I had some ideas for possible future categories in the Hall of Fame, and I figured I'd post them.

CATEGORY IDEAS:

Best supertall
Best midrange (around 50-70 story) skyscraper
Best short skyscraper (49 stories or less)

Best (x city) skyscraper besides supertalls
Best (x country/continent) skyscraper

Most beautiful skyscraper
Strangest skyscraper
Ugliest skyscraper (?)
Most overrated skyscraper
Most underrated skyscraper
Skyscraper that should have been built (practical buildings only!)
Best skyscraper that nobody knows about
Best skyscraper in x architectural style

Any comments/other ideas?

My idea is to keep it simple.

Why does it always has to be a scryscraper.

Hows about:
The best comieblock (5-9; 10-30; 30-... stories)
Best school building (5-10; 10-20; 20-... years old)

And if you want a scyscraper:
Best Baltic scyscraper (can be also "Best Baltic and Scancinavian")

How about:

Best up-and-coming city?

Best state capital?

Best Texas skyline?

Best beach scene?

It doesn't have to be indepedent buildings does it?

I agree with Jason, you need to keep this one simple and general for a wide audience. With categories like 'Best Baltic scyscraper' and 'Best state capital' you're going to exclude a wide range of people who are just not familiar with these.

Next vote will be on 'most beautifull bridge' by the way.

the most unique skyscraper-I know which one will get bunch of votes :D:D:D lol

The best Baltic-Scandinavian scraper is the Turning Torso no doubt!

Some ideas:
Best TV tower
Best Dutch scraper
Best European scraper
Best Asian Scraper
Best American Scraper
Best Canadian scraper
best latin American scraper
best pacific scraper
best russian scraper
best german scraper
best cluster
best french scraper
best spain scraper
best approved scraper
best italian scraper
I can go on like this forever :)

Keeping it simple is a valid point. However, I think there might still be room for broad categories like "best non-supertall" or "most unique building."

Best Stadium.

Best Church
Best Statue
Best Highway Intersection
Best Harbour
Best Museum
Best Hotel
Etc, etc, etc...

Best mall???

i like Cborg's best churches

Best

-brickbuilding (+100m)
-monument
-fountain
-Church
-Museum

Good idea!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Best brickbuilding (+100m)

And........

best public square
best stadium
best monument
best fountain
best Church
best Museum

Why not best Calatrava/Botta/Piano/Herzog & de Meuron building?

Or simply: best architect of the last 20 years... (with examples)

best commieblock city

Best City Hall

Best church or cathedral

Best church
Best stadium
Best dont know how to say (CN Tower,S Spaceneedle, Stratosphere, Fraunsthrum)
Best railstation
Best airport
worst skyline over 1Million
best muesum

Best beer party

-brickbuilding (+100m)

best architect

best residential building

Best night lighting?
Best spire?
Worst spire?

Best spire?
Worst spire?

Best Spire would be an EXCELLENT category. :yes:

I really hope we can have this.

Best Night Skyline/Night Lighting, Best Airport, Best Stadium, Best Monument, are my suggestions.

Also, how about Best Urban Entertainment District like Times Square, Rodeo Drive, South Beach-Miami, Ybor City-Tampa, Bourbon Street-New Orleans, Vegas Strip, etc. Does anyone else like this idea??

Also, how about Best Urban Entertainment District like Times Square, Rodeo Drive, South Beach-Miami, Ybor City-Tampa, Bourbon Street-New Orleans, Vegas Strip, etc. Does anyone else like this idea??

I think it is a bit difficult, because you have to have visited these places to judge them. It is nothing you can judge by some internet pictures.

Most phallic skyscraper? :D

Best lobby???
Best landscaping???:?

Building with the best setting
Best public housing
Best corporate headquarters

What about: best RENOVATED or EXTENDED buidling?

best vision? (it have to be made by a "famouse architect")
best skyscraper made under x million dollars?
best inpractical architecture?

best hq,
worst supertall
best never built
worst ever built
best mass transportation
best airport

best building off all time,best skyline

Best library would be nice

Best (most beautiful) tourist attraction natural as buildings

and most beautiful church/mosque/any religious building would also be a good competition

best monument

Best European skyscraper.

Best forumer rivalry

i would nominate KGB v.s. Flatiron

Here's s'more ideas:

Best Bank of America Building
Best All-Residential Tower
Best Cylindrical Skyscraper
Best Hotel Skyscraper
'Greenest' Skyscraper
Best Facade
Best Pyramid
Best Ferris Wheel
Best Convention Center

best "historical part" of a city
city with best silhouette

best observation tower
best archit. firm

Best reclad? :D

Best stadium
Best indoor arena

Nicest hospital?

Best urban redevelopment project
Best urban redevelopment proposal (not yet implemented)

Best city zoo?

Best city zoo?
Agree with that! :cheers:

Keep the ideas coming people.

Thanks. :)

Best park

best mixed use,best residential,best office tower

best density

This may seem a bit strange of a question, but . . .

Why does it seem like the Hall of Fame has had really inactive or really crappy categories lately?

Not saying anything against wjfox, but c'mon. Am I the only one who's noticed?

-Best city square

-Best library

-Best TV tower

-Best shopping street

-Best pedestrian bridge

-Best artificial lake

-Best looking tram

We already had most of those.
Best observation tower and best tv tower are almost the same.
And we already had best square.

Best street lights
<_<

Here's a good one: Best building to ever hold the title of "World's Tallest Building."

Best Library, Best Stadium, Best Arena and Best City Zoo sound like good ideas to me..

And how about Best Urban Entertainment District?? i.e. Times Square, Vegas Strip..

Best Stadium and Best Arena will be the US against Europe.
Europeans (me) like their stadiums/arenas, Americans like their stadiums/arenas.

Maybe "The best box" will be an idea. I will choose the WTC then ;)

We will definitely have a "Best Box" contest soon. :)

Best domed building(only old buildings)
Best XIX century skyscraper

^ Great ideas. :)

Best Residential Skyscraper
Best Proposed Project
Best Spire on a Building

Best Suburban Scrapers?

^Good idea! :cool:


I have some ideas:

Best medical skyscraper?
Best sunshade-design building?
Best performance venue?

Best makeover (or reclad)?

best observation tower :)

I would really like to see:

The Best Spires

and

The Best Railway Stations and Terminuses

These two are a must.

I mentioned this one on a previous page, might as well do it again:

Best building to hold WTB title...or Best World's Tallest Building would be a better name for that.

Best sports stadium?
Best Church?
Best historic prison (alcatraz, tower of London, ect)?
Best Christmas Shopping?
Have those been done?

Best big city with beaches

^^ Best Beach City :cool:


Best City for Shopping?
Best Federal-Government Buildings? (Capitol Hill, Parliament buildings, Big ben)

I was thinking of a best Fountain.

Best theatre, best library building, best university building, best castle, best palace...

Best lighting. :cool:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9044/capitaltower2small5xy.gif

Best African Skyline! All the other continents have had their turn...

Best lighting. :cool:

We've already had this. :)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=164609

Have we had a Hall of Fame for Best Hall of Fame (like Rock and Roll, American Football, Baseball, etc.)?

Best suburb
Worst Sprawl
Best Park
Best City Centre Park

The city that's most looked upon according to "the UNESCO cultural heritage"
The most diverse city.
The city that appears the most in the international media.

How about Best Asian skyscraper. Unless it's already been done and I missed it!

Best art deco skyscraper.

^ Nah, too predictable.

It's obvious that Chrysler would win that.

I think I got a pretty nice idea.

Best Cemetery

There are a lot of beautiful cemeterys like Josefov in Prague, the one in Najaf, Pierre Lachaise in Paris, the cemetery in D.C, Recoleta in Buenos Aires etc.

^ Nah, too predictable.

It's obvious that Chrysler would win that.

Use less acknowledged buildings. Wrigley Building, American International, Terminal Tower etc.

edit: nvm, probably wouldn't get much of a turnout. :(

How about the best Library, built or planned?

This is the new central library being built in Dubai:

http://i1.tinypic.com/nqd02b.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/np43tl.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/npifpv.jpg

what do ya think? :D

How about the world best zoo

Seoul Grand Park Zoo
http://sstatic.naver.com/100/800/74/86074.jpg

I like big siberian tiger

http://kr.img.dc.yahoo.com/b4/data/animal/PICT0069re.jpg

The best river across city or stream


Themes, Seines, Han, Main ...etc

Best commercial port?
Best leisure port?
:)

How about best landlocked skyline :D

Best Urban Renewal Project?

Best Urban Renewal Project?

I like that idea.

Also how about this,

Best Mid-Rise skyline
Best skyscraper without mast, etc :)

Building with the best blend of architectural styles.

Best urban planning.
Best architecture city.
:)

Best european future skyline or skyscraper ...

Best twins.

how about the best gurls.. wowow :runaway:

how about best governement building...e.i. pentagon,the german parliment.....

or best palace.

how about best governement building...e.i. pentagon,the german parliment.....

That's a good one!

I have an idea as well - Best Vision/Never Built Skyscraper

What about most organic-looking building?

Best stadium?
;)
Best sports arena?
:wink2:

1. the best city/skyline/subway in developing Country
2. the best city/skyline/subway in developed Country

should be fair :cheers:

Have we done best residential scraper?

1. the best city/skyline/subway in developing Country
2. the best city/skyline/subway in developed Country

should be fair :cheers:

i like this one

Best theme park have been said?
Best sport complex.
Best observation deck.
;)

Best observation deck sounds nice :)

How about best casino or best hotel?

There is actually a discusion on SSC: which city is the rail capital of the world ?
But I'm not shure it's interesting: Tokyo won by far.

Best twin towers in the world

Best Natural Setting would be a good one.

I'm pretty sure Rio would win that.

best commie block :)

Best Monument
Best commieblock
Best boxy s'raper

I have a great idea - Best Domed Building

Yeah that sounds good!

Has a "best station/underground station" or "best urban river" or something outside the box taken place?

Best restored building

Best Folly.

You know, buildings that look like something other than what they really are.

Best megalopolis

How about best renovation?

Best music venue?
Best theatre(district)?
Best opera house?
(Architectually) best hospital?
This one might be more for the skybar but city with the most musical influence?

best simcity :D

I really enjoyed the best church category. That is how I found this page. I was watching a documentary on the top five Christian churches. (They listed the Hagia Sophia, Sagrada Familia, St. Peter's, Notre Dame and the Chrystal Cathedral.) Anyway, when they were going on and on about all the supports and braces needed to hold up the Hagia Sophia, I got the idea in my head to build a model, and I went searching on the Internet, and I eventually found you guys. I'm curious about religious building built by people of other faiths: Judaism and Islam come to mind first, but I have a vague notion that Japan and Inda are full of religious buidings, too, so I suggest some of the following categories:
Best Synagague
Best Mosque
Best Temple

^ Very good ideas. I guess the notion of the 'church' is too Western-centric, but there is a 'Best Religious Building' discussion thread here.

Yes, I saw that thread. It has some very beautiful pictures of buildings I had never even heard of. That's what has me interested. I think we have several contenders for best Buddhist Temple and a couple for Best Mosque, but no synagogues were mentioned at all. I wonder if this is simply because there are no architecturally outstanding synagogues. (I can't say that my own faith has built anything to rival the great buildings of the world.) Or perhaps it's because the persons on this forum are familiar with this form of architecture. This is a skyscraper forum after all. I’m really just looking for modeling subjects, and I've become intrigued with your discussion here.

Best BOFA tower

How about best approved or under construction skyscraper?
Best nightlife/entertainment?
Best city to visit?
Best city to live in?
Most iconic skyline/building?

And when is the next one? I've been wait for a loooong time.

Best hotel :)

Best metro station!
:happy:

best university buildings (Oxford, Harvard)
best clean and green city (Singapore, Toronto)
best residential skyscrapper (sails@marinabay, trump tower, NY)
best arts and entertainment center (sydney opera hse, esplanade singapore)

best roundabout!

Don't know if it's been done, but what about a "Best Romantic Monument"?

Like the Taj Mahal...can't think of any other contenders though :D

Best Underground Space/ Place?

how about best toilet ?

^ Haha, nice idea :)

can we have a poll for the best proposal to come out from 2006?

Best 'in-town check-in airport service'?

Yeap, why not to have a poll

best university buildings (Oxford, Harvard)


That's a good one.

Best Megapolis (more 10Million)
Best Avenue

Best modernist building? This could apply to different styles of architecture.

Best residential skyscraper?

Best skyline/building silhouette.

Should be interesting especially since i think something like HK, widely considered one of the best in the world, would be hard to get a good silhouette picture, b/c of all the mountains.

Aye, HK would be quite shit in that category.

Seen an awesome one of Melbourne.

Chicago would win easy though.

Or maybe not ... ;)

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1741/0141bv2.jpg

I'm not sure if these have been mentioned or even done before, but here are some suggestions of mine.

Best scenic backdrop for a city
Best stadium
Best movie theater
Best plaza/square/non-park public area
Best city above the Arctic Circle

I would suggest a category for the "World's most sexiest highrise" or something along the lines of that. I believe it would work as I have seen many people across the forums make use of the term, "What a sexy design!" or "That is one sexy highrise". Anyway, it's just a suggestion.

I suggest "Best Railway Station" or "Best Railway Terminal" it would be great to see people posting all the European railway cathedral-like stations for all to see!

best stadium?

I suggest "Best Railway Station" or "Best Railway Terminal"...

Yeah, I would like that too!

I'd pick, Milan Central, Mumbai Victoria, Grand Central, Paddington, St Pancras, Antwerp... Theres more. Some Asian and German stations just for the sheer size would also be on my list.

I'd like to see the Best Railway Station thread :)

how about the best looking: * SHOPPING MALL in the world
* TRADITIONAL HOUSE

Hm...Best building under 150 meters? Best skyscraper of the 20th century? Best avenue? Best capitol/parliament building? Best urban street scape? Best Train Station? Best skyscraper crown? Best skyscraper base? Best skyscraper interior? Best urban waterfront (not harbor)?Best skyscraper lobby? Best skyscraper design before redesign of a tower? i don't know, just a few ideas, im not sure if they've been mentioned or already exist though so sorry if they do! i never realized this thread existed!

idk if these have been posted, but best ancient structure, best future skyline, um best latin american skyline..best ancient skyline

Best underground building? (Like an underground mall or something)

Worst transit system. Calgary would win.

How about:

~Best church interior
~Best commercial building interior
~Other interiors
~Most ambitious engineering project (complete or begun)

ukg

mods, "the best gas station" please:D

IMO, i would rather suggest in the Hall of Fame a category of: "BEST WORM'S EYE-VIEW". Lets give the worm a chance to have its views counted...hehehehe... A protest perhaps to the birds. ROFL

Best highrise cluster (not skyline) would be cool. It could be based on management, density, setting, layout and architectual harmony...

After a 2 year gap, we finally have a new winner (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=942640) and poll (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=942626).

:cheers:

Now I need to decide what contest to do next...

What about Best 20th Century skyscraper? You could put forward buildings such as Tower 42, the Empire State Building, Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science etc. etc.

best thin highrise
best mosque
best city landmark(sculpture)

Best night skyline

Best city on ground level
Best city transformation
Most recognisable skyline (NY would win but it would be interesting to see what else would score well)
Best monument
Best asymetrical skyscraper
Most impressive low rise city
Best building entrance

Best building entrance

That's a good one - I think we'll do that next.

Isn't this section dormant/dead?

Best 21st century piece of architecture

Isn't this section dormant/dead?

No.

Best Rooftop Use
- gardens/terraces, observation, turbines...

Best Observatoy.

I have an idea for a thread.....

How about a thread for "Best Christmas atmosphere?"

Everyone can post pictures and videos of cities from all over the world at Christmas time. Sound good?

Best waterfront city
Best aerial view
Best city for tourism/holiday

Best 90s skyscraper

Best 2000s skyscraper

few examples:

- Fifth Avenue. (New York)

http://global.photobynight.com/images/20090127123239_empire_state_building_new-york.jpg

- Park Avenue. (New York)

http://desktopnature.com/7078-2/Park+Avenue_+New+York+City_+New+York.jpg

- Champs Elysees. (Paris)

http://www.tripstoparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/champs-elysees.jpg

- Hollywood Boulevard. (Los Angeles)

http://www.3d-screensaver-download.com/images/free-hollywood/big3.jpg

- Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas)

http://laist.com/attachments/la_sarah2/Las%20Vegas%20Strip.jpg

- Shinjuku. (Tokyo)

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn28/anaskizo/Documentacion%20geografica/Shinjuku01.jpg

- Nanjing Road. (Shanghai)

http://asiapacifico.bcn.cl/noticias/galeria-de-fotos/shanghai1/Nanjing%20Road.JPG

- Sheikh Zayed Road. (Dubai)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/65/23316748029e81c5d2f3bqu3.jpg

best looking convention center

How about best Parliament house.

Best Mall
Best Resort or Hotel

Best Girl , Best Model

Best palace

Best Density.

Best skyline transformation, last 5-10 years (or however many).

Best present building boom. (Toronto with its quantity? New York adding supertalls? A bevy of Chinese/Asian cities? London completely changing the skyline of "the city"? Moscow with its IBC and other large towers? etc etc etc) This might be the best one, and would serve as a concentrated wealth of information.

Best university campus

Best supertall cluster. This competition will definitely ramp up in the coming years. Off the top of my head: tallest block, pudong, guangzhou's new cluster, moscow's IBC (getting there), the upcoming WTC cluster, soon to be many other Chinese cities, KL is ramping it up...

I see this as a fledgling topic that will grow to a monster by 2015.