View Full Version : #NEVER BUILT - Expo Tower - 300m - Durban


dysan1
July 11th, 2010, 06:27 PM
Been going over the net and found this 1985 proposal for massive tower in central Durban to mainly function as a tourist attraction.

The plan was scuppered by aviation authorities

Anyone know much more about it??

http://www.worldarchitecture.org/internal/server_side/net/mim.aspx?dosya=85842.jpg&en=730&boy=400

http://www.worldarchitecture.org/internal/server_side/net/mim.aspx?dosya=188015.jpg&en=730&boy=400

Source: www.worldarchitecture.org

SA BOY
July 12th, 2010, 06:22 AM
i remember it briefly, i was 12 at the time and Durban had expro85 on at the expo site and it was very cool.

Durbsboi
July 12th, 2010, 11:40 AM
Never heard of it, but I know Durban Expo center aka Exhibition center had many additional expansion plans to it. so this could have been one of them.

dysan1
July 12th, 2010, 04:42 PM
I wonder what the site for this was? in town? near the expo site?

ToxicBunny
July 12th, 2010, 05:04 PM
This could be very interesting to dig around and find out actually...

Durbsboi
July 13th, 2010, 11:53 AM
could be the empty plot/ parking lot next to Work shop, I know that area was the initial phase 3 of the exhibition site with the mono rail being linked there.

jimmialli
July 14th, 2010, 07:50 PM
Good that is was not built - it looks crap!