Back in 2006 I suggested that Milstein Hall's footprint -- so close to the Fall Creek gorge -- could possibly disrupt the soil in the area and encourage erosion and stability problems for buildings in the area : As Brian notes, there's reason to suspect that this is Milstein-related.Consider this: The newly proposed Milstein Hall will stand less than a stone's throw away from a 150 foot gorge that experiences erosion every year during the spring thaw. This undoubtedly must unsettle all of the surrounding land, and might pose a problem to a building that is being lauded for having "hidden depths". Does anybody out there know what the stability of the land is like on this part of campus?
Cornell reports that the Foundry building (the long wooden structure across the street from Sibley Hall) is off limits to everyone because the gorge is collapsing due to extreme erosion from a water main break (which probably was the result of something Milstein-related). The Ithaca Journal reports the Foundry's edge is within ten feet of the gorge's edge at the present time.
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