is this the lair of some super villain?
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Idk, but the top is definitely the antichrists penthouse.
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Yeah is this like a superweapon or something?
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It definetly has too much going on, but it doesnt look nearly as bad as it should on paper. I would love to see a return facade ornamentations, and that modern day gargoyle thing is pretty cool.
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It would probably look wicked in the skyline. There really wouldn't be anything close to it in the city. Its so radically different. Its like a cracked out version of the 20's pre-war architecture, only with a 21st century twist. Sure would make heads snap up at a 102 floors.
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This is a very cool vision.
In any case, I'm happy to see this site moving forward. With these kinds of air rights, and in that location, we'll probably get something pretty tall and special. |
Maybe this is the Schvo tower site. :shrug:
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Apparently they would use some kind of robotic stone carving technology. No skilled artisans would employed other than the design and robotic engineers.
I don't have to love this design to desperately want something this unique to be built. |
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Although I would love to see ornamentation used again, this thing is just ridiculous.
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imagine the upkeep on this building whenever a piece of it chips off or gets stained
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No thanks.
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The only place I can see this working in the U.S. is in downtown Vegas (where they allow taller buildings father from the airport near where the Stratosphere Tower is located.
Or maybe this would be a residence for The Predator? |
looks like something that would be found buried underground in Egypt or Mexico.
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I'm sure Trump loves it
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I've got to say - I'm pretty surprised at the reaction to this one. The fact that it was apparently commissioned with some kind of intent of being realized makes me tremendously excited. It's obviously incredibly gaudy and, were it to ever move forward even an inch toward actual development, the ornamentation would certainly be toned down one or ten notches, but that's what makes this tower such an exciting prospect!
The idea of such a heavily ornamented building, where the ornamentation is actually more than mere ornamentation, to the point where it even seems (see note 1) to constitute the actual structure of the building, is a fascinating hybrid, in my opinion of: 1. the ideas that underlie the structural engineering of buildings like the John Hancock Center and Minoru Yamasaki's WTC, in which the facade's most interesting visual elements are the structural supports; and 2. art deco sensibilities, in which strong lines and culturally powerful symbolism drive the aesthetic. I simply love the boldness of this tower - it would be a marvel for the entire world - a truly puzzling piece which, I have no doubt, would quickly become among the most famous New York landmarks. Imagine the staid silhouettes of the New York skyline livened up by this playful, yet beautifully sinister parti. And then imagine standing beneath it, making out clearly the monolithic details, that would in other buildings be invisible, as you puzzle out this web of symbols - eagles, fans, gears - who knows? This building is clearly meant to be strange and fascinating and I for one am willing to allow myself to be swept up in its gaudy excitement. Why? Because there would be nothing like it in the world - and no one would ever attempt to imitate it. And the final design, once it is refined and, hopefully, merely made more elegant, yet no less detailed or bold, would become the envy of all the cities in the world, even as it is maligned in its own time as too large, too strange, and too uncharacteristic of its city. Just as they said of the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, and nearly every beautiful monstrosity that dares to be absurd. I made my first post in many years to express this thought - I'm surprised that a skyscraper forum was drawn in by something so massive and whimsical! Note 1: I mean that the building would appear to be supported by its ornamentation, even though I'm quite sure that it would have no or nearly no actual structural relevance. |
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This may be the article I was thinking of.
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