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Faustin Very interesting, indeed... Thank you Alexander
CitySolver This is an excellent point. Maybe we should be building green roofs in small modular ways so that like tiles, they can literally be stacked up and then put back like avoicing jigsaw puzzle, now there's...
CitySolver Maybe the helmet sharing turn off could be avoided if the machine dispensed disposable head covers like shower caps(bear with me!!) These would be worn under the helmet making it hygenic. Or are...
richheap Unless they really want a 70-storey building and have only submitted a taller plan in the knowledge they'll get argued down? I'm not saying this is happening, by the way. But it wouldn't be unheard...
richheap This is the problem with clustering skyscrapers near each other: they all end up merging into one blob of glass and metal. The result can be less than the sum of its parts.Even so, I'm not sure London's...
Hazel This should be everyone's mantra. Not only will it make the world a better place to live in for everybody, but it'll also make you feel better about yourself, yes? I know I would. There's just been...
Resurgent phoenix Thanks Mary, I have a friend who survived Hurricane Katrina and now lives in our city. We we discussing this the other day. I am sure we can prepare a rough draft ... take it too the...
Toby @Rich: I recently saw The Fast and the Furious 6 which is largely set in London (If you like mad driver movies I recommend it btw) and when the city first comes on the screen it takes a couple of...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Toby. 150 stories is outrageous (as is Donald). This one is 84 stories. I'd like to believe you're right! However, it's under construction (10 floors are complete); and the $95 million penthouse...
Toby @Nicole: This surely will not get built. I recall the Donald trying to build 150 stories on the corner of CP in the 90's and it was blocked because of the shadow it would cast onto central park....
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
richheap It's okay: we've had shopping centres and student accommodation too, so far. And as for that tower you're right, it looks horrible. It reminds me of a big robotic middle finger sticking high into...
Nicole Ferraro I know this is a discussion about office towers, but I have to say that there are some ultra-luxury buildings popping up in New York that I find pretty outrageous. I read an article in The New York...
Simon Hersom St Pancras makes me proud to be a Londoner, especially when you contrast it with the awful Gare du Nord at the other end of the line. It's more than a railway station, it has become a destination...
richheap "Sorry sir, but there's no place for appreciating beauty within the City of London."
richheap Cathedrals were showpieces, but one big difference is that they were free for people to go in. By contrast, you can't go to the top of most of these skyscrapers unless you pay a lot of cash...
kq4ym What's tasteful, useful, and needed are all up for debate. Obviously, someone is footing the bills for the iconic building. It may be an ego move, but weren't European Cathedrals in a sense "show...
Toby Oh...I just forgot...The 2012 Olympic Velodrome. Contrary to the other stadiums it will NOT be dismantled and sold or cut down to half size. It is very beautiful and will always be.
Toby Oh...I just forgot...The 2012 Olympic Velodrome. Contrary to the other stadiums it will NOT be dismantled and sold or cut down to half size. It is very beautiful and will always be.
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Faustin Very interesting, indeed... Thank you Alexander
CitySolver This is an excellent point. Maybe we should be building green roofs in small modular ways so that like tiles, they can literally be stacked up and then put back like avoicing jigsaw puzzle, now there's...
CitySolver Maybe the helmet sharing turn off could be avoided if the machine dispensed disposable head covers like shower caps(bear with me!!) These would be worn under the helmet making it hygenic. Or are...
richheap Unless they really want a 70-storey building and have only submitted a taller plan in the knowledge they'll get argued down? I'm not saying this is happening, by the way. But it wouldn't be unheard...
richheap This is the problem with clustering skyscrapers near each other: they all end up merging into one blob of glass and metal. The result can be less than the sum of its parts.Even so, I'm not sure London's...
Hazel This should be everyone's mantra. Not only will it make the world a better place to live in for everybody, but it'll also make you feel better about yourself, yes? I know I would. There's just been...
Resurgent phoenix Thanks Mary, I have a friend who survived Hurricane Katrina and now lives in our city. We we discussing this the other day. I am sure we can prepare a rough draft ... take it too the...
Toby @Rich: I recently saw The Fast and the Furious 6 which is largely set in London (If you like mad driver movies I recommend it btw) and when the city first comes on the screen it takes a couple of...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Toby. 150 stories is outrageous (as is Donald). This one is 84 stories. I'd like to believe you're right! However, it's under construction (10 floors are complete); and the $95 million penthouse...
Toby @Nicole: This surely will not get built. I recall the Donald trying to build 150 stories on the corner of CP in the 90's and it was blocked because of the shadow it would cast onto central park....
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
richheap It's okay: we've had shopping centres and student accommodation too, so far. And as for that tower you're right, it looks horrible. It reminds me of a big robotic middle finger sticking high into...
Nicole Ferraro I know this is a discussion about office towers, but I have to say that there are some ultra-luxury buildings popping up in New York that I find pretty outrageous. I read an article in The New York...
Simon Hersom St Pancras makes me proud to be a Londoner, especially when you contrast it with the awful Gare du Nord at the other end of the line. It's more than a railway station, it has become a destination...
richheap "Sorry sir, but there's no place for appreciating beauty within the City of London."
richheap Cathedrals were showpieces, but one big difference is that they were free for people to go in. By contrast, you can't go to the top of most of these skyscrapers unless you pay a lot of cash...
kq4ym What's tasteful, useful, and needed are all up for debate. Obviously, someone is footing the bills for the iconic building. It may be an ego move, but weren't European Cathedrals in a sense "show...
Toby Oh...I just forgot...The 2012 Olympic Velodrome. Contrary to the other stadiums it will NOT be dismantled and sold or cut down to half size. It is very beautiful and will always be.
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