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Plompy Lfeata · #21 Posted **Apr 29, 2008, 8:41 PM**

i like it, the only problem, which seems to be a big problem in asia, is that there are no other tall buildings around to complement it. but the desgin is nice, not exciting, but still good.

JDRCRASH · #22 Posted **Apr 29, 2008, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tacoma Boy

Anyone else see a similarity?

Maybe I've watched LOTR too many times.

No you haven't!

I love LOTR!!!

But I will say that this supertall really did come out of nowhere.

Rise To The Top · #23 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 3:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Plompy Lfeata

i like it, the only problem, which seems to be a big problem in asia, is that there are no other tall buildings around to complement it. but the desgin is nice, not exciting, but still good.

They all need to start somewhere... people said the same thing about Jinmao and the CITIC plaza in the '90s. Now look at their neighbors.

Bergenser · #24 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 11:42 AM**

I like the design pretty much.

Complex01 · #25 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 3:35 PM**

Wow another. Its not bad. Some good height there...

Swede · #26 Posted **Apr 30, 2008, 3:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

^Not really. Beijing and Tianjin are a few years away from becoming a mega-region. The speed train is almost complete which puts each city center a mere 15 minutes away from each other. Tianjin is also one of China's major port cities.

Which begs the question; on a rare vlear day, will this tower be visible from the taller Beijing towers?

chex · #27 Posted **May 2, 2008, 6:03 PM**

Nice One..

Scruffy · #28 Posted **May 3, 2008, 6:39 AM**

Hot Damn, thats a big-un

Witty Nickname · #29 Posted **May 3, 2008, 3:38 PM**

Looks pretty good, great height and the design is fairly safe.
Sometimes these supertalls are just over the top.

The LOTR image is hilarious.

gramsjdg · #30 Posted **May 5, 2008, 5:18 PM**

Yes. This building is architecturally dissapointing. A rather hideous design in my opinion.

MolsonExport · #31 Posted **May 29, 2008, 4:26 PM**

Will Saruman be imprisoned inside by the Ents? A better prisoner would be Kim Jong Il.

giallo · #32 Posted **May 30, 2008, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Swede

Which begs the question; on a rare vlear day, will this tower be visible from the taller Beijing towers?

I'm not confident. Beijing's air quality is some of the worse I've ever seen...or breathed.

Fabb · #33 Posted **May 30, 2008, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Plompy Lfeata

i like it, the only problem, which seems to be a big problem in asia, is that there are no other tall buildings around to complement it.

Right.
The Taipei 101 syndrome.

excel · #34 Posted **Jun 2, 2008, 9:13 AM**

cool building.

Patrick · #35 Posted **Jul 13, 2008, 6:07 PM**

I really like it! But I agree, the building needs some complimentary skyscrapers around it.

TANGELD_SLC · #36 Posted **Aug 20, 2008, 6:19 AM**

It's a great design, and I like China's taste in supertalls alot better than the middle east's

Nightsky · #37 Posted **Oct 12, 2008, 11:32 AM**

Very nice design with both a Western and an Asian feeling to it. Actually it won't be lonely since there are already skyscrapers in Tianjin and there are more buildings over 300m that will complete the skyline.

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=39902192

muppet · #38 Posted **Oct 20, 2008, 1:28 PM**

yep there are a zillion skyscrapers being built and proposed

Many thanx to Zorg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=384061:

city plan:

Fabb · #39 Posted **Oct 20, 2008, 2:31 PM**

The urban planning seems good.
It'll be an awesome skyline !

NYC4Life · #40 Posted **Oct 20, 2008, 9:21 PM**

Incredible, the urban planning is indeed well put. Should be interesting to see this city in a decade from now.