DUBAI | Business Central Towers | 53x2 | 869 ftx2 | 2008

BrandonJXN · #1 Posted **Mar 21, 2010, 4:46 PM**

One of the more shocking developments from Dubai. Not many buildings can garner such a strong reaction (either positive or negative).

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RLS_rls · #2 Posted **Mar 22, 2010, 2:53 AM**

Looks better at night to be honest. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery though, so New Yorkers should be proud that there are so many copies of the Chrysler building (along with that one in Guangzhou, and probably others.)

Aleks · #3 Posted **Mar 22, 2010, 3:45 AM**

wow, in daylight they look hideous, but at night they look awesome.

i think these towers could've been something good, but they didn't do it right. they just didnt do it right... sad.

RLS_rls · #4 Posted **Mar 22, 2010, 4:06 AM**

^It looks so shiny and sleek at night, but during the day it looks washed out and plain.

Dmitry095 · #5 Posted **Mar 23, 2010, 8:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by RLS_rls

Looks better at night to be honest. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery though, so New Yorkers should be proud that there are so many copies of the Chrysler building (along with that one in Guangzhou, and probably others.)

Agree

Plokoon11 · #6 Posted **Mar 23, 2010, 11:42 PM**

Looks like The Chrysler Building and One Liberty Place in Philly.

Wrightguy0 · #7 Posted **Mar 28, 2010, 2:36 AM**

Van Allen is rolling in his grave right now :|

The North One · #8 Posted **Mar 28, 2010, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Aleks

wow, in daylight they look hideous, but at night they look awesome.

i think these towers could've been something good, but they didn't do it right. they just didnt do it right... sad.

Disagreed, they look hideous in any form...

LMich · #9 Posted **Mar 28, 2010, 4:40 AM**

Before I'd seen the daytime pictures, I actually didn't draw the Chrysler connection, immediately. The sunshine revealed everything. Definitely more unique-looking at night than by day.

That said, these are probably one of the better Chrysler knock-offs I've seen, though, I'd probably used another loop of metal on the crown to keep them from looking so stubby from a 45/45 angle.

NYC4Life · #10 Posted **Mar 28, 2010, 11:40 AM**

Dubai's cheap version of the Chrysler Building.

Infernal_Elf · #11 Posted **Mar 28, 2010, 12:47 PM**

They are abit empty at the top yes but the rest looks very good at day and at night they look incredible.

The look of them at night must be seen whit your own eyes.

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #12 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 1:16 AM**

discraceful...cities have to get their own landmarks and stop copying ours..its getting annoying....

JDRCRASH · #13 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 1:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYC4Life

Dubai's cheap version of the Chrysler Building.

This has nothing on the original!

djvandrake · #14 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 4:00 AM**

It gets to be awful twice!

village person · #15 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 6:31 AM**

Yeah, why are there two of them?! As if one isn't tacky enough. Why stop at 2? Let's see a cluster of 5 Eiffel towers. Throw in half of a pyramid. An upside down Parthenon. Three blue Golden Gate bridges! The Great Wall of China.... with WALLPAPER!!

JDRCRASH · #16 Posted **Apr 11, 2010, 6:32 AM**

Thank goodness Dubailand is stalled. You guys saw that theme park with replicas (some to scale) of the world's landmarks right?

Nightsky · #17 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 7:18 PM**

Looks like a theme park version of a double copied Chrysler Building.

HomrQT · #18 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 8:22 PM**

Kind of wishing a huge sandstorm would come along and get rid of the architectural disaster this city is producing. These are a horrible knockoff of the amazing Chrysler building.

Steely Dan · #19 Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by djvandrake

It gets to be awful twice!

funny and true.

maybe FOX should create a new reality based TV show built around the theme "when architecture goes wrong......... horribly horribly wrong". these abominations could be the featured stars of the premiere episode.