.
> >
> > I really do value your work, have seen many beautiful projects completed
> > with consultants, including one with which I was involved, and I've
> > lived with many pains in the --- completed without them. I do intend to
> > stand on somebody's desk to get a consultant (and one that is not part
> > of the architect's group), and I do understand that earlier is better,
> > but I have to find the moment and the person for the battle, otherwise I
> > can get marginalized in this project.
> >
> > Meanwhile I'm obliged to rough in some requirements so the scale of
> > project can be comprehended -- how many theaters and how big, how many
> > dance studios, how many performance classrooms, tech classrooms, general
> > classrooms, shops, dressing rooms, storage spaces, other production
> > support spaces, office spaces, other spaces nobody but us thinks about,
> > and how big (sq ft & ht) these need to be.  The music department and the
> > art department are doing the same. We are indeed in the beginning of
> > doing the kind of vision-building that Bob argues for, and have had a
> > meeting or two and been given homework to do with our faculty. I'm sure
> > more will come, but we may be talking about a project that won't open
> > for a decade. This is, after all, a Mass state project, and project
> > priorities get juggled constantly.
> >
> > All of this does not, however, mitigate my interest in seeing good
> > working spaces, and hearing about the annoying problems (likely in
> > theaters built without consultants) people have encountered.
> >
> > Finally, I make a plea for people to include their email addresses so I
> > don't need to inflict this discussion on the whole list.
> >
> > Thanks for your responses and suggestions. I do appreciate them.
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: usittne-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:usittne-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf
> > Of John C. Gates
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 2:23 PM
> > To: USITT New England Section Mail List
> > Subject: RE: [Usittne] Help on new spaces
> >
> >
> > Arthur,
> >
> >   I can second Bob's thesis by stating simply, I have never been hired
> > as a
> >
> > <snip>
> >
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