man....Japanese construction is slow!

man....Japanese construction is slow!

That's a joke. Right? lol

actually in 2013, Skytree with 4th tallest free standing structure
Burj Dubai-818m
Shanghai tower-632m
Pentominium-618m
Toyko skytree-611m
Quangzhou tower-610m.

all in Asia...

9/15 blog update #1

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ameblo.jp/nzmst/

http://i29.tinypic.com/snouo9.jpg

And one from Sunday evening.

http://i25.tinypic.com/2q325nb.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

actually in 2013, Skytree with 4th tallest free standing structure
Burj Dubai-818m
Shanghai tower-632m
Pentominium-618m
Toyko skytree-611m
Quangzhou tower-610m.

610 meters is a pretty basic limit for air safety reasons. I think it's going to be kind of ridiculous to start trying to rate all the towers about that height because of a few centimeters of beacon height or thicker paint or whatever. Everybody would be adding a bigger antenna at the tip to try to get the title back.

actually in 2013, Skytree with 4th tallest free standing structure
Burj Dubai-818m
Shanghai tower-632m
Pentominium-618m
Toyko skytree-611m
Quangzhou tower-610m.

Maybe not...
I was just read on www.worldarchitecturenews.com (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com) that Pentominium is 516 m tall and without the spire...And one of the forumers said that there's no spire on the plans...

So that makes Skytree 3rd...

man....Japanese construction is slow!

R O F L

東京天空樹の高さ６１０ｍの理由

東京都心部で立ち並ぶ200m級の超高層ビルの影響を受けないぎりぎりの高さとして、NHKと在京民放キー局5社が「600m」という数字を要請した。建設計画を策定する中で当時世界一の高さであったCNタワーを上回る高さとしてアメリカイリノイ州・シカゴに建設予定であった「シカゴ・スパイア」（現在は凍結中）のアンテナを含めた高さが約2,000フィート（約609.6m）であったため、「610m」という数字になったという。更に石原慎太郎東京都知事は定例会見で幾度となく東京スカイツリーの建設を批判した。石原都知事は「巨大タワー自体が必要ない、建設業者の思うつぼだ」」「オリンピックの方が優先すべき事業」などと述べており、これ以上高いタワーにはならなかった。

man....Japanese construction is slow!

As slow as a cheetah on drugs.

http://i25.tinypic.com/2j5juro.jpg

Are there any 150m+ buildings in that area?

I only see somme 75m -125m highrises... :dunno:

Great tower indeed a modern effile tower which change the sky line of paris,France a long time ago and now this will change the sky line of Japan

^^ You mean the skyline of Tokyo, I'm pretty sure that you won't be able to see the Skytree from Fukuoka or Sapporo.
Are there any 150m+ buildings in that area?

I only see somme 75m -125m highrises... :dunno:
This part of Tokyo is mainly a low-rise area, you only really see the skyline of Chiba city in the background.

Tokyo's own skyline is more to the right from this, the golden turd from the Asahi Beer Tower points to it.

As of today, what is the tower's present height?

142m

^^ Thank you! :cheers:

It even grew 1 meter.

Current official height:
143 m

http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

No big changes yesterday, they only finished the jump of the 1st crane.

nice up date

東京天空樹の高さ６１０ｍの理由

東京都心部で立ち並ぶ200m級の超高層ビルの影響を受けないぎりぎりの高さとして、NHKと在京民放キー局5社が「600m」という数字を要請した。建設計画を策定する中で当時世界一の高さであったCNタワーを上回る高さとしてアメリカイリノイ州・シカゴに建設予定であった「シカゴ・スパイア」（現在は凍結中）のアンテナを含めた高さが約2,000フィート（約609.6m）であったため、「610m」という数字になったという。更に石原慎太郎東京都知事は定例会見で幾度となく東京スカイツリーの建設を批判した。石原都知事は「巨大タワー自体が必要ない、建設業者の思うつぼだ」」「オリンピックの方が優先すべき事業」などと述べており、これ以上高いタワーにはならなかった。

Sorry but could you translate this for us, please ?

Sorry but could you translate this for us, please ?

Google is your friend!


The reason for the 610m high Tokyo Sky Tree

In central Tokyo, famous for its height of 200m as barely affected the level of the skyscraper, NHK and five Tokyo-based company key commercial TV stations "600m" and asked that the figures. Time the world was in the height of the CN construction plan was in Chicago, Illinois, USA plans to build a tower high above the "Chicago Spire" (currently frozen), including the antenna height of about 2,000 feet (609.6m) because it was, "610m" it was above it. Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara has further criticized the Tokyo Sky Tree construction time and again in a briefing. Ishihara, "do not need a huge tower itself, but odds are builders," "" priority projects are those of the Olympics "and has said, the tower is higher than it had.

that's respectable progress..tokyo is so DENSE:nuts:

Google is your friend!


The reason for the 610m high Tokyo Sky Tree

In central Tokyo, famous for its height of 200m as barely affected the level of the skyscraper, NHK and five Tokyo-based company key commercial TV stations "600m" and asked that the figures. Time the world was in the height of the CN construction plan was in Chicago, Illinois, USA plans to build a tower high above the "Chicago Spire" (currently frozen), including the antenna height of about 2,000 feet (609.6m) because it was, "610m" it was above it. Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara has further criticized the Tokyo Sky Tree construction time and again in a briefing. Ishihara, "do not need a huge tower itself, but odds are builders," "" priority projects are those of the Olympics "and has said, the tower is higher than it had.


Understand I not translation of the Google.:nuts::nuts::nuts:

Understand I not translation of the Google.:nuts::nuts::nuts:
You almost need a translator for most of the online Japanese-English translators. But with a bit of experience and using also some other translation tools you can master it.

What it basically says is that the TV stations wanted a tower of more then 600 meter to limit the negative effect of all the +/- 200 meter high Skyscrapers in central Tokyo. The exact height of the tower was based on the height of the Chicago Spire that would (or will) be 609.6m (2,000f), so they went 1 meter higher. Ishihara Shintaro, the governor of Tokyo didn't really want such a high tower. The 2016 bid should be a bigger priority then this tower, but that it was up to the broadcasters to make the final decision on the tower.

9/17 Blog round-up

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ameblo.jp/nzmst/

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8281/200909172.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

The 2nd crane jumped and I think that we can safely say that the tower passed the 150m.

1 day time-laps video from yesterday.

3cEbjRuuyCM

9/18 Blog round-up

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tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3246/o0800106710255818088.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

^^ That's just astonishing! amazing! it's so fast!!!

Photo 17-Sep 2009
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The most fast construction process I've ever seen!

How are they constructing this building, amazing.

great up date....its mega structure project ...

Thanks tommyzion for the pics, some fantastic close-ups! :)

2 more pictures from the blogs.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3449/0909181.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/57/0909182.jpg
mura-san.jp/blog/

The first half of next week are public holidays in Japan (Monday: Respect for the Aged Day Wednesday: Autumn Equinox and the Tuesday in between is a bonus holiday), but that doesn't stop the work on the Sky Tree.

Interesting. With that low cloud cover in the above picture, I can imagine this tower up in the cloud when finished.

For the reason that such a tower is necessary, you have to understand that terrestrial broadcast TV is more prevalent in Japan than it is in say, North America. Uptake on cable TV subscription is lower (about 15% vs about 25-30% in NA), and is less necessary, because higher population densities make OTA broadcasting more feasible. The government is pushing the planned transition to all-digital broadcasting in 2011.

In order to cover the large and densely populated Tokyo metro area, I assume a 600 metre tower is pretty useful.

^another reason for higher density;

freedom from cable tv costs.

the construction process is more interesting than the tower. and the tower is already a good design.

Wow, that youtube video is awesome. For some reason, I thought the cranes were raised by the other cranes putting more sections on top, but the way it is actually done makes more sense, otherwise there would be an extremely high crane tower inside.
It is really starting to look quite tall now, and is still going amazingly fast!:nuts:

Photo 17-Sep 2009
http://i36.tinypic.com/256bvuo.jpg


It already looks huge from street level!

the metal on the sky tree looks clean and shiny, not like guangzhou tower

the metal on the sky tree looks clean and shiny, not like guangzhou tower

The color is aijiro.
It is an old Japanese color.
Some blue and black enter.

New official height:

153 m

www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

the beams would become rust like guangzhou tv tower in time.

buildmilehightower wrote:
the beams would become rust like guangzhou tv tower in time.
I was wondering about that myself because the guangzhou tv tower also has white steel tubes like this structure does but as I recall the guangzhou tower seems to have the rusty parts mainly where the pieces are connected together so I'm wondering if the Sky Tree is using a somewhat different method of construction. In any case both of these towers are going to have to be maintained to prevent the damage caused by weathering which will probably require a significant amount of effort and expense.

you gotta respect the japanese for their level of efficiency!:okay:

del

the beams would become rust like guangzhou tv tower in time.
i don't think so...They spray a special anti-rust coat..Do they???

The japanese are not so careless as to allow their shiny new tower simply be reduced to rust.
There will be multiple factors of the design that will ensure the structure is not affected by rust.

The chinese on the other hand...

New official height:

153 m

www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

:lol: The antenne will be placed by the end of 2010 :nuts: !!!

^^ If all goes according to plan it will.

9/20 blog update

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blog.goo.ne.jp/1walker

Skytree at night (click for full size)

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/09/20/09/12/5143113_bigthumb.jpg (http://www.picamatic.com/view/5143113_72f5bd3f/)
blog.livedoor.jp/knj31rm/

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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1333/090920c04.jpg
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And a couple of pictures from 9/19

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1372/090919b01.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6849/090919a02.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3116/090919a04.jpg

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/949/090919a07.jpg

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http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4666/090919a15.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8913/090919a19.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

great pics , it looked like they were assembling some tube section next to the tower ,please put me right.

The tubes come ready made from the factory by truck to the site. Then they are put on the platform next to the tower to attach the scaffolding and from there the tower cranes put them onto their final place on the tower.

Asakusa will be even better for tourists now :)

lovely picture up date...

looks like it rises about 10m every week
diagram update

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3939114329_6d2e93fd1d_o.jpg

Hi all.

I was wondering about that myself because the guangzhou tv tower also has white steel tubes like this structure does but as I recall the guangzhou tower seems to have the rusty parts mainly where the pieces are connected together so I'm wondering if the Sky Tree is using a somewhat different method of construction. In any case both of these towers are going to have to be maintained to prevent the damage caused by weathering which will probably require a significant amount of effort and expense.

Hi Montana.

The reason there is no rust on the Sky Tree is because the weld areas remain protected from the weather from welding through x-ray and stress relieving, to coating and/or painting. They don't move the covered platforms untill the paint is dry - never giving rust a chance to form.

Why Guangzhou chose not to do this is a mystery to me - now they will have to remove the rust before coating. That would normally be done by sandblasting but at these heights I'm not sure if they will do it that way.

I agree that the mantainance will be an ongoing adventure. I would imagine painting will be done at least every few years.

:cheers:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/Srbqbu1e-4I/AAAAAAAACIQ/7OSw0TWb9Q4/s800/DSC07831.JPG
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^^^^
money talks, bullshit walks :cheers:

thanx momo

What is the price tag for this tower? Anyone?

Japan is ready for the Olympics in 2016.
vote for Tokyo this site:

http://www.gamesbids.com

すべての東部に：
あなたのサイトには、オリンピックは2016年には東京での投票に入力がありますか？
してくださいに投票すると、この名誉は、タイトルに値する。
日本はこのイベントのために準備されます。
私はブラジルですが、2016年に東京のルート。
毎日の投票


http://www.gamesbids.com/

?????

?????

This guy used a very bad language translator!!!:bash::bash::bash:

nice up date....great panorama anyway...

amazing comment anyway...

What is the price tag for this tower? Anyone?
English Wikipedia says: Approx. 40 billion yen. But I don't know if that's only the tower or the whole complex including the 150m high office building.


9/22 blog update:

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1576/o0800106710258697442.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7647/200909222.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

how is the pace of this construction compared to the world record one?

And also, do we have info on the speed of the elevator

how is the pace of this construction compared to the world record one?

And also, do we have info on the speed of the elevator


It's the large capacity elevator which is the fastest in Japan.
Capacity is 40 people, and speed per minute is 600m.(×4)
And business elevator.(×2)

A plan to arrive at the first observatory in approximately 50 seconds.
Height of the first observatory is 350m.:banana:


Toshiba elevator
http://www.toshiba-elevator.co.jp/elv/pressrelease/2008/20081016_1100.html

Thanks Momo,
Almost half of billion US dollars are spent on this tower. That is sure helping employment in the area.

Japan is ready for the summer Olympic games in 2016.
vote for Tokyo this site:

http://www.gamesbids.com

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/SrmbeI-IH2I/AAAAAAAACJc/NmqQfWlrV1w/s800/DSC07837.JPG

We can see how Tokyo Sky tree can grow by measuring the tower before it.
:banana::banana::banana:

Thx Senju :D

Has the tower hit 160m yet?

Japan is ready for the summer Olympic games in 2016.


9 days left to the decision...I hope Tokyo will win :)

btw the speed is unbelievable and I can't wait to see it completed ! I made a 3d model of the tower, I hope you'll like it :)
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=94963f6f85eef8dd631a5b7d7e03136&ct=mdsa

Asia wont get it again that soon

I hope Chicago get it.:lol:

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^^ I want TOKYO to win! :banana:

^^ Wow! Thanks Senju for the updates.. I love this tower! Its Sooo.. FAST! :BANANA:

9 days left to the decision...I hope Tokyo will win :)

btw the speed is unbelievable and I can't wait to see it completed ! I made a 3d model of the tower, I hope you'll like it :)
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=94963f6f85eef8dd631a5b7d7e03136&ct=mdsa

Very nice one! I downloaded it!!!!
:banana::banana::banana:

Great updates, Senju! The tower looks massive from the railway tracks! :cheers:

Great updates, Senju! The tower looks massive from the railway tracks! :cheers:

It is really massive when you get up close!
I watch the people passing near me with their mouths open.
Such a huge tall structure in Tokyo is almost like a culture shock. No one has every seen such a thing over here!

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http://lh4.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/SroJQI-ts3I/AAAAAAAACMI/mpxsXVkPvOM/s800/DSC07872.JPG

^^ Teddy bear and his new friend photos are awesome!!
I love this kind of updates :P

Perhaps this bear will command a whole view of the Kanto plains from an observatory.:banana::banana:

Perhaps this bear will command a whole view of the Kanto plains from an observatory.:banana::banana:

Maybe, but I am thinking of throwing Mr. Teddy off the observatory when the tower is done and watch him do a free fall. :nuts:

Thanks for such great updates ! The tower looks amazing and really tall now...

All these updates save me time! :) No need for me to search for all the blog pictures.


Don't worry, I won't stop doing them but it's nice to see some 'real' updates. :)

All these updates save me time! :) No need for me to search for all the blog pictures.


Don't worry, I won't stop doing them but it's nice to see some 'real' updates. :)

Please do not stop Momo1435! You are our main guy for updates! :D
I just try help from time to time.

It is really massive when you get up close!
I watch the people passing near me with their mouths open.
Such a huge tall structure in Tokyo is almost like a culture shock. No one has every seen such a thing over here!

And if we think it's massive now just wait until it hits 610m! :happy: I can only imagine what this tower will do for the Tokyo skyline..


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/SroJIhgIhEI/AAAAAAAACKo/CwOy0QLCJl0/s800/DSC07848.JPG

^^ :lol: Classic shot! :D

09/25 blog round-up #1

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/499/200909252.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2299/o0800106710260968305.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

will the antenna on top be red and white like cn tower or just white?

In all the pictures it's the same color as the tower, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out in the end to be white and international orange (not red) because of the safety regulations in Japan. I guess it's a wait and see for this one.

http://www.fukei-kabegami.com/cgi-bin/photo2/88/2449/1024-768.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/Sr2L86uPtuI/AAAAAAAACNU/FLFGBfoqwR0/s800/DSC07876.JPG

Tokyo Skytree is behind the tower but you can see the growth by measuring against the communication tower on this shot.

hard to imagine that this beast is only a quarter of the way up of its finished size ,its going to be so overpowering on this skyline .

tokyo sky tree>guangzhou tv tower
i think...

This tower will look clearer from distance with it being generally a henge building. The width of the spire links with the rest of the tower.

^^ Japanese builders are the fastest in the World.. :)

This shot was taken on 8-29.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/Sr6BNKmAaUI/AAAAAAAACOM/FdJ8YtJX8jw/s800/DSC07620.JPG

Again, this shot was taken on 9-26.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_l4NeMUoiY-k/Sr2L86uPtuI/AAAAAAAACNU/FLFGBfoqwR0/s800/DSC07876.JPG

In just one month time, you can see how fast this tower is growing!

Yeah ! The difference is very notorious in a short period of time. Congratulatins !

9/26 & 9/27 blog round up.

If it doesn't grow in 1 week I already get a little impatient, but not anymore since they've started on the next level. The target for this month was 150m, they went well over it since it should be just under 160m right now and I won't be surprised that it go over before the end of the month.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7034/o0800106710262464886.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4708/200909272.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

The target for October is still 180m, but I have no doubt that they will go even faster. That's the beauty of local just in time construction, this tower is completely "Made in Japan". The steel parts come directly from the factory by truck to the building site, it's just a short ride around the Tokyo Bay.

More pictures.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9339/dsc06601i.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4864/dsc06864.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2295/dsc074942.jpg

Around the base they've been busy with the foundation for the buildings around the tower.

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1812/dsc06667.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9088/dsc07223p.jpg

Just a remember where the pictures where taken.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/750/dsc07636pl.jpg
masaharus-eye.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

And again a wonderful set from the 512colors blog.

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http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6796/090926a06p.jpg

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http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4856/090926a13g.jpg

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7941/090926a14.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4616/090926a15o.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

Great update of Tokyo Sky Tree; do you know the height or the level of the tower at this point?
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/499/200909252.jpg

^^ At that point, the situation after the work on Friday was 153 meters, right now it is already a bit taller. The level are just construction levels, you can count them by the horizontal lines in the tower. If I'm correct looking trough all the scaffolding they have finished the 11th level.

How time will stay the scaffolding base to see the arch and the three "legs" ?

^^ In the base of tower there will be the entrance building, my guess it that it will stay up until it's finished but I don't know for sure.

9/27 blog round up #2

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5117/200909270046.jpg
concertkiroku.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6584/dpp31091.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7342/dpp3134.jpg

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1196/dpp3146.jpg
mogurogu.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3280/tokyoskytree11.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/640/tokyoskytree10.jpg
cyaranbo.blog17.fc2.com/

Recently posted on Youtube:

3valz_1Psmc

uMzRMtvMnag

Watch it grow!

Fqp-MSIJz0I

this is not even 20% complete and its already looking like a monster.

^^ In the base of tower there will be the entrance building, my guess it that it will stay up until it's finished but I don't know for sure.



uMzRMtvMnag



Do the drive on the left side in Japan like in UK? I didn't know that.

^^ :yes: Countries or regions that drive on the left side: Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bermuda, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland (Republic of), Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Macau , Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Island of Norfolk, Pakistan, Papuan New Guinea, St. Christopher-Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Vicente, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom (including Guernsey, Jersey, Island of Man), Virgin Isles, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

...

^^ In the base of tower there will be the entrance building, my guess it that it will stay up until it's finished but I don't know for sure.



Thanks Momo

^^ :yes: Countries or regions that drive on the left side: Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bermuda, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland (Republic of), Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Macau , Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Island of Norfolk, Pakistan, Papuan New Guinea, St. Christopher-Nevis, Saint Lucia, San Vicente, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom (including Guernsey, Jersey, Island of Man), Virgin Isles, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
So many countries drive left? Never thought that!

Anyway: When Sky Tree is finished, I'll finally visit this amazing urban hell.

So many countries drive left? Never thought that!

Anyway: When Sky Tree is finished, I'll finally visit this amazing urban hell.


What is that to do with Tokyo Sky Tree?
..........................................................hmmm..............

9/29

http://i34.tinypic.com/vdias9.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

The official height is 161m , but that is dated 2009/09/25 but it has grown since then.
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

So many countries drive left? Never thought that!

Anyway: When Sky Tree is finished, I'll finally visit this amazing urban hell.

with populous coutries like India, Pakistan and Indonesia driving on the left, it may not be the world minority...

Maybe 1/3 of the world's population.

this is not even 20% complete and its already looking like a monster.

I totally agree. What more if this is done.

with populous coutries like India, Pakistan and Indonesia driving on the left, it may not be the world minority...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right.svg

Red is right, blue is left.

The vast majority drive on the right.

this is not even 20% complete and its already looking like a monster.

^^^^
http://i33.tinypic.com/2ciip1z.jpg
^^^^
around 25-30% done now...:nuts:

^^ Great indication, wow it still has to grow a lot!

Duh, it's 2003ft. tall!

momo-the bulk of tower is 153m and new sections 161m? i dont think its any higher yet.

I've always been surprised that a country as wealthy as Japan has all those overhead cables, they must really not bother them since they are prominent even in many animes.

I also like the name sukaitsuri, i don't know hoy they actually pronounce it though.

yeah, i wouldve thought that their grid system was underground, especially considering typhoons.

cant wait to see next week= hows the progress height will be...

Great updates guys!

Hi all.

^^^^
http://i33.tinypic.com/2ciip1z.jpg
^^^^
around 25-30% done now...:nuts:

Great work Dubai. This is the kind of stuff we need to show the progress.
Please post this on a regular basis. Great work.

Momo - thanx for your continued updates.

:cheers:

9/30 blog round-up #1

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1975/200909302.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5673/o0800106710264490529.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

Great work Dubai. This is the kind of stuff we need to show the progress.
Please post this on a regular basis. Great work.

Hear, Hear!

Cool... It's about halfway to the base of the first observatory, now!

time for update
is this right momo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3967532825_6b2e8124ac_o.jpg

time for update
is this right momo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3967532825_6b2e8124ac_o.jpg

That looks right! Thanks for the update chart.

Dubai and Culwulla thank you for the work.
And to our Japanese photographers well done.

What is the tower expected to look like in may 2010? Will it be nearly done?

^2010 starts in 3 months and is 12 months long. so it will change from jan to dec.
i reckon it will be 2nd turret high /450m by end this time next year.

What is the tower expected to look like in may 2010? Will it be nearly done? It think so.

In May 2010 they will be constructing the 1st observation decks.

10/01 blog round up.

http://i36.tinypic.com/e9gfpx.jpg
blog.lionshop.jp/

I like this picture, grey Tokyo.

http://i33.tinypic.com/2ey9tmv.jpg
blog.secession-web.com/

http://i36.tinypic.com/xbjq02.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

View from the great Harumi Bridge (晴海大橋).

http://i36.tinypic.com/ek0rcg.jpg
d.hatena.ne.jp/hagaku/

As a bonus the pink Tokyo Tower for Pink Ribbon Day on October 1.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3972081590_4e736efb9b_b.jpg
by nomac*nolife

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3971891824_7e4ce4e799_b.jpg
by *takion

And 1 from the most popular celebrity blog in Japan right now.

http://i37.tinypic.com/15i0t47.jpg
http://ameblo.jp/tsuji-nozomi/

I always wanted to post a blog picture from 1 of my favorite idols! :)

The pink light up on Tokyo Tower represents breast Cancer awareness!!!
It would be awesome if they can do that with Tokyo Skytree.

we do the same in sthlm, even thou its not a towers :)

http://kampanjer.cancerfonden.se/upload/RB2008/kampanj_i_bilder/Globen2008_340.jpg

What is the tower expected to look like in may 2010? Will it be nearly done?

The construction will probably slow down once they reach the observation turret. IMO they will get to the 2nd turret in the end of 2010.

The pink light up on Tokyo Tower represents breast Cancer awareness!!!
It would be awesome if they can do that with Tokyo Skytree.

Yes, that would be wonderful. :)

Those night shots above are just amazing...:cheers:

Another perspective:
http://tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/


http://i37.tinypic.com/289beaa.jpg

^^ Nice!

I wish I could see this tower now.

I wish I could see this tower now.

I wish I could see this tower when it's finished!

Incredible how fast it goes up... :eek2:

Incredible how fast it goes up... :eek2:

fast is good!:banana::banana::banana:

10/3 Blog round-up

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9416/200910032.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3613/o0800106710266455091.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2292/ea7d04f19013c263128b3c8.jpg
blog.goo.ne.jp/s-tomiya

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1157/tst200910031.jpg
runfaster.blog116.fc2.com/

^^ This tower overwhelms me how fast it grows!

This tower amazes me anytime I open this thread - it's taller and taller and rises so fast :D

^^ Yeah.. :okay:

Gosh
really fast!

I guess it's almost time for the cranes to rise again.

^^ Yes, this Monday they will start jumping the cranes in 4 days.

10/3 Blog round-up #2

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2236/091003a07.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5429/091003a10.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6435/091003a11.jpg
512colors.blog120.fc2.com/

And let's post some pictures from one of the 1st blogs I found looking for construction pictures for the Sky Tree (it's the 2nd but I can't find the source for the 1st picture I posted here and you don't have to look back since they've all been deleted). Usually it posted the pictures days after they where taken and because of the speed they were already outdated by all the other blog pictures so I haven't used this

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7435/2009100301.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7822/2009100305.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8631/2009100300.jpg
fuziman.com/

So a little trip back in time to last December.

2008/12/04

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1444/2008121405.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3025/2008121407.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9202/2008121409.jpg
fuziman.com/

It's amazing how far it's has grown in 10 months.

A white pillar of Tokyo Sky Tree looks like a leaf vein.:banana::banana:

I dont know tokyo so excuse this comment but it looks like a little bit of a rough area, is this part of a regeneration scheme - it is absolutely amazing, everytime i look at this thread it seems to have doubled!!

A new landmark of Tokyo.

This is a building RISING AT TOPSPEED!!!!!!!!!!! :nuts: :)

I dont know tokyo so excuse this comment but it looks like a little bit of a rough area, is this part of a regeneration scheme - it is absolutely amazing, everytime i look at this thread it seems to have doubled!!
Tokyo doesn't really have rough areas, but this is indeed not on of the upper class neighborhoods in the city.

Historically Tokyo can be divided into two sides, Yamanote (towards the mountain) is where the aristocracy lived and Shitamachi (low town) where the normal people lived and worked.

The Sumida ward where the tower is being built is in the middle of the Shitamachi part of town, before the war it was the most populous part of Tokyo. That changed when the whole area was completely destroyed by the bombings and the fires during the war that raged through the area that consisted mostly of small wooden houses built very close together. After the war the area was rebuilt in the same chaotic way as was before as people just started to rebuild the houses. But many people had died or moved away so the number of people living in the area decreased dramatically, right now only half the number of people live in Sumida then in 1935 (464,892 -> 237,433).

But the area is still a mix between residential buildings and small workshops like it was before the war. It has a kind of small scale charm to it, especially because it's far from a bad neighborhood. It's safe, it's clean but it's just not the new shinny and neon Tokyo of Shinjuku and Shibuya with it's tall buildings. This of course will make the Tokyo Sky Tree stand out completely in it's neighborhood, that could lead to a transformation whit the real estate prices that already go up.

~~~
Some more blog pictures.

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http://i34.tinypic.com/2hziesp.jpg
cyaranbo.blog17.fc2.com/

http://i37.tinypic.com/1zx5xc5.jpg
runfaster.blog116.fc2.com/

http://i35.tinypic.com/atmhh.jpg
blog.goo.ne.jp/kanimiso933

http://i34.tinypic.com/25uqsmf.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2a4zcyu.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2vhxb42.jpg
yozoohpa.blog54.fc2.com/

it's really starting to have an impact on the skyline

Incredible how fast it goes up... :eek2:

its just lift and bolt into place, no cement work that i can see.

wonderful up date...

It's cute how the moderator changed it to 610.6..thank you :) :hug:

As for may, I will visit Tokyo again in May. This time I can't miss it from Asakusa because it should be tall :lol:

Current official height:

164m
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/

http://i33.tinypic.com/1o7es2.jpg
blog.goo.ne.jp/1walker

Time laps video from the tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/ blog:

sRYBDcMpF6A

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4073/813096efc5645e5fbd4f000.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7066/266d111026668df96b24d5f.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4217/ff0121908630d5ad719f681.jpg
blog.goo.ne.jp/kijitora_april/

http://i35.tinypic.com/acyfyw.jpg
eos5dmark2.exblog.jp/

http://i38.tinypic.com/2crvti8.jpg
tuiterune-sketch.seesaa.net/

Where were those pictures taken from?

A white pillar of Tokyo Sky Tree looks like a leaf vein.:banana::banana:

A keen observation! I wonder if that had any influence (subliminal?) on the choice for the tower's name? ;)

Where were those pictures taken from?
The first pictures with the jet-skis are from the island in the Edogawa river, basically where the Sobu Main line crosses the river at Shin-Koiwa Station. The last picture was taken from the Bunkyo Civic Center.

This morning there was a good view, not.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2wofa69.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

From the other side and a bit closer by it was still visible.

http://i37.tinypic.com/2n89bo6.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

And they changed the location of the official webcam, the whole tower is visible again.
http://www.rising-east.jp/webcam/

remember only on workdays from 9:00 to 17:00 Japanese time.

I'm anxious about influence of a typhoon...

^^ It stopped the construction and it delayed the crane jump, but luckily they are ahead of the schedule so it's not really a problem.

http://i36.tinypic.com/4q068j.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

But I hope it doesn't do too much damage.

Typhoon bears down on Japan's main islands

TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon approached Japan's main islands on Wednesday, threatening the heavily populated country's industrial centres with torrential rain and strong winds.

Typhoon Melor may be the most powerful storm to hit Japan's main islands in more than 10 years if it makes landfall, the Meteorological Agency said.

Television showed waves pounding the shores of Japan's small southern islands as the typhoon moved north-northeast towards the the main island of Honshu.

The eye of the storm was 250 km (155 miles) south of Tanegashima, 1000 km southwest of Tokyo and home to Japan's rocket launch pad, at 10:00 JST (0000 GMT), according to the Meteorological Agency. It could make landfall in central Japan west of Tokyo on Thursday.

Up to 400 mm of rain is forecast over the next 24 hours in the Tokai region, which includes the industrial centre of Nagoya, the agency said, also warning of high winds, gales and flooding across southern Japan.

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) may not open its plants in the Nagoya area on Thursday due to the typhoon.

"We haven't decided whether to do daytime shifts tomorrow," a Toyota spokeswoman said.

An official at Nippon Oil's (5001.T) Oita refinery on the southern island of Kyushu said it was raining heavily but the typhoon had not affected the refinery's operations or oil shipments.

Nansei Sekiyu KK's refinery in Okinawa said high seas were delaying some ships.

Melor, which had earlier been classed as a Category 5 Super Typhoon, is now a Category 1, according to storm tracking website Tropical Storm Risk. A Category 1 storm can bring winds of up to 153 km an hour.

Television news warned of similarities to a deadly 2004 typhoon at the same time of year that killed 95 people, brought transport to a halt and disrupted production.

An official at Tokyo's city government offices said no additional measures were being taken to deal with the typhoon. An average of about three such storms hit Japan each year, although there were none last year. (Reporting by Isabel Reynolds; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST26666520091007

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/images/wide/all-00.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/RSMC_HP.htm

wow, what a great building. i am very happy its in tokyo, because lets be honest, most of the buildings there are concrete boxes with windows cut out of them. its great to see some modern day architecture in a city lacking it.

^^ It stopped the construction and it delayed the crane jump, but luckily they are ahead of the schedule so it's not really a problem.
Their schedule was probably designed with such events in mind, which is why they've been ahead so far.

nooo!

Some storm damage on the tower, although nothing major just some torn plastic seal that covered the scaffolding.

http://i34.tinypic.com/2hcn6g3.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2ms4uio.jpg
tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

wow, what a great building. i am very happy its in tokyo, because lets be honest, most of the buildings there are concrete boxes with windows cut out of them. its great to see some modern day architecture in a city lacking it.

Central Tokyo has its fair share of very modern buildings, but your statement probably applies better to the suburbs which are dense enough to be "urban" by any measure but bland enough to be suburban.

I haven't seen this picture before.

It shows how it will look like when it's done and the downtown area of Tokyo. I didn't know the building next to it will be that heigh.

http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/08juneblogs3/tower2.jpg

This tower blows my mind. Japan never seizes to amaze me! :)

How tall is the building next to Sky Tree? When will that be completed?

^^
160 meter

It will be completed together with the Tokyo Sky Tree in December 2011, and if the info on Obayashi's website is correct it will go up after the summer of 2010.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/tokyo-160-610tower.htm
http://www.blue-style.com/photo/all/view-2710.html

http://i36.tinypic.com/1zv31g9.jpg
ameblo.jp/ac-018286/entry-10106206739.html

nice rendering....

10/08 Blog update:

It looks like the worst is over.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2516/200910081.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9881/200910083.jpg
tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5486/o0800106710270051881.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2187/o0800106710270051884.jpg
ameblo.jp/nzmst/

10/08 Blog update:

It looks like the worst is over.



^^ nice pics ! On the webcam right now I can see a clear blue sky :)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r48/Athinaios/36_8oct.jpg

doable

I haven't seen this picture before.

It shows how it will look like when it's done and the downtown area of Tokyo. I didn't know the building next to it will be that heigh.

http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/08juneblogs3/tower2.jpg


wow!!great!!

i think the places will be saikaihatsu(redeveloped) where around the tower:lol:

i can see the storm weather at background tower,,wish the construction can be finish on schedule...

Earlier today:
http://tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

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Construction resumed a few hours later:
http://tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

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Ok, typhoon's done, back to work! *whip!* *whip!*

what is the point of this? what is it?

^^ nice pics ! On the webcam right now I can see a clear blue sky :)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r48/Athinaios/36_8oct.jpg


I see yellow sky

what is the point of this? what is it?
It's an communication tower that will broadcast terrestrial digital television signals all over greater Tokyo.

10/10 Blog round-up

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And very early in this morning.

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^^ Time to cranes grow!!

How tall is it now?

i think 87m

How tall is it now?


It's 164m now.:)

^^ Time to cranes grow!!
They should have been raised already last Monday to Thursday but because of the typhoon they couldn't do it. And after that week delay they will probably start jumping them this Monday.

^^ Thanks Momo ^_^

^^ probably has changed to certainly, they will start jumping the cranes on Monday.

10/11 blog round-up #1

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Youtube

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^^ Time to cranes grow!!

Thats a very intresting thing! Can you explane how they pull each otehr up?
I can imagine, but i never saw pictures or videos about that. One crane can pull up the other one right? Or how they grow? Can one crane lift the other one?
Can someone light me up in this?

Thats a very intresting thing! Can you explane how they pull each otehr up?
I can imagine, but i never saw pictures or videos about that. One crane can pull up the other one right? Or how they grow? Can one crane lift the other one?
Can someone light me up in this?

Nice video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx5Qt7_ECEE

"Ever wonder how cranes that build high-rise buildings get built? They can build themselves upwards!"

^^ Actually they're not that kind of cranes. They're not adding any part, just move structure supporting crane up, and then climb on it, and so on. Heres the video by momo from tst showing the procedure.

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That tower looks like it's going to be MASSIVE! Hopefully it will look good in Tokyo.

I've checked some page, but cant' find the info.

We are at 160 mt (more or less), so, is this the height of the highrise that will be built on the side?

Thanks

^^ It was on the last page.

The high-rise will be 160m tall and the tower is now 164m.

^^ Thank you guys for the videos! Its spectacular, but i still dont get one part. How are those parts put on the crane, so it will became taller and then it can go upwards to the top (the crane itself). Its at 0:25 whats growing! Has the other crane to do something with it? Or there is something at the bottom of the crane whats able to lift it?

Sorry for my confuseness, but i never saw stuff like this in real life and we dont really have skyscrapers here in Budapest :)

Yes they use the other cranes to put the new parts of the mast on top of the crane.

^^ It was on the last page.

The high-rise will be 160m tall and the tower is now 164m.

Thankyou! Did not get it :?

Yes they use the other cranes to put the new parts of the mast on top of the crane.

Thank you for the reply! And also thank you for your work what you are doing here! You keep us update daily! Keep up the good work Momo :banana:

10/12 blog update:

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very nice photos Momo1435 whats the current height estimate

The official height is still 164 meter but I won't be surprised if it's already 170m by now.

crane cabin must be at 200m now
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/4005893691_f38f4f75d9_o.jpg

great photo...

10/13

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One of the regular bloggers made a helicopter flight around the tower last Sunday.

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Cranes are growing!!! Thanks Momo!!
Waaa I want to see it in real *__*

After the video the pictures from Sundays helicopter flight. It's good to see that the bloggers are doing things together, without them knowing we can enjoy their pictures even more this way. :)

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And 1 from the ground by the same blogger.

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blogs.yahoo.co.jp/sky_tree_otoko

Some more pictures from today.

I like it when celebrities post pictures of the tower on their blogs, this one is from a popular female show wrestler called Hokuto Akira who has one of the most popular celebrity blogs in Japan.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/304/o0480064010274905726.jpg
http://ameblo.jp/hokuto-akira/

The next one is a small picture and it looks a few days old but from this angle the tower isn't that lonely in the skyline (for now).

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/969/dscn0750q.jpg
nekoneko.tsukuba.ch/

some more

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minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/389911/blog/

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blog.goo.ne.jp/sakae-dk

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blog.livedoor.jp/hd20ttomo/

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ameblo.jp/asakusa-funachu/

And last but not least, they put a banner with the current official height on the base of the tower.

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blog.goo.ne.jp/1walker

164m the tree still growing up till 610m....

just noticed it from my office yesterday. Took this on my iPhone so you can't really see it but it is where the arrows pointing. The cranes must be really high because the building blocking the veiw is around 200 meters and the cranes are taller.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/4006894413_e5d87d9ee4_o.jpg

It'll be awesome when we really start to see it rise above the rest of the skyline.

Now, Rich1077 tky, I'm just being a geek :tongue4: here:

Judging by the angle of the skyline in that shot, was it taken from the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, above the 30th floor?

edit: and, hey, welcome to the forum!

Welcome Rich1077_tky :cheers:


Today

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Welcome Rich1077_tky :cheers:


Today

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ameblo.jp/nzmst/

You soooo lucky. This image is amazing! But once again, lucky! haha^^'

^^ I'm lucky that I have the internet.

So I can browse real estate blogs that advertise their properties with nice pictures of the view.
http://mslinkestate.blog43.fc2.com/blog-entry-605.html

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3381/300nisinndexyuosutejiry.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3381/300nisinndexyuosutejiry.jpg

Or just regular people that post pictures on their blogs.

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kyyyk.exblog.jp/

And be able to see video's that people put on Youtube on a hazy day.

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This is for all the people in Tokyo! :cheers:

crane cabin must be at 200m now
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/4005893691_f38f4f75d9_o.jpg

Very nice scheme. But I think there is some mistake. These cranes are climbing. You can see climbing procedure in video from Youtube at previous page posted by patrykus. So, I think towers high of these cranes is the same. Crane tower is climbing with crane and after every climbing procedure crane tower is based at higher level.

holy crap, this tower needs to slow down. every time I look at this thread there is a major improvement from last visit... :shocked:

Very nice scheme. But I think there is some mistake. These cranes are climbing. You can see climbing procedure in video from Youtube at previous page posted by patrykus. So, I think towers high of these cranes is the same. Crane tower is climbing with crane and after every climbing procedure crane tower is based at higher level.
yes i know. when i did this update, only 1 crane had climbed.so now it looks like the other 2 are climbed now. so next time i update diagram i will show this.

this building is wonderful, i like it

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/4012689694_d1b5068d5b_o.jpg

Good progress.

Wow! I didn't realize it is rising that tall already! Impressive!!! I noticed that neighborhood where Tokyo Sky Tree is being built in are kind run down neighborhood. I am wondering if that neighborhood is slated for major redevelopment?

I love those helicopter shots. Impressive structure already.

I noticed that neighborhood where Tokyo Sky Tree is being built in are kind run down neighborhood. I am wondering if that neighborhood is slated for major redevelopment?
It's just not as shiny as people think Tokyo always is, bit this is how a big part of Tokyo actually looks like. It's the old Tokyo where the normal people always have lived and worked, with many small houses and workshops. This is also the reason why there will be some redevelopments but there won't be a complete transformation of the whole neighborhood. There are just too many land and property owners, it will take years and years to buy all the plots to redevelop them. Especially with the Japanese law that protects land owners from the government or any other developer from buying up their land. The Sky Tree is being built on an old railway yard that is owned by the railway company that is now developing the tower. Therefor they didn't have a problem getting all the land needed to start construction.

10/15 Blog update #1

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Photo 15-Oct 2009
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^^ Thanks !

It'll be awesome when we really start to see it rise above the rest of the skyline.

Now, Rich1077 tky, I'm just being a geek :tongue4: here:

Judging by the angle of the skyline in that shot, was it taken from the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, above the 30th floor?

edit: and, hey, welcome to the forum!

haha, that was fast. Yes I'm in roppongi hills above the 30th floor;)

pics from yesterday
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/4014502444_a5d1ed5d69_o.jpg

Aha! I see those cranes now. What do you all think, will it be less than a month before the structure appears above the skyline?

These are valuable shots, Rich1077 tky; it's great to see this tower rise in context with the core of the city. Keep 'em coming!

Also, awesome close-ups, tommyzion!

10/16 Blog round-up #1

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At sunrise

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CG 15-Oct 2009
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東京スカイツリー、高さ世界一に　634メートル
http://www.47news.jp/CN/200910/CN2009101601000571.html


Tokyo Sky Tree changes heights to 634m :lol:

Again, Malmö's skyscraper like trash in Tokyo. That is another German barcode development. Why do you want to become the Nordic that desperate and think all those designs are beautiful. Ask the Stockholmer what do they think about it. That's the design oriented for Italy. The Swedish design is Italian for Sweden. Now that can be a drug so I will stop. I tell you what, what Tokyo needs is the Anglo-Saxon, London Design, clean them all up. Now, it becomes offensive?

:lol:

　東武鉄道株式会社と東武タワースカイツリー株式会社は16日、東京都墨田区業平橋・押上地区に建設中で、2012年春に開業予定である「東京スカイツリー」のライティングデザインを決定したと発表した。また同時に、スカイツリーの最高高さも発表。武蔵国をイメージしやすい、634m(むさし)に決定した。

　ライティングデザインは、シリウスライティングオフィス代表の戸恒浩人氏が担当し、「下町～東京～日本へ広がる地域性」、「江戸～現代～未来へつながる歴史性」、「地球にやさしく環境時代にふさわしい象徴性」を基本コンセプトと据え、照明演出計画の検討を行なうとともに、器具、光源、配置計画などの技術的な検証を進めてきたという。

　今回決定したライティングデザインは、「心意気の“粋”」と「美意識の“雅”」の2パターンを用意。それぞれのパターンを一日毎に交互に点灯させる計画で、「今日に続く明日。明日の先に続く未来を表現」したという。また、随所に江戸の原風景を継承するデザインを取り入れることで、タワーが立つ下町の歴史文化を表すとする。

　さらに、照らしている部分と陰になる部分が一体となって美しく感じられるライティングに取り組むとともに、最先端の照明技術を駆使し、省エネと美しさが両立するデザインを採用したとしている。

　ライティングデザイナーの戸恒氏は、「東京のシンボルとなる新しいタワーを、この街とともに人々が育んできた心意気の“粋”と、美意識の“雅”で包みたいと考えた。下町に根ざし、天まで届きそうに高くそびえる東京スカイツリーに、永遠に続く江戸の心を光で表現し、過去100年未来100年、みんなの心に届く光をデザインしたいと思う」と述べた。

　なお、照明器具や施工に関して、日本の技術を終結し、LEDなど長寿命で高効率な光源を積極的に採用する予定としている。

　発表会では、東京スカイツリーの最高高さも発表。プロジェクト当初は610mと告知してきたが、自立式電波塔として世界一の高さを目指し、今回634mに決定した。第2展望台上のアンテナなどを取り付けるゲイン塔部分を長くするという。

　登壇した東武タワースカイツリー株式会社の宮杉欣也社長は、「完成期に世界一を目指して検討を重ねた結果、この度最高高さを634mに決めた。この634mという数字は、東京・埼玉などの旧国名である武蔵国の“むさし(634)”と掛けており、広く一般に覚えやすい数字ということで決定した」と説明。

　また、「世界一の高さにすることで、日本東京の文化や技術を全世界に向けて、広く発信することができると考える。東京スカイタワーを新たなコミュニティの情報発信の拠点にしていきたい」と述べた。

　東京スカイツリーの開業は2012年春を予定。施設内には、350m付近に第1展望台、450m付近に第2展望台を用意。そのほか放送施設や、店舗、レストランなどが入る予定。




心意気を示す“粋”のライティングイメージ図。隅田川の水をモチーフとした淡いブルーの光でタワーを貫く心柱を照らし出すデザイン。「大地から力強く立ち上がり、隠さないで中に見せるイメージからは、気風のよさや潔さを感じることができる」としている。右図は隅田川の水面に映える“粋”ライトアップのイメージ
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http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6189/skyt09.jpg
美意識を示す“雅”のイメージ図。鉄骨の細やかな構造体を衣に見立て優雅で気品あるイメージを表現するとしている。江戸紫をテーマカラーとし、金箔のようなきらめきのある光をバランスよく散りばめるデザイン。右図は浅草の夜空に溶け込む“雅”ライトアップのイメージ
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2860/skyt07.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6548/skyt10.jpg
タワー頂部の光と2つの展望台を挟んで鉄骨構造体を照らす光が、タワーの裾野に向かってグラデーションを描き地面に溶け込んでいく様子は、江戸の原風景である富士山が雪を頂いた姿をイメージ。過去と未来を結ぶ時を刻む光を表現するとしている
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5556/skyt11.jpg

東京スカイツリー、高さ世界一に　634メートル
http://www.47news.jp/CN/200910/CN2009101601000571.html


Tokyo Sky Tree changes heights to 634m :lol:

very good news! :banana::banana:

Again, Malmö's skyscraper like trash in Tokyo. That is another German barcode development. Why do you want to become the Nordic that desperate and think all those designs are beautiful. Ask the Stockholmer what do they think about it. That's the design oriented for Italy. The Swedish design is Italian for Sweden. Now that can be a drug so I will stop. I tell you what, what Tokyo needs is the Anglo-Saxon, London Design, clean them all up. Now, it becomes offensive?

:lol:

It's amazing. Your poor english actually makes your trolling cryptic.

This lighting is wonderful. :)
It's very elegant.:banana::banana::banana:
And height was changed in 634M. Plz change a title...

Musashi Tower sounds better in Japanese (than "Sky Tree").
634 is such a good idea.



But at the same time, not quite fancying this childish "I wanna be the tallest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" attitude :(

Wow, what a surprise.

And it's 100% official:
http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/news/2009/10/post-17.html

And the 2 lightning concepts for the tower also look interesting.

武蔵タワー（Musashi Tower ）に名前変えてほしい。

Slightly taller than the U/C Shanghai Tower, what a coincidence. ;)

It's not appropriate to associate the tower with Musashi. Not totally incorrect, either, though.

The area east of Sumida River belonged to Shimousa from sometime in the 7th century, when the province system started, to 1683, when the border between Shimousa and Musashi moved eastward due to the Tone River improvement project. The province system went out of use 1880's, so that means the site of the tower was in Shimousa for a millennium, while it was in Musashi only for two centuries.

I hate the name Sky Tree, too, but I can't come up with a good idea. Sumida Tower sounds lower ranked than Tokyo Tower simply because Sumida belongs to Tokyo. New Tokyo Tower is just too bland. The candidates officially given last year are out of discussion.

The official website has now been updated with the new height of 634 meter, although not yet in the English section.

And it also updated the current height:

174 meter

That's 460 meters still to go.

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tokyo2ndtower.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

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tokyo-sky-tree.seesaa.net/

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ameblo.jp/nzmst/

It's not appropriate to associate the tower with Musashi. Not totally incorrect, either, though.

The area east of Sumida River belonged to Shimousa from sometime in the 7th century, when the providence system started, to 1683, when thblah blah blah

New Tokyo International Airport (Narita)
Tokyo Disneyland (@Urayasu, Chiba)
:nocrook:

Chibaragi and Inaka prefectures should shut up.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :jk:

I don't like the design. It is tall alright, but because it is also fat, it doesn't look tall. It looks like a huge, bulky doric column.

I don't like the design. It is tall alright, but because it is also fat, it doesn't look tall. It looks like a huge, bulky doric column.

are you kiddin ?

http://www.gizmodo.fr/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/japan-sky-tree-tower-tokyo.jpg

Be patient ! I know that the japaneese are working too slowly for the moment, but in 30days , when the tower will reach "The 300M", you will see how high it can appear !

It's not appropriate to associate the tower with Musashi. Not totally incorrect, either, though.


I didn't finish the article, but I don't think anybody wants to name the tower "Musashi Tower". They just chose the height as 634 m, which is easy to remember, because it works out to "Mu-sa-shi" via goroawase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goroawase).

634 meter, uh? Wonderful news

I'm waiting for the Threat title to change.

I suppose that the height increase would be in the pinnacle. Anyone can confirm? Hoping there are renders update.

looks not as good as the guangzhou TV tower.

It's amazing. Your poor english actually makes your trolling cryptic.
You are not using the good English either. :)

It is amazing that you are even looking at this kind of thread. :)