INCHEON | Crystal Top Tower | 448 M | 1,470 FT | 30 FL

dwhershberger · #1 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 5:17 PM**

My apologies if this has already been posted, but I just saw this on CNN and thought it newsworthy on this forum.

Coming soon: World's first 'invisible' tower

Quote: (CNN) -- For architecture buffs numbed by the ongoing global battle to crank out record-breaking tall buildings, here's something innovative to spark the imagination.

The South Korean government has granted approval to begin construction on the world's first "invisible" tower.

DrNest · #2 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 5:39 PM**

Interesting concept. It reminds a bit of the never-built 'Tour Sans Fins' in Paris.
Tour Sans Fins

21bl0wed · #3 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 8:56 PM**

Read "invisible tower" and later read "near airport". Can't be serious?

Traynor · #4 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 9:05 PM**

I saw this and couldn't believe it either.

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Read "invisible tower" and later read "near airport". Can't be serious?

And the above was my first thought as well. Not very smart for Air Traffic safety. However, I think the LED projections are only aimed at viewers near the ground. (At least according to one of the graphics.)

(All images courtesy Yahoo News found HERE )

chris08876 · #5 Posted **Sep 12, 2013, 11:23 PM**

If anyone's ever played Mirrors Edge this looks like the Shard skyscraper at the end. Fascinating concept for modern day Seoul, was on FOX-5. Good height too. its like they took the diamond portions of WTC2 and make it one tower.

Ryanrule · #6 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 1:14 AM**

Pretty. What is the building use? All office?

MolsonExport · #7 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 1:20 AM**

Gangnam style

SonnyinMiami · #8 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 4:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Gangnam style

Oh Sh!t ... too funny ... you made my night with that comment ...

mt_climber13 · #9 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 11:08 AM**

What's the point?

SD_Phil · #10 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 1:40 AM**

Does it say anywhere how much this invisibility trick is going to cost? Also, how weird is it that this is tower is primarily an amusement park of some kind? That's interesting.

NYC GUY · #11 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 2:12 AM**

There's already an invisible tower it's called 4 World Trade Center. And am I the only one that thinks that an invisible tower is a terrible idea. Safety wise.

franktko · #12 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 2:41 AM**

Bah, with an entire side made up of LEDs, it's going to be the flashiest thing on earth! Even Hong Kong will be jealous. Gangnam style, damn right

JACKinBeantown · #13 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 2:47 AM**

What a great idea... spend hundreds of millions of dollars (or equivalent) on a building you can't see. Genius!

LWR · #14 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 6:35 PM**

I do not think that I would feel particularly safe in a building that could, possibly camouflage itself!

mrnyc · #15 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 7:29 PM**

looks really stylish and not really very invisible.

Design-mind · #16 Posted **Sep 13, 2013, 7:58 PM**

They want to make it invisible because they are embarrassed by how phalic this tower looks. The family jewels at the bottom look jewel like alright.

red-paladin · #17 Posted **Sep 14, 2013, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

They want to make it invisible because they are embarrassed by how phalic this tower looks.

That has never stopped any architect / developer / government/ etc / ??? before, ever.

Urbannizer · #18 Posted **Jan 23, 2016, 12:01 AM**

Update: There was some complications with this tower and the construction company originally selected to build it. Recently, a new company has been awarded the project. No timeline given.

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Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority are transfers Cheongna international cities City Tower and the surrounding complex facilities development rights to the Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH). LH is the domatahseo build a city tower and obtain the private operators to build complex facilities.

http://www.joongboo.com/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=1038153

Urbannizer · #19 Posted **Sep 8, 2022, 3:35 PM**

Updated timeline: LH targeting to sign contract in September and start construction in October

https://m.news1.kr/articles/?4760141

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Some updates regarding the project. There have been a few (more) delays, as developers and POSCO had yet to finalize and sign a deal, with quite a few delays along the way.

Now, a new timeline has been set forward. With the inflation of the costs, LH has decided to conduct some sort of review of the costs (through an outside auditor), and expects to conclude this review at the end of August. If this is in line with what they had in mind, the next step would then be to sign the contract with POSCO in September, on the basis on the basic agreement that they seem to have, and to start actual construction in October.

Construction would then take 58 months, and the tower is expected to be completed in July 2027.