best octagonal skyscraper

[CULWULLA]

The 8 sided is a inique structure indeed. there are many around the world.
my fav is Sydney's 228m MLC Centre (1977). At time of construction in 1972 it was worlds tallest reinforced concrete office tower.Designed by harry seidler it is still one of Sydney;s tallest.

http://www.mlccentre.com.au/Images/Screen_Layout/MLC_intro/MLC_intro_r2_c2.jpg

http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy00/d/izsy089.jpg

http://www.slicesofaustralia.com/s12.jpg

[SkylineTurbo]

Are there any plans for a facelift on the MLC centre?

[Macca-GC]

50 Cavill Avenue:

The Gold Coast's tallest office building.
50 CAVILL AVE/GC/118M/1991

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/50cavillave.jpg
http://www.ridersyd.com.au/images/locations/Gold_Coast/1376-50%20Cavill%20ave.gif
http://www.pioneermortgages.com.au/images_net/site_enquiries_cavill.jpg

[baqthier]

PERNAS building, 36 storeys, Kuala Lumpur

http://www.minco.com.my/output/structure/pernas%20building2%20copy.JPG
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/pernas.jpg

[Blue_Copper]

MLC is truely the mother of all 8 sides GO MLC!!!!

[Islander]

NYC has a couple....
Bear Stearns

http://metalbuildingreplicas.com/Buildings/bear/bear.jpg

Metlife building

http://www.notsorry.com/photos/nyc0034.jpg

[Trances]

never thought of the Metlife as Octoagonal but there you go 8 sides

[samsonyuen]

I like the NY and Sydney ones.

[Jase Calvin]

Bear Stearns is the best one I can think of.

[ENDOPHINS]

How about the Lippo Center?

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/photo/77735064.jpg

http://home.netvigator.com/~yleric12/Lippo3.jpg

[Grollo]

Nauru House, Melbourne:

http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dme02/b/izme235.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/565/4023138_3847.jpg

[Aaron King]

i don't know how to post a picture but how about Freedom Tower?

[Oriolus]

Brisbane's tallest octagonal scraper - HSBC Centre (104m)
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7074/hsbc5yw.jpg

The Australian version (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=141870) of this thread deserves a plug eh Cul?

[demanjo]

The lippo centre looks rad.

[hngcm]

i dont know about you guys, but i find most of those ugly...('cept lippo)

[JuanPaulo]

How about 311 Wacker Dr. in Chicago?? Anybody got a pic of it??? At 80 something stories is my favorite octagonal scraper!

[Melchisedeck]

The "Matitone" in Genova (Italy)

http://www.temporale.net/100Immagini/Città/013ririMatitoneGE.jpg

http://www.saccheri.it/images/photo/genova/matitone.jpg

http://www.pencilrevolution.com/uploads/matitone.jpg

http://digilander.libero.it/toltedalcassetto/genova2004_matitone2.JPG

http://www.foto.genova.it/33/we00154matitone.jpg

[TalB]

If you look at 1 Worldwide Plaza close up, it does look octagonal.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/worldwide_plaza/images/wwp_j28.jpg

[STR]

How about 311 Wacker Dr. in Chicago?? Anybody got a pic of it??? At 80 something stories is my favorite octagonal scraper!

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5651/s31117mp.jpg

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5145/s31128jw.jpg

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9346/s31139iz.jpg

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/5956/chi1040hy.jpg

[STR]

i don't know how to post a picture but how about Freedom Tower?

http://skyscrapermodels.us/models/photos/NWTC_1.jpg

[CborG]

Lippo Center is the best so far:)

[PotatoGuy]

--The City Tower--

Orange, CA, USA

http://www.equityoffice.com/images/CITY_TOWER2_251.JPG

[ncon]

Jakarta Bank Btn (the right one)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/dave_win3/eee.jpg

[TalB]

Actually Worlwide Plaza is only partially octagonal, and that's where you see the smaller floors, while the rest of it is hexaoganol.

[eddyk]

Thw lippo centre is the best so far posted in this thread IMO.

How many sides does the Swiss RE Tower have :dunno:

[STR]

^Swiss Re has one side, it's an elongated sphere.

[bs_lover_boy]

I never realized Lippo was Octagonal!!! But yea, it is the best octagonal scraper.

[Gordon Freeman]

Wheres the Scotia Bank tower from Vancouver? 140m tall old and ugly lol

[TalB]

Worldwid Plaza may not be octagonal, but I know that Park Ave Plaza is.

http://www.thecityreview.com/racquet1.gif
http://www.plazaconstruction.com/images/projects/park_ave_ext.jpg
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/53rdstreet/61.parkavplaza.aon.jpg