Irony: Architect killed by something falling off of a building

[Parliament 14335]

A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by falling debris on a midtown Manhattan street Tuesday morning, according to New York police spokesman Ahmed Nasser.

The woman, identified by police as Erica Tishman, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.
Tishman was a Manhattan architect and served on the Board of Directors for the Educational Alliance, CNN affiliate WABC reported.
"It is with great sadness that we write about the passing of Erica Tishman, an invaluable force and irreplaceable ally to our organization," Educational Alliance CEO and President Alan van Capelle said in a statement, according to the affiliate.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/17/us/ny-woman-debris/index.html

[Jerry Callo 8734]

That's Alanis Moressette level irony right there. 

[Buffsoldier 1895]

Up with, but not quite too, the level of the artist that was killed by the big blue horse he was making at Denver International Airport.

 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/03/17/the_blue_mustang_is_part_of_several_conspiracy_theories_centered_on_denver.html

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Fucking construction workers always trying to get at their betters.

 

Saw what a sheet of water logged, 3/4" thick, 4 x 8 plywood will do to a guy if it falls 9' from above into his face.  Split his nose in half, drove him down over a pile of bricks, and gave him a compound fracture of his lower leg.

The inertia of the weight driving him down to the ground made his leg curl back on itself as it snapped, and ripped thru his soft tissue.  Other than the (just) dead guy I saw after he went thru a windshield, this was as gruesome as it gets.  I'm always looking around, and above when I go on multi story job sites.

[mdmost 43056]

[woohorn 1131]

Did her family get to keep the penny?

 

 

[Homesickhorn 2208]

Or the owner/founder of the Segway, who died after accidentally riding his Segway off a cliff.


http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39377851/ns/world_news-europe/t/segway-company-owner-rides-scooter-cliff-dies/

[Hate 20146]

Or Lou Gerhig dying of Lou Gerhig's disease.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 hours ago, Hate said:

Or Lou Gerhig dying of Lou Gerhig's disease.

Mind bloooooooown....

[mulletpelini 5216]

or rushing to catch a plane, making it just in time, only for it to crash.

[South Austin 52630]

You know, the stupidest guy in my fraternity became an architect - after he flunked out of dental school! 

[huge 3795]

That's not irony

[Your Mom 4853]

You know she blamed that shit on the engineers, for a split second anyway.

[ABSR 5325]

2 hours ago, Your Mom said:

You know she blamed that shit on the engineers, for a split second anyway.

That was probably the first thing that went through her head....well, maybe second.

[Jiggy-Z 3437]

54 minutes ago, ABSR said:

That was probably the first thing that went through her head....well, maybe second.

[Jiggy-Z 3437]

15 hours ago, Hate said:

Or Lou Gerhig dying of Lou Gerhig's disease.

Tommy John receiving Tommy John surgery.

[smuggs 9353]

On 12/18/2019 at 1:29 PM, mdmost said:

Edited December 19, 2019 by smuggs

[Damor 1237]

['stache 21892]

aggy builds things in manhattan?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Structural engineers international brotherhood motto:

We stand by our work, just not under it

[Buzzrock 14948]

Or Lou Gerhig dying of Lou Gerhig's disease.

How did he not see that coming?

[miguelito 11313]

 

[Bullneck 19215]

Quote

Local Law 11—also know as the Facade Inspection & Safety Program—requires buildings that are six stories or taller to have their facades regularly inspected. This requirement stems from tragedy: In 1979, a college student was killed when a chunk of masonry plummeted from a building near campus.May 28, 2019

It was most likely a piece of ornamental terra cotta that was 100 years old.  

I just watched the video in the link.  It was.  If you go to Google Streetview you can see ornamental lion heads; there's one missing in the video.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Bullneck

[mulletpelini 5216]

First name I think of when I hear architect is Mike Brady

[UpperWestside 6190]

This was pretty sad. I was working in Times Square that day when this happened. Someone on the street covered her when they saw her laying there. We had it on Spectrum News so we saw the report. Gosh what an awful way to go. Felt so bad for her.

I believe I read the building had been cited for issues earlier this year. Doesn't bring this woman back though. If anything hopefully we remember we do not know when our last moment is. Make the best of life. 

[Hate 20146]

Or don’t go to Times Square.