It looks very elegant from the side...but straight on, it's a beast!

^^A big part of the picture can be still considered as a construction site... The greenery will be added when it is all finished. But hello, Dubai is in a desert, do you expect miles of lush 50-year old forests? :)

So is Vegas, but they've added greenery, and you can't tell you're in the desert until you leave the entire city walk area. Anyway, like someone mentioned, it does have a sense of being unlivable, I don't know what it is, but i've never been their, so who knows.

Seems like an interesting place to visit though.

^^A big part of the picture can be still considered as a construction site... The greenery will be added when it is all finished. But hello, Dubai is in a desert, do you expect miles of lush 50-year old forests? :)

Tel-Aviv, ~100 years ago:
http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/1d1przeaubp8p/o6k5bs/telaviv-founding.jpg

Tel Aviv today:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/3980112329_e662cab0ee_b.jpg

Everything is possible :)

^^

I hope you're only joking! Tel aviv has a mediterranean climate, dubai an arid one.
The few plants you see in dubai are heavily watered!

01/December/2009

The Index

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What a beast! The Index looks incredible from just about every angle! One of the all time great designs IMHO! :cheers:

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http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/xpress/readers-pictures-dec-10-1.551481

25/December/2009

The Index

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What's with the lack of greenery? It seems as though everything surrounding that concrete jungle is nothing but sand. I see a few patches on the bottom right.

Some trees and some grass would add a nice touch.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=606723 :D

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The podium works seem to be much slower that the works on the tower itself.

Hopefully they will decide to paint that huge concrete wall and put nice landscping on top of the structure and around it, otherwise it is a little bit disappointing.

But great update and good progress :)

Hey! First pictures from Rose Rotana! :banana:
So the hotel is open for the public, I guess. Is this an observation floor or restaurant at around 230m, Imre?
Btw. I'd expected the Index a little taller from there... looks more like around 315m than 328m to me.

Hey! First pictures from Rose Rotana! :banana:
So the hotel is open for the public, I guess. Is this an observation floor or restaurant at around 230m, Imre?
Btw. I'd expected the Index a little taller from there... looks more like around 315m than 328m to me.

Its open , my friends were lucky , they got a nice room less than 50 euro/night :)


There is neither observation deck nor restaurant in high floor.

Pics were taken from the 63rd floor, which is the highest floor , after just the roof .

Anyway , the hotel alcohol-free so they are not selling beer, vine etc :)

here is more pics if you are interested in:


http://imresolt.blogspot.com/2009/12/rose-rayhaan-by-rotana-hotel.html

Hopefully they will decide to paint that huge concrete wall and put nice landscping on top of the structure and around it, otherwise it is a little bit disappointing.

You really think they would leave the exposed shuttered concrete!? This is Dubai not North Korea for goodness sake!

this building is very unkind.....looking. there are sooo many things wrong with it........it will forever look unfinished and disjointed. on the plus side, in an asteroid inpact it would remain intact.:ohno:

look beautiful :)

Its open , my friends were lucky , they got a nice room less than 50 euro/night :)
There is neither observation deck nor restaurant in high floor.
Pics were taken from the 63rd floor, which is the highest floor , after just the roof .

Anyway , the hotel alcohol-free so they are not selling beer, vine etc :)
here is more pics if you are interested in:
http://imresolt.blogspot.com/2009/12/rose-rayhaan-by-rotana-hotel.html
Thanx a lot for the info, Imre! So only the part with the blueish glass contains the hotel in the Rose Rotana (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MJP0UXD31gE/SzdsFjrkz8I/AAAAAAAAgiM/Mu8lIlXy3xM/s1600/ImreSoltDubai%2B(29).JPG)... now that's a giant roof above! And I correct myself about The Index appearing smaller than 328m: If the viewpoint is on top floor of RR, it's more than 230m, but around 240m (cf. by this pano photo (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MJP0UXD31gE/SzdsO4ORnlI/AAAAAAAAgik/RAGhg907m9M/s1600/ImreSoltDubai%2B(65).JPG) from Imre's set and compared with the finished towers... Rolex could be taller than 235m IMO, and The Index is fine now with 328m. :)

What's with the lack of greenery? It seems as though everything surrounding that concrete jungle is nothing but sand. I see a few patches on the bottom right.

Some trees and some grass would add a nice touch.

this is the desert (middle east) not Europe :bash:

Thanx a lot for the info, Imre! So only the part with the blueish glass contains the hotel in the Rose Rotana (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MJP0UXD31gE/SzdsFjrkz8I/AAAAAAAAgiM/Mu8lIlXy3xM/s1600/ImreSoltDubai%2B(29).JPG)... now that's a giant roof above! And I correct myself about The Index appearing smaller than 328m: If the viewpoint is on top floor of RR, it's more than 230m, but around 240m (cf. by this pano photo (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MJP0UXD31gE/SzdsO4ORnlI/AAAAAAAAgik/RAGhg907m9M/s1600/ImreSoltDubai%2B(65).JPG) from Imre's set and compared with the finished towers... Rolex could be taller than 235m IMO, and The Index is fine now with 328m. :)

I saw the roof but there is nothing just this:

http://i45.tinypic.com/iwj7r7.jpg

some more pics of the Rose Rotana here :

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=420189&page=14

Back to the Index , cladding looks done from outside , only the podium left but we dont know whats happening inside the tower now.

31/December/2009

The Index

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this is the desert (middle east) not Europe :bash:

true enough. it is not a great idean for there to be lots of trees and grass here. that takes a great deal of water to keep up. desert cities should live in a more sustainable fashion by landscaping with "local" plants, likely cactus here in duabi.

they will be planting more grass and trees once all the buildings get completed in near future. Wthin in a years so Dubai will get more greener.

they will be planting more grass and trees once all the buildings get completed in near future. Wthin in a years so Dubai will get more greener.

Yes, but that's not a good idea. There needs to be a sustainable solution.

^^ to water the plants they are using sewage water, so you could call it a sustainable solution :)

I thought they used a desalinization water plant to provide water to the city?

^^ to water the plants they are using sewage water, so you could call it a sustainable solution :)

that sounds like sustainability to me but i also wonder how much the plants are going to like that water! hahahaa:lol:

Desalinization = lots of electricity...hmm doesn't sound too sustainable to me...

Cacti and other desert plants would be a much better place to start. Go dune bashing and see what exists in the desert, it might be a hint from nature of what is a good idea ;) All Landscape Architects working in Dubai are going to have to slip out of their european ideologies of grass & oak trees = good.

How much does it cost to clean their windows?:uh:

Desalinization = lots of electricity...hmm doesn't sound too sustainable to me...

Cacti and other desert plants would be a much better place to start. Go dune bashing and see what exists in the desert, it might be a hint from nature of what is a good idea ;) All Landscape Architects working in Dubai are going to have to slip out of their european ideologies of grass & oak trees = good.

good point. this happens to be a major problem in the american southwest in cities like phoenix and las vegas. everybody wants grass.....:ohno:

Desalinization = lots of electricity...hmm doesn't sound too sustainable to me...

Cacti and other desert plants would be a much better place to start. Go dune bashing and see what exists in the desert, it might be a hint from nature of what is a good idea ;) All Landscape Architects working in Dubai are going to have to slip out of their european ideologies of grass & oak trees = good.

If you go to http://www.ddcr.org > Wildlife > Flora, you will see lists of native shrubs, grasses and trees found in the desert of the UAE. The landscape architects should use these lists to design the landscaping.


good point. this happens to be a major problem in the american southwest in cities like phoenix and las vegas. everybody wants grass.....:ohno:

I know exactly what you mean.

very beautiful!

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The view from the top of the world's tallest hotel.
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-7333-dubai-opens-worlds-tallest-hotel/


^^ Great view past all that muck alright! :D

14/January/2010

The Index

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^^ Is there a date announced for finishing and delivering The Index? Not much to see anymore from the outside so I wonder how long it will take before finishing.

looks nice!!

^^ Is there a date announced for finishing and delivering The Index? Not much to see anymore from the outside so I wonder how long it will take before finishing.

UP are promising Q2 2010 (June at the earliest)....but they tend to lie impulsively , so who knows! Are you also an interest hemorrhaging owner?

They need to put red flag just like on top of Ryugyong tower.

Somebody in the Dubai forum suggested if the United Nations decides to move its HQ to Dubai this could be the UN building, which is a great idea, but not so great for the owners who bought space there.

Somebody in the Dubai forum suggested if the United Nations decides to move its HQ to Dubai this could be the UN building, which is a great idea, but not so great for the owners who bought space there.

This building would be absolutely perfect for the UN HQ. I mean....look at it. "Don't mess with me...Get out my way!!"

Why would they ever move to Dubai??? I agree the building has a very formal governmental style to it, it probably one of the better buildings to be built recently.

Are there any recent interieur pics taken of this monster?

UP are promising Q2 2010 (June at the earliest)....but they tend to lie impulsively , so who knows! Are you also an interest hemorrhaging owner?

No, just a student interested in construction ;)

UP are promising Q2 2010 (June at the earliest)....but they tend to lie impulsively , so who knows! Are you also an interest hemorrhaging owner?

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

the index looks monstrous and brutal. I love it.

21/January/2010

SZR

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21/January/2010

SZR

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fantastic view...

23/January/2010

SZR ,The Index and Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

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24/01

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25/January/2010

The Index

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14/January/2010

The Index


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I am usually the ultimate negative nancy about dubai, but I absolutely LOVE the visual clutter in this image!!!

^^ Dubai never seizes to amaze. :)

Imre: great shots...you're like the dubai photo king!!!! Thanks.

Wow, the Index is looking fantastic!

Wow, the Index is looking fantastic!

the tower is vert ugly :lol::lol:

21/January/2010

SZR

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this one is GOOOOOOOD:lol:

Could we get some photo updates of the podium area?...since its the last outstanding area to be finished.

07/February/2010

The Index

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Whoever says this building is ugly should think again. This tower is great! Thanks for the updates Imre. :)

Whoever says this building is ugly should think again. This tower is great! Thanks for the updates Imre. :)

I don't hate it, but it doesn't quite live up to the renders. The grey concerte is just too dull. It's just too dreary looking. The renders made the design pop. The real thing doesn't.

^^ True, but it is better to have something different amidst all of the glass IMO.

I enjoy the building more in real life than the renders. It looks kind of retro vs the renders, like it seems to be older than it really is maybe. It brings diversity because of all the blue glass builds with small footprints.

I love this building, most likely my favorite tower in Dubai! Neo-brutalist??? Who knows?...but the previous posts totally hit the nail on the head. The large footprint, the offset angle and the huge slabs of concrete all contrast magnificently with the SZR strip of blue pencils.

A lot of people will change their opinion of this place when its completed and the lights r turned on. The night shots will look :drool:

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http://*************************/dubai/burj_khalifa_skyscraper.htm

I like this tower but it's a shame they didn't use a different color for those brown/gray concrete looking panels at the sides of the tower. It would be much nicer if they were white IMO. ;) Now it looks a bit communistic :lol:

Now it looks a bit communistic :lol:

You receive the "1 millionth person to say that" award. :lol:

It does have a lot of concrete to show for it, but IMO it is a great building and the location is suiting.

I like it. It's very assertive and unique. It really anchors that section of town and it counterbalances the scale of some of the taller towers. If this baby were built in Chicago, I swear everybody would be drooling over it. :)

I like it. It's very assertive and unique. It really anchors that section of town and it counterbalances the scale of some of the taller towers. If this baby were built in Chicago, I swear everybody would be drooling over it. :)

Yeah I totally agree with you. The line of towers on Sheihk Zayed is so 2 dimensional and the Index provides depth. Index encloses and creates a destination within DIFC.
I think its sexy as hell

19/March/2010

The Index

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Finally, the pavilion is taking shape.... slowly

Always been a big fan of this building. I'm happy to see how well everything is turning out here now. A real classic imo. :cheers:

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The index looks great, just dont know if this is the right thread:lol:!

^^ What are you talking about? :ohno:











:colgate:

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wow! The Index Tower is crazy monster :uh::crazy::D

I second that lol.

Actually he was right, I posted the wrong pic before (of Burj Dubai) and then changed. :cheers:

How are the interior and podium works going?

I don't like the sides of the buildings, looks to me like they used to much concrete. I've heard that it is because the building is designed to resist the desert's high temperatures..still I don't like it very much

How are the interior and podium works going?

If you could look at the pictures, that's the progress so far @ the podium.

it looked much better here though

http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//500/2One_Central_Park.jpg

it looked much better here though

http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//500/2One_Central_Park.jpg

AGREE....What went wrong?

AGREE....What went wrong?The screens and the huge concrete ridges hide the glass, especially on side views. And the black parts are not the best choice IMO. From the render you could think that The Index would reflect the sky, but now it mostly doesn't.:sly:

What went wrong?

The concept design of Sir Norman Foster (pictured) was converted into a build-able and feasible one by the appointed consultant Woods Bagot.

The screens and the huge concrete ridges hide the glass, especially on side views. And the black parts are not the best choice IMO. From the render you could think that The Index would reflect the sky, but now it mostly doesn't.:sly:

What black parts? :shifty:

If you could look at the pictures, that's the progress so far @ the podium.

Oops, didn't notice they have been posted.

Looking great so far :)

It looks brutal. I'm not impressed.

Investors file case against Dubai's Union Properties

by Jason Benham on Monday, 29 March 2010

More than 30 investors have filed a breach of contract case against Dubai developer Union Properties for the non-delivery of homes on one of its projects, a local daily reported on Monday.

The developer's Index Tower project which is under construction in the Dubai International Financial Centre, should have been completed two years ago, the suit claims, according to newspaper Emirates Business.

"The respondents' continuing failure to deliver the units and the failure of the respondent to issue SPA (sale and purchase agreement) in a timely manner is a breach of its contractual obligations," according to documents seen by the paper.

Union Properties' chairman Khalid bin Kalban told Reuters he was unaware of the legal case. "There are complaints of course but management is dealing directly with them," he said. Earlier in March, the firm said it received "negotiable" offers for its Ritz Carlton hotel in Dubai, which the debt-laden firm is hoping to sell for about AED1.5 billion ($408.5 million).

The developer has AED6.5 billion of outstanding debt, of which AED2.8 billion had been rescheduled for payment to 2011 from 2009, with the remainder maturing in the long term.

The firm's shares were off 1.9 percent at AED0.5 a share at 0716 GMT, underperforming Dubai's index which slipped 0.3 percent. (Reuters)

arabianbusiness (http://www.arabianbusiness.com/584806-investors-file-case-against-dubais-union-properties)

Oops, didn't notice they have been posted.

Looking great so far :)

Whatever. :)

Am I the only one who likes the final product more than the renders? The renders looked like just another glass tower, but now it looks like an awesome and unique "Neo-Brutalist" skyscraper.

Am I the only one who likes the final product more than the renders? The renders looked like just another glass tower, but now it looks like an awesome and unique "Neo-Brutalist" skyscraper.

I think this tower came out perfectly. It just might be my favorite building in Dubai. :cheers2:

I' m really impressed!
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I' m really impressed!
http://i069.radikal.ru/1003/5b/88546f30ee54.jpg

today i new same you
this old

Oh my god!Terrific! :cheers:

I love it, Dubai

Expected Handover : 19th September 2010.

Precisely Two Years Delayed! I wonder if this is another lie...hmmm

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/teseum/4577313865/sizes/l/

^^ Just awesome.

^^ BOOM biatch!

Lol like 90% of the pictures posted here now are from BD ob deck.

But I am not complaining, better than nothing!

Coruscant. Why do I always think of Coruscant?

Coruscant. Why do I always think of Coruscant?

Because you, just like me, thinks of Coruscant every day? If I should have to choose between Pandora (avatar) or Coruscant I wouldn't doubt a second. Some Dubai shots do look a bit like Coruscant but it's actually a small but very long stroke of skyscrapers. They need to expand land inwards.

this towers design is so brutal. love it

Yeah, it is a fuckin mountain! Totally sick!:rock:

16/July/2010

The Index

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The Index is still great to see, what a monster! :)

I wonder what the progress inside is and if it will be finished quickly...

The index looks ugly but the building beside looks absolutely stunning. What's it called?

^^ The Park Towers (are twins actually)

WTH? Last picture shows Gherkin split in half! How did they transport it to Dubai?

Those mini-gherkins next door are nearly done.

that is the real tower :okay:
no spire no skinny no :blahblah:

just a huge and fighting with the sky :gunz:

so many people hated this one, not to be biased at all they would of like this in there own cities, this tower looks great

so many people hated this one, not to be biased at all they would of like this in there own cities, this tower looks great

WTF are you on? i wouldnt want it in ANY Australian city... there are better designs

^its a great design BUT way to big for Australia. At 328m it would be tallest building in Australia.maybe if it was say 250m it would be ok.even then it would dominate most oz cities. maybe 200m would suit?

Too big for London too

jhalsey: I wouldn't say too tall for London after all there will soon be the Shard which is only 20m shorter than this building at 308m.

I do however think lLndon has its fair share of minimalist and brutalist buildings, would love to see more 'elegant' buildings for the city, rather than the boxy functionalistic style of minimalism architects seem to have been building for the last 40 years, with the possible exception of building like Lloyds and St Mary Axe.

i don't like the design, but its a bit more traditonal of a design, which makes dubai look a bit more like a real city

It looks so outdated... That's what a 5 year old skyline needs. In 20 years when the whole city looks out dated and so 2000's because they haven't built any new supertalls for the reason that their building boom is over. It's going look even better, then it does now. Some people like buildings that have a "real footprint" unlike most of the buildings in Dubai. Very unique structure... I LOVE IT!

Does anyone have night pics of this? Minimalist in design, but, in reality its a beast. Very cool, imo.

WTF are you on? i wouldnt want it in ANY Australian city... there are better designs

Ironic, considering that were the Australians at Wood Bagot who screwed up the original Sir Foster's design to what is now the final product.

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Emirates 24|7 (http://www.emirates247.com/)

A lot of people have mixed emotions about this building, but I love it! It's brutally awesome! :D

if you stand near burj khalifa and turn left you can see it between two other skyscrapers. behind a bit of dry and sandy air it looks simply amazing

The park towers look actually quite nice. Too bad, the neighborhood so so ugly. :(

This tower is a big disappointment for me. Too much concrete.

I love the Index very much, it's my one of my favorite buildings

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Emirates 24|7 (http://www.emirates247.com/)

A lot of people have mixed emotions about this building, but I love it! It's brutally awesome! :D

It's a great contrast to all the tall, thin, square glassy on SZR and Marina (enven though it's not near the marina).

One of my Dubai Favorites!!

The Index fits well into this fabulous night picture, that can be zoomed in at gigapan.org (http://gigapan.org/gigapans/59551/).

20/September/2010, originally by 234sale:

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very ugly, but looks nice at night

that picture wow... still cant believe i saw that building this summer

one of the best designed towers in Dubai.

one of the best designed towers in Dubai.

I would agree. It adds a bit of well needed seriousness to Dubai's skyline. It is a tower designed for its environment. An intelligent solution.

one of the best designed towers in Dubai.

+1, this is one building that i would love in my home town :)

I would agree. It adds a bit of well needed seriousness to Dubai's skyline. It is a tower designed for its environment. An intelligent solution.

It definately does help anchor Dubai's skyline in reality.

For some reason it kind of reminds me of the Boston Federal Reserve Building, only much more interesting and vibrant.

It's also like the First Chicago bank building.

That last night pic was epic...
When completed n all the exterior lights are on @ night, itll be worth 1000 words.
One of the most impessive buildings in dubai skyline, imo.

02 Oct 2010

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The Index is my favorite tower in Dubai, just looking at it in the skyline gives the impression of being the only sober person at a party where everyone else is tipsy...

Is it completed?

^^it should be :bash:

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Is it completed?

I believe practical completion was set for end of September or October. So it may well be handed over now...

going in again on Sat,, almost done..

going in again on Sat,, almost done..

Hey 234 Sale,

How are you managing to get in on Saturday? I understood that the site is currently closed to anyone, except people who have snagging visit appointments. And I know that the snagging appointments are only occurring during weekdays 8-5 (when its most inconvenient for most people).

I am booked to go in next week.

The Index is my favorite tower in Dubai, just looking at it in the skyline gives the impression of being the only sober person at a party where everyone else is tipsy...
:(
that makes it sound really bad

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/one-central-park/images/1-index-tower.jpg

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/one-central-park/images/5-index-tower-apartment.jpg

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/one-central-park/images/4-index-tower-pool.jpg

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/one-central-park/images/3-index-tower-office-space.jpg

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/one-central-park/images/2-index-tower-lobby.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MJP0UXD31gE/S09G9WaOnvI/AAAAAAAAihg/hE8N1NxmHVg/s1600/ImreSoltDubai%2B(12).JPG

Any update?

^^ Many.........

by 234sale:

http://i52.tinypic.com/eefqg.jpg

looks like the exterior is pretty much done!

minimalist really like it.

looks like from the 70's. at least it adds some history to dubai.

Nice view ! Dubai is terrific

by 234sale:

http://i52.tinypic.com/eefqg.jpg

looks like the exterior is pretty much done!
What's that bright light at the top left?

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What's that bright light at the top left?

Do you mean the top right maybe?

^^ Probably

National Bank Of Dubai tower

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~kambiza/images/COFCOMM.JPG

^^ Some one should make you a moderator or something..

http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?639-National-Bank-of-Dubai-Building

Taken on the same day as that photo..

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The Index sure would've looked fresher with similar white cladding like the kind going on Megapolis. I think it would brighten it up. Much closer to the original renders.
http://i32.tinypic.com/2qly4k8.jpg

Megapolis in Panama City.
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1314/mega3z.jpg
Picture by Geocarlos.

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/one-central-park/images/1-index-tower.jpg

^^What? Why? Who the f@=(? HUH? It looks amazing, right now!

Facade details are nice ( as you'd expect from a foster design _ even taken over by project architects or consultants _) but they get lost quickly when you walk away, overshadowed by the size of the building... IMO it whould have needed some "middle scale" paterns to cast a more "human size" aura. To me, the vertical white lines don't do it because they strenghthen the vertical movement induced by the sloped sides.
The closer you get, the smaller you must feel, as nothing in the design counterbalances the impact of the overall size...

Still, being the only one of this kind in Dubai, it fully deserves a place in the skyline and works well in contrast to everything else around it.

It gives me the same feeling than another residential tower, also by Foster+partners i believe, "the Troïka" in Kuala Lumpur ( see skyscrapers thread ), which shares the same problem of poor overall look vs nice detailing and _assumably_ nice living spaces...

I'm still a hardcore fan of Foster who i consider the best business/architecture alchemist in action today ( i just red he is 800 million $ worth, probably the richest architect ever ); he could beat SOM on his own!

November 28th

Zoomed from afar

http://i55.tinypic.com/hw03u8.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/280nn9x.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/2wlsqc9.jpg

dubai is the best

Meh. Not a fan of this building.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2wlsqc9.jpg

Looks like it could be from Mass Effect

^^Love this last shot. Amazing :applause:

I love the Index, a real building with character (what many other Dubai buildings don't have)...10/10 for shure!

^^ I tend to disagree. I don't find much character there at all.

dubai and character doesn't go together, i am sorry but by making the tallest skyscrapers doesn't give the city its character its the people. the arabs might have built the tallest buildings but still are really low minded people and yes dubai does not have any character. dubai as a city had identity crisis and they felt the need of making more and more + taller and taller skyscrapers because dubai wanted to give itself a new identity which it previously didnt have before.

^^ Don't you have some central city-squares to rampage and historic statues to burn?

lol haha, honey you could've come up with something better than that and anyways don't be surprised when the arabs lock you or your wife up for the most obsurred reason we'll see who will be crying back to vienna then, dubai is a city which was built on greed and money and look what happened? this is my last post on this thread and i am not intrested in what you or anyone else has to say thats my opinion about dubai.

this is my last post on this thread.
^^
Thank goodness!

lol haha, honey you could've come up with something better than that and anyways don't be surprised when the arabs lock you or your wife up for the most obsurred reason we'll see who will be crying back to vienna then, dubai is a city which was built on greed and money and look what happened? this is my last post on this thread and i am not intrested in what you or anyone else has to say thats my opinion about dubai.

dude your a fag

dude your a fag

How old are you?

While european's posts were certainly inflammatory, only a 12 year old would retort with a statement like that.

i dont agree 100% with european but until dubai proves otherwise hes basically correct, but its too early to tell right now.

If somebody thinks the Arabs are "low minded", does this imply we Europeans are considered high minded? Not only a racists comment, but also narrow minded and certainly not worth sharing.

Let's not forget how much of western culture actually emerged from the Arab and Persian world some time ago. In the meantime, climate on the Arab peninsula did not exactly allow such a speedy development of modern cities as it did in other places, which has relatively recently become possible through trade, petro dollars, and tourism.

Can we now return to discussing and appreciating tall buildings like the Index?!

i dont agree 100% with european but until dubai proves otherwise hes basically correct, but its too early to tell right now.

And you learn that by reading Yahoo and YouTube comments, right?

I love Dubai but this skyscraper is pretty ugly.

And you learn that by reading Yahoo and YouTube comments, right?

The comment he was referring to stated that Dubai was built on money and greed. Are you seriously arguing that it wasn't?

can we talk about skyscrapers instead of a sensive topic like that?

can we talk about skyscrapers instead of a sensive topic like that?

Why should that be sensitive?

I doubt that there is a decent skyline anywhere that wasn't built on money and greed.

the arabs might have built the tallest buildings but still are really low minded people

clear racist comment and still no ban!!!

lol haha, honey you could've come up with something better than that and anyways don't be surprised when the arabs lock you or your wife up for the most obsurred reason we'll see who will be crying back to vienna then, London is a city which was built on greed and money and look what happened? this is my last post on this thread and i am not intrested in what you or anyone else has to say thats my opinion about London.

Make sense this way round also,,

The comment he was referring to stated that Dubai was built on money and greed. Are you seriously arguing that it wasn't?

Which city isn't,, just been in London,, MONEY - GREED a plenty

Hey,, maybe look up capitalism on wiki.

Also compairing Cities is not allowed on SSC, but hey, what do I know..

P.S Index is a Marmite tower,, love it or hate it,, it exists..

It was designed by a person from Machester, maybe why some of you think it looks so bad..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Thames_Bank

Which city isn't,, just been in London,, MONEY - GREED a plenty

Perhaps you missed this.

Why should that be sensitive?

I doubt that there is a decent skyline anywhere that wasn't built on money and greed.

^^ So whats your point, also plently of skyscrapers existed before the boom on Sheikh Zayed Road..

i still see dubai as a playground for architects. everything is possible and if you wanna try something crazy, go to dubai. no judging or comparing is needed. especially with the knowledge that those intense buildings, whether it is the idea of a building that can turn with the sun or building a kilometer high tower, if they get build or not still keep dreams alive and help in architectural science. :nuts:

i still see dubai as a playground for architects. everything is possible and if you wanna try something crazy, go to dubai. no judging or comparing is needed. especially with the knowledge that those intense buildings, whether it is the idea of a building that can turn with the sun or building a kilometer high tower, if they get build or not still keep dreams alive and help in architectural science. :nuts:

Knowing Architects, Working with and for developers, the crazy days are gone.

Those crazy projects will be shelved,, even stuff that has been designed and started has been value engineered to increase usable area and reduce costs.

Knowing Architects, Working with and for developers, the crazy days are gone.

Those crazy projects will be shelved,, even stuff that has been designed and started has been value engineered to increase usable area and reduce costs.

yeah it was all spread in the news when the bubble of dubai bursted after the financial crisis. but crazy days are always in our memories and we still can see it. But by time Dubai will recover too. Maybe they will not have a boom again they had. And i think after those buildings are finished (and a lot may even stay unfinished) Dubai will grow "slowlier" like a normal city.

Me encanta, la vista de la ciudad con esas torres es expectacular.

Me encanta, la vista de la ciudad con esas torres es expectacular.

english please

Update

26 November, 2010

26 November, 2010

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