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wjfox
February 18th, 2006, 06:49 PM
VOTE: Best Proposed Skyscraper

Here are the buildings which received the most nominations.

N.B. Only "approved" or "proposed" buildings were counted. Buildings which are already under construction,
or which are visions/cancelled/never built projects were not counted. This was made clear at the start of
the nominations thread.

Vote for your favourite below.



London Bridge Tower


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/lbt/1.jpg





Fordham Spire, Chicago


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/58/Fordhamspire.png





Al Burj, Dubai


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/world/alburj.jpg





Bishopsgate Tower, London


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/London_skyline_2012_large.jpg





Freedom Tower, New York


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3e/FreedomTower2.jpg/457px-FreedomTower2.jpg

Forza Raalte
February 18th, 2006, 07:09 PM
LBT.


Fordham Spire, Al Burj and Bishopsgate are disgusting

I really like the Freedom Tower but I prefer the Londen Bridge Tower it will improve London's skyline so much

Medo
February 18th, 2006, 07:26 PM
LBT followed by Freedom Tower and Bishopsgate

Fordham Spire and Al Burj do nothing for me

Phobos
February 18th, 2006, 07:31 PM
Freedom Tower.
Bishopgate Tower is also a great rival!

Jules
February 18th, 2006, 07:40 PM
FS followed closely by LBT.

El_Greco
February 18th, 2006, 08:14 PM
London Bridge Tower :cheers:

spyguy
February 18th, 2006, 09:27 PM
Fordham! The renderings you posted for it are incorrect now that the height, spire, and base have changed.

This is just a model created by STR with a corrected height and spire
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7575/ParkLot.jpg

Even that doesn't show how cool it will look when viewed from different angles.

Remusable
February 18th, 2006, 09:37 PM
I'm a Londoner - but I'm going with the Al Burj - Straight edges, smooth, simple yet beautiful...I love it..

Nightsky
February 18th, 2006, 09:40 PM
Bishopsgate Tower or London Bridge Tower
I would pick Fordham Spire if it wasn't for the lack of originality (too similar shape to Turning Torso)

A r c h i
February 19th, 2006, 03:17 AM
Bishopsgate for me. I'll just quote myself from the "London-Full Summary of Projects" thread as to why.

LBT was my favourite a few months ago, but Bishopsgate is definitely my favourite now, as I think it has that regal look about which I associate with London, looks like a monarch with a crown and a large coat to me anyway, don't know if that was the architects intention but that's how I see it

DrasQue
February 19th, 2006, 09:51 AM
Of course ''Al burj''.It is the tallest tower and better than those...

wjfox
February 19th, 2006, 02:04 PM
Bishopsgate Tower (left) and London Bridge Tower (right)

Scroll right ---> --->



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/bishopsgatetower/6.jpg

Newcastle Guy
February 19th, 2006, 03:43 PM
Of course ''Al burj''.It is the tallest tower and better than those...

That's your opinion. Imo it may be tallest but I sure would not want to look at it every day. LBT or Fordham spire, that is a totally different story. They are great pieces of architecture. Not the solar tower with windows and two spires, though, and lets face it that is all Al Burj is.

ENDOPHINS
February 19th, 2006, 04:02 PM
hard to choose between London Bridge Tower and the Bishopsgate!
Follow by Freedom Tower :)

pottebaum
February 19th, 2006, 07:43 PM
The Fordham Spire is now planned to be taller (and with an entirely different spire) than depicted above.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1595/f30ur.png

pottebaum
February 19th, 2006, 07:51 PM
Just a comparison;

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3549/towersssp7xf.jpg

www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams

snoopy
February 19th, 2006, 08:12 PM
even though LBT is one of the shortest... i think its design is the most soaring and elegant out of all of them.

wjfox
February 19th, 2006, 08:24 PM
Official website: http://shardlondonbridge.com



http://shardlondonbridge.com/images/left_bar/info_open.jpg


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/tijjan/lbt.jpg

Manila-X
February 20th, 2006, 04:30 AM
1) Fordham Spire
2) Freedom Tower

Effer
February 20th, 2006, 04:51 AM
Fordham Spire.

Manila-X
February 20th, 2006, 05:03 AM
I have mixed feeling with the London Bridge Tower. To be honest I don't really feel the tower's design.

i_am_hydrogen
February 20th, 2006, 05:29 AM
Fordham Spire, then Freedom Tower

909
February 20th, 2006, 06:40 PM
LBT

ESSEXgeezer
February 20th, 2006, 07:10 PM
LBT, echos Londons past in a throughly modern context.

jesarm
February 20th, 2006, 08:21 PM
Fordham Spire

Zenith
February 21st, 2006, 12:43 AM
LBT but damn I hate the fact ours look so small compared to the others !

Krzycho
February 21st, 2006, 01:43 AM
The heighest is the ugliest :puke: The most beautyfull is London Bridge but a littlebit too small ;) so I vote Fordham Spire :) otherwise it gonna build first and in the best skyscraper`s city :cheers:

edit: hmm... meaybe NY is better :)

sakor1
February 21st, 2006, 02:22 AM
Freedom tower for me, very clean cut. Followed by Fordham Spire. I don't much like LBT at all, just something about it... but Bishopsgate Tower looks good :)

Stu

Avens
February 21st, 2006, 07:29 PM
London Bridge Tower without a doubt. What a skyscraper that'll be. Fordham Spire's excellent, as well as Freedom Tower. I also love the design of Bishopsgate. Al Burj is ugly. But LBT has really captured my imagination.

jdooz121
February 24th, 2006, 03:45 AM
Fordham Spire, Chicago

Manila-X
February 24th, 2006, 04:11 AM
I like Calatrava scrapers and The Fordham Spire will work well on Chicago's skyline.

Newcastle Guy
February 26th, 2006, 11:04 PM
when does this end? when will we know the winner?

JDRS
February 28th, 2006, 07:51 PM
London Bridge Tower :)

Al Burj is tall but not a great design. I like the Fordham Spire, and the Freedom tower and also Bishopgate Tower.

DrasQue
February 28th, 2006, 08:04 PM
1)Fordham Spire
2)Al burj
3)Freedom Tower
4)London Bridge tower

aranetacoliseum
March 13th, 2006, 11:19 AM
1.FORDHAM SPIRE
2.LONDON BRIDGE TOWER
3.BISHOPSGATE TOWER
4.al burj
5.freedom tower

Skyman
March 17th, 2006, 11:28 AM
I like the all buildings but Fordham Spire is my favourite one

malec
March 17th, 2006, 11:59 AM
If I was able to vote again I'm sure the new Tower of Russia would be on my list

Newcastle Guy
March 17th, 2006, 05:51 PM
^^ Indeed, It is much more worthy of being here than something like Al Burj (Sorry Al Burj fans but it DOESNT look nice!)

reginaguy
March 20th, 2006, 06:04 AM
I would say Fordham Spire, but I like all of the buildings except the al burj

Mosaic
March 20th, 2006, 07:59 AM
Fordham spire, Chicago.

Manila-X
March 20th, 2006, 08:38 AM
Definitely, Fordham.

Jules
March 20th, 2006, 03:46 PM
Fordham was recently approved. :D

Avian001
March 23rd, 2006, 09:32 PM
The spire beats the shard. :)
http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1253641/19530/user_19530/T0_19530_1253641.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1253641)

james2390
March 23rd, 2006, 11:17 PM
1. Fordham Spire
2. LBT
3. Freedom Tower
4. Bishopsgate Tower
5. Al Burj

StevenW
March 24th, 2006, 02:44 AM
1. Fordham
2. Bishopsgate Tower
3. LBT
4. Freedom Tower
5. Al Burj

Mosaic
March 24th, 2006, 10:14 AM
Ford Ham and London bridge.

Moren-o
March 24th, 2006, 10:17 PM
Freedom Tower, New York
Without a doubt.
The rest is just too cartoonish

ChiLooper
March 25th, 2006, 04:16 AM
Fordham Spire