Umeda Sky Building
Osaka, Japan

HEIGHT: 173m/568 feet
FLOORS: 40 floors
COMPLETION: 1993
ARCHITECT: ?

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/images/osaka_umeda_sky_building.jpg

:eek: thats one hell of a tower! 9.5/10!

Unique, but fat! 5

7.5/10

It definitely looks unique, but some parts are just ugly. I'll compromise with a 7.5

Total waste of space 6

interesting, cool design.. but the toilet hole looking thing...not my taste 7

Wow :) Reminds me of La Grande Arche in Paris!But this one is nicer.8.5/10

(La Grande Arche)
http://www.pavillon-arsenal.com/pics/permanente/t6-arche.jpg

3/10 A very radical design... some parts look beautiful... but some parts look like a nightmare... I would not want this in my city.

nice design allthough I don't like all the details. I wonder how it behaves during an earthquake. 8/10

Incredibly intriguing and utterly interesting. But, not beautiful.

How about, exciting?!

Beautiful!!!!!! 10/10

Incradible yet beutiful!.....9/10

looks good but shouldve been taller. 8/10

This tower has 'sky garden' on the top of it (40th floor),
and is equipped with huge steam machines there to produce artificial clouds over Osaka.

other pics
http://osakanight.xrea.jp/night_view/photo/north06.jpg
http://osakanight.xrea.jp/skyscrapers/photo/umeda_c.jpg http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/umedaskyd.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jx4t-nkmc/k-umeda1.jpg

5/10

3 and below/10..An eyesore, an atrocity. I can't find any beauty in this.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/575/281osaka20.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/575/28osaka21.jpg

Love it or hate I would say :)

I already had this thread...http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31351

8/10

7/10

That building is VERY impressive in my opinion.

Unique and spectacular.

10.

weird strange but interesting

my feeling says to me to give 6.5

7/10


those metalic structures took off the charm of the building.

Originally posted by Fabio

7/10


those metalic structures took off the charm of the building.

I agree. But still it's a daring and almost fascinating design. As for the hole: imagine the building without it.....wouldn't that make it slightly boring ?

8/10

Great design
9/10

would have looked better if it were skinnier, 7

i usually dun like buildings with holes in the middle but this one is OK
7/10

this building is absolute class. im not an osakan by the way. im just a brit working over here in japan.

this building IS osaka. it really is great....standing underneath it and going up the glass lift and the transparent escalators is an experience. granted, numerically its not that tall but when you are underneath it, the tower looks a lot taller than it really is.

certainly a world class tower and the best that japan has along with the tokyo metropolitan government building and the landmark tower in yokohama.

9/10

The best building in Osaka. :okay:

10/10

way too fat... the color is good, but the shape totally ruined it. they should've made this building taller and narrower, just like in sim city 3000 unlimited (the huge interprise in the azn set of the game is a stretched and narrower version of this one).

and the exterior elevators and escalators really make this building look bad.

4.5

The proportions are too slender, I think the "legs" should be wider. 6.5/10

8/10

looks like my lego buildings :D

6.5/10

i cant look any pics

cool tower. 7

A great and innovative design. Umeda Sky Buiding never ceases to amaze me. Completed in 1993, it is an extremely high-tech classy structure, including its massive void!!

9.5 from me!

More pics, info and stats @ Umeda Sky Building (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=105225)

Should be thinner, but otherwise a daring design that works.
7.5/10

8/10

7.5/10

10 points
It is cool & romantic for me.

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/8576/img61801iu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/6541/img61818uw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/1695/img62237ev.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/5049/img62098gr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/4466/img62126tx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

9/10

Very Unique....8/10

10/10. No need to explain.

Massive. 7.5/10

an Utter Clutter. It still looks like a building site with scaffolding!

8/10

9/10

7/10

8.5/10 :)

6/10

I'm really impressed: 10/10!

futuristic and really unique. 9/10

2/10

The exterior is a mess. There's no grace or elegance to the building. It looks like a structure near NASA's rocket launch pad.

fantastic 9/10

9,5/10

10/10! hehe, I like this one! :)

6/10

9/10

10. massive!!

10/10

9/10.

8/10

i like the sky bridge tho the design isn't anything special
4/10

very interesting 9/10

8/10

8,5/10 :)

9/10

No pics :(

8,5/10

9/10

8/10

8/10

8/10

9/10

8/10

9. Very good building. Regards.

http://www.skeller.ch/albums/album03/umeda_sky_building.sized.jpg

8/10

9/10

9/10

9/10

3/10 Weird

WOW! Unique beautiful building!
10/10

10/10

9/10

8/10

unique 7.5/10

I don't like it

10/10

7/10

8/10

wow 9.5/10

7/10, because it's too massive

5,5/10

Ridiculously awful

1/10

10/10

10/10

Umeda Sky Building
Osaka, Japan

HEIGHT: 173m/568 feet
FLOORS: 40 floors
COMPLETION: 1993
ARCHITECT: ?

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/travel/images/osaka_umeda_sky_building.jpg

10/10

10/10 Waawww Amazing :okay: :cheers:

I love it! 10/10

10/10

Absolutely horrible. :puke:
1/10

6/10

7.5/10