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The diagram at Stratford seems to me to contain far too much information. If I am at an unknown station, I need to know how to get to a particular platform from where I am now. I don’t need to understand the layout of the whole station. Putting multiple route options only confuses people IMHO – just show the best route from each location
@Herned – too much information does not include how to find the toilets in good time.
Last weeks collection included
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/5th-studio-wins-job-for-major-rethink-of-stratford-station
5th Studio will lead a multidisciplinary design and planning team on the creation of an urban design framework to rethink spaces surrounding the multi-level interchange, one of the busiest train stations in the capital and in the UK. The study will look at ways to improve the interchange station and how it links to the nearby Stratford International Station. It will examine boosting connectivity between the Olympic Park and Stratford town centre, and will also explore initiatives to make the station more accessible and passenger-friendly.
Is it just me, or is the Venetian hydrofoil an entirely inappropriate solution to a very real problem? Hydrofoils need to be moving at a certain speed to work – to raise the vessel up onto the foil. Even if the speed was practical and safe in the narrow and winding canals, would involve the conventional hull building up a considerable bow-wave before the foil took over. Or am I missing something?
@DH It’s 15 knts with a 5 cm wave.
The electric ship made by Swedish company Candela, the Candela C-7, runs on computer-controlled hydrofoils, or underwater wings, which lift the hull into the air. It takes off at about 15 knots. It’s very stable without hitting the waves and you’re just sailing. Candela said the boat runs silently on battery power using very little energy. So that the resulting wave is less than 5 centimeters, similar to a traditional rowing boat.