View Full Version : Favorite "Cylindrical" skyscraper
NapHsu4922
February 13th, 2005, 05:42 AM
I think thats what they're called. Anyway, what is your favorite cylindrical skyscraper?
Mine is the Marriot Renaissance Center in Detroit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/NapHsu/kveus053s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/NapHsu/kveus052s.jpg
Rapid
February 13th, 2005, 06:02 AM
Mori building, Tokyo. THe diameter is just huge!
http://shinji.ath.cx/diary/images/2003/hills-mori-building.jpg
spotila
February 13th, 2005, 06:32 AM
That apartment building in Johannasburg... with the open part in the middle. No idea what it's called or where to find any pictures (post some!), but that building is just surrell.
SA BOY
February 13th, 2005, 11:34 AM
Its called Ponte City and is 54 floors but is not completly cylindrical as it has a flat section at the Northern elevation where the lift shafts are
spotila
February 13th, 2005, 02:19 PM
there she is~
http://www.amethyst.co.za/JhbLandmarks/Ponte.jpg
http://www.chief.co.za/joburg/Hillbrow/4_August_2004_087.jpg
http://www.chief.co.za/joburg/Hillbrow/4_August_2004_096.jpg
Trisuno
February 13th, 2005, 09:21 PM
Tour Crédit Lyonnais, Lyon (1977)
http://eras.free.fr/images/lyon/lyon.jpg
http://thvitry.free.fr/mesphotos/preview_640_2003_12_06_Tour_Credit_Lyonnais_2.JPG
http://www.lyon-photos.com/diaporama/lyon-photos.php?id_rub=1&id_slieu=10&img=partdieu05.jpg
http://www.alyon.org/InfosLyon/geographie/lyon_aerien/auditorium_tour_part-dieu.jpg
http://www.alyon.org/InfosLyon/photos/Lyon_recent/part-dieu/crayon_vue3.jpg
I really like the one in Detroit
willo
February 13th, 2005, 10:55 PM
torre europa (madrid)
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/madrid/kvesp0636b.jpg
http://www.fotomadrid.com/fotos/dscn1989.jpg
hkskyline
February 14th, 2005, 04:12 AM
A green lipstick in Hong Kong :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/hongkong/RIMG1080.jpg
james2390
February 14th, 2005, 04:16 AM
I think thats what they're called. Anyway, what is your favorite cylindrical skyscraper?
Mine is the Westin Hotel in Detroit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/NapHsu/kveus053s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/NapHsu/kveus052s.jpg
That's a Marriott, isn't it?
My favorite is the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta, the first huge cylindar.
NapHsu4922
February 14th, 2005, 06:58 AM
That's a Marriott, isn't it?
My favorite is the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta, the first huge cylindar.
Your right. For some reason I always thought it was the Westin Hotel. :dunno:
james2390
February 19th, 2005, 05:04 PM
Your right. For some reason I always thought it was the Westin Hotel. :dunno:
Probably because of the almost identicle Westin Peachtree in Atlanta.
DamienK
February 20th, 2005, 02:12 PM
Singapore's Temasek Tower: currently the tallest cylindrical skyscraper in the world ( the Wells Fargo Plaza in Houston is taller but is more like a shifted fractured cylinder, in the shape of a dollar sign)
http://members.iinet.net.au/~paulkoh/temasektower.jpg
Mekky II
February 20th, 2005, 03:26 PM
Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta
http://www.stehvieh.de/suedstaaten2/images/westin.jpg
Pas
February 22nd, 2005, 05:59 AM
The Stamford Raffles Hotel, Singapore (also used to be a Westin branded hotel)
http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/5192/raffles.jpg
RafflesCity
February 22nd, 2005, 09:06 AM
^^
It isnt actually a pure cylinder as the other side is squarish
http://img97.exs.cx/img97/3088/swisssun3ct.jpg
baqthier
February 22nd, 2005, 12:01 PM
So far I only know one cylindrical tower in Malaysia which is in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
122m, 32 storeys
http://2.srv.fotopages.com/2/3894881.jpg
MattSal
February 23rd, 2005, 02:10 AM
My favorite would have to be the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, with the Azrieli Center Circular Tower in Tel Aviv and the Kenyatta Conference Center in Nairobi tied for second.
Pas
February 23rd, 2005, 10:44 AM
^^
It isnt actually a pure cylinder as the other side is squarish
http://img97.exs.cx/img97/3088/swisssun3ct.jpg
Thanks for clarifying that Raffles.
I still like the design :)
RafflesCity
February 23rd, 2005, 11:19 AM
Thanks for clarifying that Raffles.
I still like the design :)
same here, as well as the awesome views (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=100426) from up there :cool:
Don Pacho
February 26th, 2005, 04:22 PM
Bristol Tower
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/1037/bristoltower01s6qp.jpg
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/8346/bristoltower02s0rg.jpg
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7384/bristoltower05s9kw.jpg
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/4279/bristoltower07s0ak.jpg
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[Kees]
February 26th, 2005, 05:39 PM
Mainz Turn
http://home.planet.nl/~bemme299/IMAG0156.JPG
DarkFenX
February 26th, 2005, 05:54 PM
International Place, Boston
http://www.soeppainting.com/galleries/images/commercial/internationalplace.jpg
streetscapeer
February 26th, 2005, 07:55 PM
Bristol Tower in Miami is HOT!!
redstone
February 27th, 2005, 02:14 AM
Temasek Tower, Singapore (235m)
http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/singapore28.jpg
http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/singapore30.jpg
This tower is the tallest cylindrical building in the world.
And it has no columns supporting the tower at all!
Yup, NO COLUMNS! :D
Designed to resemble a stack of coins, it was built by the government to house various ministries and government bodies. Ownership of Temasek Tower has since been transferred to private hands.
WallyP
February 28th, 2005, 07:40 AM
http://img87.exs.cx/img87/7937/dsc069840ql.jpg
http://img87.exs.cx/img87/5030/dsc069879vc.jpg
http://img87.exs.cx/img87/5530/dsc069938mb.jpg
an office building in Barra da Tijuca Beach, Rio de Janeiro...
ps: sorry I forgot the name
datilguy
February 28th, 2005, 07:52 AM
the Ponte Building in Johannesburg.
kunming
February 28th, 2005, 09:12 AM
Is Swiss RE consider as "cylindrical"....if it is then that's my choice.
sasha ITALIA
March 1st, 2005, 09:17 PM
Millennium Tower, Vienna Austria 190 meters, 50 floors
http://www.studio-international.co.uk/studio-images/shanghai6b.jpg
Desven
March 3rd, 2005, 11:04 PM
Maintower,Frankfurt
http://home.hetnet.nl/~tadebruijn/frankfurt/maintower.jpg
http://www.helaba.de/hlb/generator/wwwroot/Helaba/Presse/Pressefotos/Fotos/ilMaintowerTotale1.de,property=image.jpg
Zaqattaq
March 4th, 2005, 12:56 AM
Westin Peachtree- Atlanta
BMW HQ-Munich
http://monthly.chosun.com/upload/cowriterboard/BMW_HQ1.jpg
Stratosphere 2020
March 8th, 2005, 03:54 AM
Westin Peachtree Atlanta
HoustonTexas
March 8th, 2005, 04:25 AM
Wells Fargo Plaza in Houston:
http://tinypic.com/21slnc
http://tinypic.com/21slr9
http://tinypic.com/21sltk
http://tinypic.com/21slxh
eContento
July 11th, 2005, 11:13 AM
Torre Europa
http://www.fotoMadrid.com/temp/150/dscn1984.jpg.jpeg (http://www.fotoMadrid.com/ver.php?id=490)
Click on the thumbnail to see it full size.
http://www.fotoMadrid.com/temp/150/dscn1989.jpg.jpeg (http://www.fotoMadrid.com/ver.php?id=494)
Click on the thumbnail to see it full size.
NYC2ORDGuy
July 19th, 2005, 10:34 AM
Marina City in Chicago, Illinois!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/marinacity/marinacity.jpg
(Photo by InTheLoop)
Patrick Highrise
July 20th, 2005, 11:12 AM
westin peachtree Atlanta is all time fav for me.
In europe the maintower is cool! :)
STR
July 20th, 2005, 06:00 PM
More pics of Marina City.
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~azollman/pics/2004_10_chicago/marina_city_towers.jpg
This photo was taken by me, it's the full 3megapixel unedited original (i.e. It's HUGE). Click on the thumbnail to see it full size.
http://img8.echo.cx/img8/6438/chi0784kh.th.jpg (http://img8.echo.cx/my.php?image=chi0784kh.jpg)[/QUOTE]
samsonyuen
July 21st, 2005, 10:45 AM
I like the ones in Singapore, Chicago, Frankfurt, and Lyon as well. I've seen the Komtar building, which is in Georgetown, Malaysia
Jakob
July 21st, 2005, 11:04 AM
Sisli Elite Residence, Istanbul
140m / 35 floors
completed in 2000
Sisli Elite Residence Tower includes 61 luxury flats with floor areas varying between 170 and 532 m². The antenna-shaped mobile crane on the top of the building is used for cleaning the windows.
http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/kemal_bereket_gorunum2.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli7.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli15.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli9.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli33.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr31/Faruk_sisli1.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr01/plazadan_elit.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli8.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr17/wwwsercande_Sisli6.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr14/Burc_sisli_denizden.jpg
http://dunyaturk.com/tr01/plazadan_sisli3.jpg
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