300 floors.. 1128m/3701ft.. massive! It says it's only a vision, but could this thing be built?
It says it would be used as:
Office, residential, hotel, retail, hospital, school, university, kindergarten, parking, cinema, casino, fitness center. Anything it wouldn't be used as?
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1606 times:
AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1588 times:
It looks like a big cigar.. Looks like Monica Lewinsky will be on her way to HKG soon.
Cancidas From Poland, joined Jul 2003, 4112 posts, RR: 13 Reply 5, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1540 times:
last i heard of it it was supposed to be cone-shaped building. anyway, i think it would be eally cool if it actually was built! i doubt that anyone would really want to invest the money needed. if it failed they're be looking for a the highest roof they could find.
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LHMark From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1500 times:
It would look very tempting covered in K-Y.
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Virgin744 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 903 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1416 times:
Take a look at the 'Glass gherkin' which is near completion in the City of London,
which is close to my house.
The company behind it has a website with some pretty cool pics, http://www.30stmaryaxe.com/ goto Information along the righthand side and click on construction images....Thats for all those who haven't seen London in a while!
USAirways737 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1026 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1415 times:
Can anyone say: Terrorist Target?
Imagine what a building three times the size of the WTCs would draw in form of terrorist interest.
Buckfifty From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 1314 posts, RR: 21 Reply 12, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1411 times:
Can anyone say: Terrorist Target?
Imagine what a building three times the size of the WTCs would draw in form of terrorist interest.
It would do us all well if you guys can confine the paranoia to your own country. I really don't see why everything has to be considered a terrorist target, unless if you really like OBL. If we all did things thinking about whether or not it will be blown up, OBL wins, and we'll never get anything done.
In any case, HK's skyscrapers are ugly enough as it is (except for I.M. Pei's BoC building). No need to stick that tampon in the middle of the harbour. So it's more appropriate that this tampon is actually proposed for Shanghai, as they don't have as many ugly skyscrapers. Yet.
Chickenorbeef From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1382 times:
Well, I just don't agree with Buckfifty saying that Hong Kong's skyscrapers are ugly.
Virgin744 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 903 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1354 times:
Jaspike,
next time your there gimme a shout, its pretty close to where i live- tonite i'm gonna walk up to Tower Bridge and watch David Blaine with the family, that should be funny!
AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 18, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1336 times:
Buckfifty- Have you been to HK? Man the buildings are amazing looking. One of the best skylines in the world. Especially at night with the lights on!
Buckfifty From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 1314 posts, RR: 21 Reply 20, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1325 times:
Buckfifty- Have you been to HK? Man the buildings are amazing looking. One of the best skylines in the world. Especially at night with the lights on!
From my apartment in Kowloon, I can see them everyday. That's my opinion anyway, the new ones they keep putting up all look gaudy, sort of like a cheap imitation of a skyscraper. And what's with the trendy gold windows? Ugh.
AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 21, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1320 times:
Well Buckfifty- Asian architecture is much different than anywhere else. When I think of "skyscrapers" I think of the Empire State building, but that's western 50's (I think) architecture. Architecture changes with the times.
Give me an example of what you think is a good looking building?
Don't say the Petronas towers.. They are quite gaudy.
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 22, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1317 times:
The Empire State Building is very early 30's (1931?) architecture.
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Buckfifty From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 1314 posts, RR: 21 Reply 23, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1289 times:
IMO, the problem with Hong Kong is that the building designs often look really rushed, and built with whatever design feature seemed trendy at the time. More often than not, they don't seem to age well with time, and stick up like sore thumbs in the middle of HK's skyline. For example, some of the newer, and more well known buildings in Hong Kong:
The Center is quite bad, looks a bit tacky with all the angular protrusions. The gold windows don't help either.
The Lippo Centre was cool when it came out, but as time moved on, it is starting to show it's age. Though to give it due, I still think it is quite unique.
The Bank of China building, by far, is seemingly the best design out of them all. It's won a few awards, and to this day, still looks like it was built yesterday. It is simple, elegant, and for a while, was a worthy symbol of the HK skyline, along with the HSBC building. The ones above haven't been, and probably never will.
In any case, the HK skyline now is cluttered with designs which date back from the mid 80's to early 90's, most of them now look incongruous and bland. Though perhaps because I've seen them on and off for most of my life, perhaps my opinions will be different from some of yours.
Tbar220 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7011 posts, RR: 28 Reply 24, posted (9 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1288 times:
Downtown Hong Kong looks like a bunch of little red x's to me
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