3/10

Clearly a half baked pseudo-modern design. Pretentious. No substance. It looks cluttered in the middle and messy at the top. The interlocking design makes no sense at all. Some points for the colors. It's a piece of rubbish with some nice colors.

3/10

Clearly a half baked pseudo-modern design. Pretentious. No substance. It looks cluttered in the middle and messy at the top. The interlocking design makes no sense at all. Some points for the colors. It's a piece of rubbish with some nice colors.

Welcome back retard.

Welcome back retard.

I think you've mistaken me for one of those who rated it 9 or 10 (including yourself perhaps?).

By the way I don't like to be welcomed by a retard.

How come every one who doesnt like eureka gets banned its OK with that varich person because he deserved it but two in a row now richosob???

OK i just looked at some of his other posts in the skyline thread and
good riddance

OK i just looked at some of his other posts in the skyline thread and
good riddance

broadie,

richosob (virarch reincarnated) is no doubt short for (richo son of bitch) because I don't think he likes me very much - but I won't lose any sleep over it!!

This guy is your typical garden variety 'recidivist' and I have no doubt he will be back, masquerading under some new alias - but ban him again we will.

Anyhow - back to Eureka, what a marvellous building!!!! 10/10.

P.S. Curtain / Mugley - fantastic shots guys, keep em coming.

Man, this one ROCKS!
:drool:

It is a great looking tower. Looks fine on the Melbourne skyline.

LOL true

few more

http://static.flickr.com/68/204666798_c261424210_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/75/204666797_9bf1ec74b7_o.jpg

9.5/10

It has a very original and nice design. 9.5/10

Here we go again. Someone voted <3.5


Whadda ya gonna do? Release Mel Gibson on anyone who gives it <10? this building is ok but bigtime overrated. chill dude. not everyone loves all your buildings and it is allowed. prolly I get kicked out now :hahaha:

now this is a tower with a real identity..unique, high, eye catching and nice colours. 10!

8.5/10

People can vote for this tower as they wish, I just like taking photos of it :)

http://static.flickr.com/91/206783779_bb27c18689_o.jpg

a few eureka rays here
http://static.flickr.com/72/206783781_acca0c72a1_o.jpg

a few more here
http://static.flickr.com/66/206783782_56e73a708b_o.jpg

last pic was taken just as Eureka was coming out of the
shadow of a thunderhead cloud, a wow moment
you can see these rays with the naked eye
an effect generated by the real gold flecks in the glass I think
anyway enjoy

9.5/10 it looks so modern and like a ruler. the blue facade really brings out the height. but it would look so much better if it were 100 ft taller

A few from yesterday...

http://static.flickr.com/58/207627025_eda393154b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/207627025/)

http://static.flickr.com/95/207627024_0f719c04b9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/207627024/)

http://static.flickr.com/83/207627023_a418669ee4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/207627023/)

http://static.flickr.com/91/207627022_f18ce527e2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/207627022/)

If the sun's rays give it a star at the top, I'll take that as a sign of being the very best! 10/10!

its tall. meh..

I like the skylike around. The Tower doesn't look so great though... Expecially the highest part. Well, maybe I'm just stupid.

Clearly the best and most adventurous tower in Australia......9.5/10

more eureka borealis

http://static.flickr.com/58/210010668_b9a9fa9203_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/64/210010670_11dacfd333_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/30/210010671_5a66ebe05e_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/62/210010672_79526514e7_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/91/210010673_8da06360ae_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/92/210011207_1d232e315c_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/96/210010676_e0fe898cdd_o.jpg

Great set of pics guys. But can someone please post one from street level to the top (I wanna see the podium and entrance). All of the pics seem to be of just the top half of the tower :)

The podium is still not quite finished!!!

aussies are obsessing about this building. :sleepy:

aussies are obsessing about this building. :sleepy:


And why not - it's a great building. :cheers:

Frankly, it's rubbish. It ruins Melbourne.

Ahhh, just kidding! I love it. 9.5/10

Love that tower !!
Really elegant and nice 9.5

I love this building, very modern, a 9.5/10 for that!

Cool building

9/10 I love the gold finish on the top, it makes the building unique!!!!

Great mordern buiding but to the side it looks pretty awkward
8/10

9.5 (one should always leave room for even better things to come) :)

8.5/10.

couple of sunny close ups

http://static.flickr.com/63/214910145_3c322878e3_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/93/214910146_6523e7a77b_o.jpg

very nice design 9/10

8/10 :)

sweet and nice 9/10:)

9/10

2/10

unsatisfactory

u idiot !

Lozza

Who says we never post any podium shots? :)

http://static.flickr.com/83/220933668_05a6cc8ad7_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/220933668/)

Podium's boring, back to the light show...

http://static.flickr.com/68/220933669_00ffc00b05_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/220933669/)

http://static.flickr.com/60/220933670_72984440e3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/220933670/)

^incredible

http://static.flickr.com/60/220958569_f5ed3cb1ea_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/92/225013850_9697a37822_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/65/225010967_7569eae0d9_o.jpg

Does anyone have pictures of the observatory?

Does anyone have pictures of the observatory?
Will be opening soon...

Oh i thought it was open already.

Just a few points...

I was at the Rialto on the weekend and i had a chat to one of the staff up there and she said the Eureka Ob deck has an open date of December 1st. She also said that they will only be allowed to hold 180 people on their ob deck at one time compared to the 400 on Rialto. Eureka will also not be a member of the World Federation of Tall Towers or whatever it is as only one building from each city can be listed.

MG2

^That's silly. I think the Eureka Tower should automatically become a member of the World Federation of Tall Towers, or even knock Rialto from it's place. It's also much nicer IMO.

wow, It looks way better than I had ever imagined. I definitely took the wrong impression from it. 9/10

http://static.flickr.com/77/230943991_f60a90a9af_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/230943991/)

Which is taller? This building or Q1?

Eureka is taller to roof 297m i think
and Q1 has a taller spire 322.5m
u decide what u think is taller

Yeah and they are considering putting a mast on the roof to make it taller and have an outdoor ob deck or something.

Q1's spire is 97.7 metres but starts below the tip of the tower. 47 metres of spire is above the top which means it is shorter than Eureka to roof but taller to the top of the spire.

Ive been asked by Grocon months ago if Eureka was to proceed with communications mast how high would it have to be to be world tallest resi. They did submit plans last year for a 54m tower which would reach 351m .but ive told them about a dozen in dubai which will be over 350m even 400m+ and they said crap. so they might just concentrate on a smaller structure.

Damn Dubai... GRRRR

Lookin' good in fabulous Drunk-O-Vision(TM)...

http://static.flickr.com/80/235827458_916bfd2fec_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/235827458/)

Mixing your medication with booze again eh?

Who says we never post any podium shots? :)

Podium's boring, back to the light show...

:hahaha:

8.5/10

Another medicated effort - she looksh like a movie shtar after a couple of drinksh and a shudafed :)

http://static.flickr.com/90/238226933_9e345390cf_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/238226933/)

Thanks for the amazing pics! I think that looks great, I love it.

More of the soft-focus look...

http://static.flickr.com/69/238411173_bef81b65ce_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/238411173/)

Standing out in the morning sunlight

http://static.flickr.com/86/250914274_254710e092_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/250914274/)

9 / 10

A great building in a great city. 10/10

I can't believe I went a whole week without a new picture of Eureka. That is a first.

Sorry TB, we'll try not to let you down in future :)

http://static.flickr.com/87/253941043_ce4de4f228_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/253941043/)

..

10/10

I just can't get enough of this outstanding building.....good-onya Grollo

Couple of shots of the base of the tower which is now almost completed:

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/09-10-2006/eureka%20base%202%20forum.jpg

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/09-10-2006/eureka%20base%201%20forum.jpg

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/09-10-2006/eureka%20base%203%20forum.jpg

i dont see how every one dosnt like the bace
it looks good in those photos

Eureka Tower, Melbourne, Australia. The worlds tallest residential building, @ 11th. October 2006.

8.5 / 10

http://static.flickr.com/85/275261328_f34b82d8aa_o.jpg

10/10 Nice

wow awsome pics
9.5/10

Best tower in Australia, i was in Melbourne when this was 2/3 complete, But isn't there a taller resi in gold Coast City, Q1???? 9

Eureka is tallest to roof, Q1 to top of structure. It has a very long spire.

lol. Yeah. Lots and lots of contraversy over that stick- or should I say that branch. ha ha. Don't tell me I'm not funny. I already know.

Stick, branch, architectural extension, call it what you will but it doesn't change the fact it's not livable space. Tallest building to structural tip in Aust. definitely but the tallest residential building, maybe for a sea-gull who would probably just shit on it, I mean sit on it.
Eureka is currently the tallest residential to roof (which IMO counts more).

this is one of my favourites towers... no doubt 10/10

I don't know why there are some people rating it less than 6. I have rated several buildings, but this is the first one that I give 10. Its glory ...

This building is ugly as seen in the many pages on this site, but O.K. from a couple of angles.
A big disappointment from a Melburnian's point of view. The Rialto Tower is much more elegant - magnificent to say the least!

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/building280.html

I went up Eureka last week to the display unit they have on the 32nd floor.
They asked me if I was renting or buying. I think a one bedroom was about AUD395.00 per week to rent. It was ok, I didn't really like the bedrooms. The way the building has setbacks mean there are pokey little balcony spaces in some rooms. The lounge space was very cool though with wall to ceiling glass.

They concierge said the observation level will be opening after Xmas.

Been too long without a photo...

http://static.flickr.com/105/257182117_51da39404e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/257182117/)

Waoh!! Eureka tower....tallest residense tower. Love it. Full of futuristic design.
Very beautiful scene at night. Of cause....9/10!!!

A morning portrait...

http://static.flickr.com/100/290164499_5fe272a368_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/290164499/)

Sexiest skyscraper yet. Looks great from every angle. A definate 10/10!

..

LOVE IT! I can't think of any other building in the world that its similar to! WHich is awesome!!

Building looks Just as amazing during the day as at night. Extremely striking and awesome.

10

Wow thats beautiful!

10/10

Cutting edge, amazing! 9.5/10

6/10

Kinda really ugly to me

a 9 for the height. The design is complicated, imo, neverthelessit came out good.

very weird, but nice, i like the gold top, not sure what to say, a 8 would be really what this tower deserves.

out of it, melbourne is a 10

nice tower! 9/10 :)

9/10.:)

9/10

Wonderful building.

dec18
http://static.flickr.com/144/324711387_cbb93be380_b.jpg

^^ Awesome pic Cul.....

virusfreak79@flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/virusfreak79/)

http://static.flickr.com/105/310902998_7ef51610af_b.jpg

^^ Another awesome pic :applause:

No matter how I see this tower, it always looks too busy. It's tolerable, but especially at the top with the gold box and random red line, it looks somewhat abstract.
Also the ruler lines, dont like them.
7.5, would be an 8 if it didnt have the ruler lines.

^^ I'd agree with that, totally. I can't make sense of this tower:

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1671/eurekavd5.jpg

^^ I suppose simple minds wouldn't...

Hey MelboyPete, no need to be rude. People are entitled to their opinions without being insulted.

I gave ET 9.5 and love it - but I can understand why others may find its design not to their taste. No need to insult them for having different taste.

Hey MelboyPete, no need to be rude. People are entitled to their opinions without being insulted.

I gave ET 9.5 and love it - but I can understand why others may find its design not to their taste. No need to insult them for having different taste.

Nah.. it's ok. I'm used to Melboy by now, and I like the rest of Melbourne a lot! ;)

^^ I suppose simple minds wouldn't...

if your so intelligent.. what is the significance of the ruler lines?

if your so intelligent.. what is the significance of the ruler lines?

The colour of and lines of the Eureka Flag, Blue and white.

virusfreak79@flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/virusfreak79/)

http://static.flickr.com/105/310902998_7ef51610af_b.jpg

That is a brilliant pic . . . the best I've seen for a while :banana:

it is definately abstract, alot like the city itself, u will find weird looking things all over the city, and they took a bet to make a bloody skyscraper one! and in the end it paid off, fitted in w/ our skyline perfectly...however the are some angles are don't really admire...lol

The colour of and lines of the Eureka Flag, Blue and white.

wasnt asking u .. but still an ugly building if u ask me but it fits in australia great;)

dec18
http://static.flickr.com/144/324711387_cbb93be380_b.jpg

I have never seen this building before, but it obviously takes its shape from a ruler or a thermometer; which means the architect is probably trying to indicate something regional. Nevertheless, anyone who's not from Melbourne has no way to understand it for it breaks basic architectural principles. So I think he would have been more successfull by simplyfying the exterior; that is, by getting rid of the obvious like the red column and at least half of the white lines. This would have allowed observers to figure it out by themselves while making it more intriguing! Anyway, I guess each country has different tastes! So I will give the architect an 8 for pulling it off because he would not have been able to get away with it anywhere else! :)

The only thing that's not bad about Eureka is the white lines.

The top of the building is a joke. The shape is boring. Zero ingenuity and creativity.

The philosophy of making it a so-called "beacon" is even more repulsive. Why should tourists watching downtown buildings from afar be blinded by the reflection of sunlight from a single ugly building?? Did the architect think about other buildings in the neighborhood?

Eureka - utter failure!

It would be an 'utter failure' if nobody lived in it. It's a residential building, it's primary purpose is to house people, which it does successfully. And nobody gets blinded by the sunlight reflecting off it as it's not reflecting downwards, look at the photos. Dumbass. PS: You on school holidays again virarch?

It would be an 'utter failure' if nobody lived in it. It's a residential building, it's primary purpose is to house people, which it does successfully. And nobody gets blinded by the sunlight reflecting off it as it's not reflecting downwards, look at the photos. Dumbass. PS: You on school holidays again virarch?

amazing - a dumbass like you is calling others dumbass.

I guess my remark "utter failure" touched a sensitive nerve. I was talking about the design of the building, not your life and education, though the comment would have been equally fit. LOL! Get a life, loser.

Wow 20+ posts in a day, nice to see you're getting the most out of life.

virusfreak79@flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/virusfreak79/)

http://static.flickr.com/105/310902998_7ef51610af_b.jpg

AWESOME:eek2:

The architect for Eureka-Nonda Kastalidis gave Eureka its form and was influenced by Melbournes historic Eureka Stockade.
#the blue with white lines indicate the Eureka flag.
#The red stripe is the blood spilt at the Eureka 1854 battle
#The gold crown indicates the gold rush at Eureka stockade.
read all about the Eureka stockade>
http://www.ballarat.com/eurekastockade.htm

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http://www.visitballarat.com.au/articleZone.jsp?articleZoneID=512

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The only thing that's not bad about Eureka is the white lines.

The top of the building is a joke. The shape is boring. Zero ingenuity and creativity.

The philosophy of making it a so-called "beacon" is even more repulsive. Why should tourists watching downtown buildings from afar be blinded by the reflection of sunlight from a single ugly building?? Did the architect think about other buildings in the neighborhood?

Eureka - utter failure!

You're entitled to your opinion, but most if this comment is just stupid. The 'flared' reflection pic a few posts down is a piece of clever photography, and it's nonsense to talk about people being blinded by the reflection. I see the building every day, and at sunset it shines a bright rich gold, which is delightful.

Again, while I don't think the building is above criticism, to say it has "zero ingenuity or creativity" just exposes the overworked malice of your post. The weight of opinion in this thread is heavily against you.

I happen to think "flat" perspective of Eureka - the 'ruler' - is not perfect from some views, and - (like a number of others )- I have a bit of a problem with the proportions of the gold crown on those angles. I would have liked to have seen it go a couple of levels higher.

Just the same, it more than compensates with some really dramatic angles from the river frontage, and the color scheme, becoming deeper, works strikingly in this setting.

You seem to assume that the Melbourne forum is claiming this is the greatest building in the world - like the silly thread (started from Toronto, incidentally) pitting it against the twice-sized Sears Tower, obviously inviting as many put-downs as possible.

I have never heard anyone here say this is the greatest building in the world. But we do think it's a good one - and it's great for us, at this development level. And we appreciate the generally good reception it's received.

How embarassing. I see I fell into the idiot Artech 21's trap.

Go down the list and see his other new posts. He really hates the Chinese - but anything non New York 1930s it seems.

This is his comment on Sears Tower:

" 0 / 10

No artistic value. Should have never been built."

Looks very nice, maybe a little bit strange, but only a little ;) 9/10

The shape is boring. Zero ingenuity and creativity.


Gee, what a completely misinformed comment. Look at any number of photos of Eureka and see what an interesting shape this building actually has.

Go do your research before putting a building of this caliber down.

Every building is influenced to some extent by the region its developed/build it.
I think it's quite childish for an enthusiast from another region to put it down to such an extent simply because they don't grasp or understand its design concepts.
To each their own but some of the criticisms expounded are quite shallow IMO.

dam, eureka is taking a serious bashing here :( lol
it's a great building, looks modern and will stay modern for many years to come. it gives the city a look a kinda futuristic look, which is good..i mean at least some country and city in the woirld is actually progressing somewhere...

I like this tower a lot. It's grown on me in the past few days and I realize that I love it. I'm not sure how someone could say the shape is boring and there's no creativity in it. It is extremely creative and I love the shape.It's a great building:)

2 / 10.

I've just found out I'd forgotten to include my rating for Eureka in my previous posts. There you go.

Interesting to see so many Aussies/Melbournians prostrating themselves at the feet of this mediocre tower.

Is crack cocaine really that cheap in Melbourne? or is it "Biaar"?

LOL

I find it extremely irritating that people can give this building 2/10 when they clearly have no objective opinion on things.

Really artech21, who are you trying to impress?

2 / 10.

I've just found out I'd forgotten to include my rating for Eureka in my previous posts. There you go.

Interesting to see so many Aussies/Melbournians prostrating themselves at the feet of this mediocre tower.

Is crack cocaine really that cheap in Melbourne? or is it "Biaar"?

LOL


YOU REALLY ARE JUST FULL OF IT....no further comment required.:nuts:

i took these two photos tonight from the carols by candlelight..my persoanl favourite angle of the tower:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a211/aussiehuskie/Eureka2.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a211/aussiehuskie/Eureka1.jpg

I really don't like the top, to busy, it's a very nice residential though
7/10

Merry Christmas virarch!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/330698252_63c2187877_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/330698252/)

Merry Christmas virarch!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/330698252_63c2187877_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/330698252/)

Whew, what a magnificent thing!

^^ Go you gold thing! :banana:

2 / 10.

I've just found out I'd forgotten to include my rating for Eureka in my previous posts. There you go.

Interesting to see so many Aussies/Melbournians prostrating themselves at the feet of this mediocre tower.

Is crack cocaine really that cheap in Melbourne? or is it "Biaar"?

LOLYou're just sooo witty and funny...not!

Talk about an ignorant wad all-round. Not just from the post above, but anything we've seen you post. A know-it-all that knows far too little...and all of this from the safety of sitting behind a remote somewhere...somewhere in the world.

Sad really.

great tower! 9/10

^^ Go you gold thing! :banana:

You're just sooo witty and funny...not!

Talk about an ignorant wad all-round. Not just from the post above, but anything we've seen you post. A know-it-all that knows far too little...and all of this from the safety of sitting behind a remote somewhere...somewhere in the world.

Sad really.



Artech got banned for what he said about this tower???!?!??!!??!!?!

Upper half looks like an ill-suited application of post-modern abstraction to highrise architecture while the lower half is just plain old rectangular boxes.

Lousy aesthetics if you ask me.

4 / 10

Artech got banned for what he said about this tower???!?!??!!??!!?!

Looks like the site is being managed by totally unqualified staff members.

What happened to the highly cheerished Western value of freedom of speech!

2 / 10.

I've just found out I'd forgotten to include my rating for Eureka in my previous posts. There you go.

Interesting to see so many Aussies/Melbournians prostrating themselves at the feet of this mediocre tower.

Is crack cocaine really that cheap in Melbourne? or is it "Biaar"?

LOL

Very funny.

^^ Go you gold thing! :banana:

You're just sooo witty and funny...not!

Talk about an ignorant wad all-round. Not just from the post above, but anything we've seen you post. A know-it-all that knows far too little...and all of this from the safety of sitting behind a remote somewhere...somewhere in the world.

Sad really.

I think artech is funny. And I think you way overreacted. You sound like a know-it-all far more than he does.

This is a forum. Grow up and learn to respect others' opinions.

And I think you need to respect the rest of the forumers. There is no freedom of speech in any internet forum, don't confuse real life society with a privately run discussion board. The staff are free to set the rules as deemed fit and they're doing a great job. Takes a lot more dedication than postwhoring ROT.

http://looksugly.com/albums/SET2/2006-08-17-MelbourneCity/PICT2172.jpg
http://looksugly.com/albums/SET2/2006-08-17-MelbourneCity/PICT2286.jpg

And I think you need to respect the rest of the forumers. There is no freedom of speech in any internet forum, don't confuse real life society with a privately run discussion board. The staff are free to set the rules as deemed fit and they're doing a great job. Takes a lot more dedication than postwhoring ROT.

Are you accusing me of disrespecting the rest of the forumers? If so, I'd like to know how.

As for your comment on freedom of speech, that's your own uneducated and uninformed opinion. Of course you're entitled to your opinions no matter how stupid they are.

And no, the staff aren't doing a great job. There're many posters who routinely use foul language (such as yourself) and yet have continued to post with impunity.

Why don't you heed your own advice and stop being a postwhoring ROT?!

Thank you for attention.

err, that artec dude said we were all on crack lol

Are you accusing me of disrespecting the rest of the forumers? If so, I'd like to know how.Let's see... in this thread alone you've had a go at the work of the admins and made personal attacks on two valuable long-term members. It doesn't say a lot of positive things about your respect for the forum or its members in general.

As for your comment on freedom of speech, that's your own uneducated and uninformed opinion. Of course you're entitled to your opinions no matter how stupid they are.How is what invincible said an opinion rather than plain fact? Are you saying that he's wrong, and that the forum is not privately run, but rather owned by a Western government and subject to its Constitution?

Why don't you heed your own advice and stop being a postwhoring ROT?!Quick stats check...

invincible: 1047 posts in 4 years.
vincent young: 214 posts in 3 days.

Have you figured out what the term means yet?

Thank you for attention.You clearly thrive on it.

Happy New Year to all the admins and members (even the trolls and postwhores!)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/339253212_0c279eda86_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/339253212/)

I wan't aware admins can just ban members who make a joke they don't like.

I give it a 9, because it don't look like a residential...nice!

8/10

I wan't aware admins can just ban members who make a joke they don't like.

That happens a lot.

Why don't you heed your own advice and stop being a postwhoring ROT?!

Thank you for attention.

I was going to post just my response and thought that it was a bit too irrelevant so I added two of my own photos to the end. Here's another, a special photo from the many sets I've taken but never bothered to upload to my gallery:

http://dev.limitedintelligence.com/PICT3522.jpg

Have a happy new year anyway, if anything you've got a cool name. Plus, the Anglicised form of my mother's maiden name is Young - you could very well be my evil alter ego.

And I will heed my own advice and stop posting, decent rain has fallen for the first time in months and the grass is green so it's a good day to grab my camera and take the next train into town. :D

EDIT: By the way, I fully understand how many people do not find this style of architecture very appealing. But visit the Melbourne forum, and you'll notice that Nonda Katsalidis (Eureka's architect) is almost considered a god in parts of SSC.

8.5/10

I wan't aware admins can just ban members who make a joke they don't like.

Well, as in all walks of life, there're always rogue elements. Quite a few posters here fall in that category. It's interesting that they are so active on this particular thread.

I don't like it. It is a very unique design though. Gave it a 6.5. Plus, what's up with the sun in a ll those pictures?

:drool: 10/10

I don't like it. It is a very unique design though. Gave it a 6.5. Plus, what's up with the sun in a ll those pictures?

It's just a popular way to photograph buildings among Melbourne forumers. It's a lot harder to pull off than it seems, I still haven't managed to take such a shot successfully. In many cases, it's just a display of photographic mastery and you won't actually see something like that in reality.

Gave it an "8"
The more I see this building ; the more it grows on me. When I was in Melbourne last year I absolutely hated this building. I thought it was ridiculously tall for Melbourne and disjointed the whole skyline. But looking at these pics, it is an intriguing design and is one-of-a-kind. In some pics it looks very slender and sleek and in others it has more girth. The white lines and red trim are a little tacky, but it does have special meaning with local history. Is it perfect? Far from it. But now I think of it as an asset to Melbourne.

It's just a popular way to photograph buildings among Melbourne forumers. It's a lot harder to pull off than it seems, I still haven't managed to take such a shot successfully. In many cases, it's just a display of photographic mastery and you won't actually see something like that in reality.Got to disagree about the mastery thing there mate. It's simply a matter of being in the right position with the right weather at the right time of day. And it's definitely Eureka rather than the camera making the light, otherwise you'd see a heap of similar photos of Rialto and the Collins St twins. :)

Took this one ages ago, and while the colour here is a white balance thing, the light reflection was absolutely visible and obvious to the naked eye...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/153959504_c8af48af58_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/153959504/)

Well, as in all walks of life, there're always rogue elements. Quite a few posters here fall in that category. It's interesting that they are so active on this particular thread.


Has this man been banned as well????

9/10

the base is quite disappointing for a great skyscraper like that. at the sides, it looks a little out of proportion where the bottom look too thick.

but of course the uniqueness of the tower covers that all up. it has an interesting shape and wonderful gold crown. i've never seen anything like that before. definitely a great addition to the Melbourne skyline :okay:

9.5/10 for me.

=D Every time I go into the city I love seeing this building... It just looks wonderful, but as TYW said, the base is a bit disappointing.

I hope the proposal for the communications tower thing on top is accepted. :D -wants Melbourne to beat Gold Coast of hosting Aussie's tallest- :P

bahh as far as most Melbournians are concerned we already have the tallest, considering the collins twins arent officially taller than rialto then why should Q1 be taller than E??

no point building an ugly stick just to be taller.. then we'd b just as bad as qld in cheeting to win the title of aus tallest, anyway i dont want to turn this thread into another pointless E vs Q1 argument about whos tallest etc...

i gave the E a sweet 10/10 for its daring design and originallity, also for its hight :)

i want melbourne to have a taller building, i want eureka to stay how it is (no gay stick).....conclusion: build a new skyscraper right away..350 metres to roof:D

i want melbourne to have a taller building, i want eureka to stay how it is (no gay stick).....conclusion: build a new skyscraper right away..350 metres to roof:D

Only for Q1 to extend the 'hidden' section of the spire to 351m. Surprise! :lol: :nuts:

C/- CULWULLA

jasonhaselden's from flickr

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/350277313_9f54a2dea5_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/350242473_6522386579_b.jpg


Posted earlier but one of my fave pics:

http://static.flickr.com/144/324711387_cbb93be380_b.jpg

It's not really that unique reminds me of Istanbul, the white lines are ok but this golden top is just ugly...

Has this man been banned as well????

Yes. Fairly obvious him and artech are the same person. :lol:

3/10 One of the tackiest buildings i've ever seen in my life. The thin profile and sudden sharp cuts doesn't make it very functional and therefore not a smart profitable tower for developers.

^^^ Have you seen it person??? I doubt it, this has to be one oh the most photogenic buildings of recent times. It probably won't appeal to those with conservative tastes but this building is very symbolic and iconic for the city of Melbourne.

I seriously disliked this building when it was first displayed however the more I see it the more I like it more so because it looks different from various angles which I think is quite intriguing. Definitely not a conservative building which would appeal to most people.

:eek2: amazing building

10!

9.5/10

i love this tower

3/10 One of the tackiest buildings i've ever seen in my life. The thin profile and sudden sharp cuts doesn't make it very functional and therefore not a smart profitable tower for developers.

Aren't we voting on design not how much cash the developers get?

Iconic...tall, glassy and completely original. 9.5/10

Hot 10.

Wow Eureka is amazing ! I never expected the building to look that good from the renderings. These light effects on the cladding make up for the absence of night lighting scheme due to it being a glass residential tower.
I love how the balconies are integrated in the design so that they don't look ugly. Great building ! I'm hesitating between 9.0 and 9.5, that's to say how I like it. I only awarded 9.5 to my personal favourites so I'll be conservative and go with a 9/10.

3 / 10

Pretentious. No substance. Points given purely for the colors of the glass.

The Eureka Torch

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/369802202_a647db23a8_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/369802202/)

3 / 10

Pretentious. No substance. Points given purely for the colors of the glass.

Vincent Young?

7/10

3 / 10

This building has been way overrated. I can't believe so many posters have rated such a lousy design above 9/10. Kinda fishy don't you think?

2 /10

A nonsensical upper half plus an incomprehensibly ordinary lower half.

if i find another skyscraper i like better i'll let you know. this building is most likely to get the only 10 i'll give out. It is, of course imo, that this is one of the most artistic skyscrapers ever......it's stunning. obviously the top is where it's at. It's fortunate, for melbourne, that every now and then an architect is able to freely express his/her self through their design like this. Money can be a main contributor to ugly buildings and thank god that it wasn't a real issue here.....the product is unbelievable....

2 / 10

only the colors and the patterns stand out. but the shape and form? yack!

2 / 10

only the colors and the patterns stand out. but the shape and form? yack!

Woah, you have a life! 3 accounts in the space of a couple of months!:ohno:

Woah, you have a life! 3 accounts in the space of a couple of months!:ohno:

yet another poster from Australia BS'ing about the identities of posters in this forum. or is it actually Brendan under another name?

3 accounts? what are you talking about?! yourself?

"have a life"! HaHa. you don't have a clue what it means. is it your plan to spend the rest of your life BS'ing about others' identities here?

in psychology there is this thing called "projection". people who routinely engage in certain behaviors tend to think that others routinely engage in similar behaviors as well.

given the ridiculously inflated ratings of this building, I wouldn't be surprised if the number of 10's and 9.5's were boosted by Australian posters using multiple accounts.

as a side note, I've seen how Australian officials score competitors in Olympics diving events. FLAGRANTLY unfair and biased!

maybe it's just a coincidence?

well i for one am not from australia.....from minneapolis actually and it's still my favorite building in the world.....why? because it's different.....there isn't another building in the world that looks quite like it.....

i can only surmise that the reason some of you don't like it is because your anal and the building is too chaotic for you....perhaps you like the cookie cutter towers that are barfed up on skylines across the world.

and imani???????? if auboy is projecting, what would you be doing? wwwwwallowing in your own paranoia?:lol:

well i for one am not from australia.....from minneapolis actually and it's still my favorite building in the world.....why? because it's different.....there isn't another building in the world that looks quite like it.....

i can only surmise that the reason some of you don't like it is because your anal and the building is too chaotic for you....perhaps you like the cookie cutter towers that are barfed up on skylines across the world.

and imani???????? if auboy is projecting, what would you be doing? wwwwwallowing in your own paranoia?:lol:

sorry but your semi-illiterate ranting confuses me.

why the stress that you're not from Australia? paranoia? :lol:

and why the personal attacks if you were actually a 3rd party? the names are different but the mentality and stupidity remain the same. perhaps claiming that you're from Mars will help. try it next time. :lol:

there's really no need for you to give me your lame excuses for rating it 10/10, such as "it's different from other buildings" nonsense. it would have been better that way because now you've shown the readers here just how stupid you are in rating buildings. every building is different. even twin towers differ in some minor ways. by your standard, every building deserves a 10/10.

try to keep it civil. and if you have too much time on your hand, read a few books on architecture or logic or even debate. it's worth the effort if you want to reduce your stupidity a bit sooner.

you'd make a really great lawyer except.....you don't have anything to back up that fountain of diarrhea spewing from your mouth.:cheers:

have a great day pumpkin:lol:

you'd make a really great lawyer except.....you don't have anything to back up that fountain of diarrhea spewing from your mouth.:cheers:

have a great day pumpkin:lol:

we're not in a courtroom; I'm not a lawyer and you're not the defendant. I'm not here to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that you're indeed one of the AUboy's. but I'll let the readers decide based on the preponderance of evidence. I kinda think that you've backed me up yourself. :lol:

say hello to your crack pipe for me will ya? :lol:

duplicate. erased.

:badnews: why don't you do us all a favor.....:lol:

yet another poster from Australia BS'ing about the identities of posters in this forum. or is it actually Brendan under another name?

3 accounts? what are you talking about?! yourself?

"have a life"! HaHa. you don't have a clue what it means. is it your plan to spend the rest of your life BS'ing about others' identities here?


You have more than 100 posts in 2 days. Says it all. :lol: :nuts: :nuts:

Is it actually possible for people to vote on building after building in this subforum? My membership here predates the Rate Our Talls forum and I've probably voted on about 30 buildings tops.

It'd feel like the most mundane thing ever. I'm only here because it appeared on the front page.

I get much more gratification looking at Eureka through a camera lens.

You have more than 100 posts in 2 days. Says it all. :lol: :nuts: :nuts:

What's so unusual with 100 posts in 2-3 days? Nothing. When normal people rate buildings in this forum, they don't sign in to rate one or two buildings and then log out and come back again the next day to rate another one or two. They browse through all 4 pages if they have the time or at least 2 pages, which don't take very long.

What IS unusual is people like YOU, who suddenly appears out of nowhere and continues, seamlessly, a pointless argument or personal attack from previous posts by other aliases.

If irrelevant garbage is all you have to contribute, please do yourself and the rest of us a favor, get the hell out of here.

Let the offenses and accusations against the other forumers be!!!!

This tower rocks that gold cladding like I've never seen before. 10/10

10

3 / 10

This building has been way overrated. I can't believe so many posters have rated such a lousy design above 9/10. Kinda fishy don't you think?

My sentiment as well. This building is way overrated. Seems to me that buildings in Australia tend to get tons of totally unwarranted 10's.

What part of this building warrants a 10? NONE!

2 / 10

here's a pic i took recently :)

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/7/2/13/f_eurekafromsm_68cb98d.jpg

2 / 10

A lot of pictures for this below average tower. Why? Do you guys really think that pictures of the tower in sunset or reflections off the glass facade will change the building's design in any way? I gather about 95% of those who voted 10/10 were Australians.

Mind you, this is not a site for display of misguided patriotism or nationalism.

Mate, how many accounts do you have now? Don't you have something better to do?

Mate, how many accounts do you have now? Don't you have something better to do?

A very good question for Australian posters, don't you think?

Now how many aliases do YOU have? 10? 20? 30?

Quite nice, and tall. At night it is simply amazing! 9/10

This one is easy.

1 / 10

It's amusing how all the people voting it under 3 have signed up to SSC just recently in the last few days of February.

It's amusing how all the people voting it under 3 have signed up to SSC just recently in the last few days of February.

No. First off it's not true. Secondly it's not as amusing as your sudden appearance and making a false claim. Finally, how do you reconcile the fact that so many Aussies rated this poorly designed tower 10 or 9.5?

1 / 10

What's so unusual with 100 posts in 2-3 days? Nothing. When normal people rate buildings in this forum, they don't sign in to rate one or two buildings and then log out and come back again the next day to rate another one or two. They browse through all 4 pages if they have the time or at least 2 pages, which don't take very long.

I joined SSC because there are great people in this forum who participate in a community, where we talk about all things relating to skyscrapers, planning and infrastructure. I'm still here after four and a half years. And I am still yet to vote on most buildings in Rate Our Talls.

Most others are here for this same reason.

On the one hand, I'm here, because I think that the boards are very fun and informative to read, which is why whenever I rate a building I give it a solid 10 as a little "thank you" gesture to those who contributes to this wonderful community on a daily basis.
On the other hand, I believe that putting down others just because they are patriotic about their country is a sick act that is a direct indicator of one's intellectual capacity. Enough said.

A very good question for Australian posters, don't you think?

Now how many aliases do YOU have? 10? 20? 30?

What does 'multiple aliases' have to do with Australian posters? :nuts:

On the one hand, I'm here, because I think that the boards are very fun and informative to read, which is why whenever I rate a building I give it a solid 10 as a little "thank you" gesture to those who contributes to this wonderful community on a daily basis.
On the other hand, I believe that putting down others just because they are patriotic about their country is a sick act that is a direct indicator of one's intellectual capacity. Enough said.

well said....

i think the Mod has taken actions to some of those trolls..


these supposed to be good threads

Once again, I've deleted all the votes for "3 or less" - and I'll do the same for other Australian buildings if this troll keeps registering and manipulating threads. As you can see, it's utterly futile to keep downvoting.

http://web.mac.com/simon_renwick/iWeb/Site/Melbourne_files/Daniel%27s%20Camera%20067.jpg
http://web.mac.com/simon_renwick/iWeb/Site/Melbourne_files/Daniel%27s%20Camera%20071.jpg
http://web.mac.com/simon_renwick/iWeb/Site/Melbourne_files/Daniel%27s%20Camera%20070.jpg

Once again, I've deleted all the votes for "3 or less" - and I'll do the same for other Australian buildings if this troll keeps registering and manipulating threads. As you can see, it's utterly futile to keep downvoting.Nice work - good to see that strange concave curve on the poll results has changed to something more realistic.

Do you guys really think that pictures of the tower in sunset or reflections off the glass facade will change the building's design in any way?No, quite the opposite in fact. The building's design changes the way the light reflects during sunset and other times. I've said it before - if the reflections were purely the work of the photographers, why do we have so many from Eureka and so very few from its neighbours?

Original Poster: You know who

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to: wjfox2002 (and other "moderators" or Aussies like him)

First of all, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (sorry, can't help it)

You've got to be the most pathetic imbecile and lowlife I've ever seen. If there's someone more pathetic than you, it'll have to be the dumbass who picked you to be a "moderator".

This is the first time I've seen a so-called "moderator" or site admin that so flagrantly flaunt his stupidity and shamelessness in abusing his given privileges in public by deleting ratings in a poll simply because certain posters didn't vote the way he wanted. Why not just make every poll a 3 option poll - 10, 10, and 10. Hahahahaha.

Given your sub-human intelligence, you'll probably never realize how pathetic you were in committing such a thuggish clown act. According to your public profile, you are almost 28 years old. 28!!! And this is the kind of maturity you've managed to achieve?! Hahahahaha! Pathetic! Your IQ is probably lower than that of the average 8 year old.

Your occupation as a "science fiction writer" is itself a piece of fiction. Forget about science, monkey boy. There isn't a single logic gate inside your decaying thick skull. You're a drop-out grade born loser. But you've already written your best fiction - your Interests! (quote from your profile: Photography, swimming, art, architecture, creative writing, web design, music, cinema, pubs, clubs, dining out, exploring London!!! Hahahahahahaha!! Now that's creative writing.

I wonder how you inherited such an inferior brain. I guess you were probably born in Australia to a pair of inbred parents who were themselves descendants of exiled criminals from England two hundred years ago. Of course that's not the only way to be born stupid. Hail Australia - the dumping ground of England's criminals.

You overestimated this stinking site, retard. It doesn't take a genius to see that few visitors come to the site and most of those who post here (i.e. Australians, Chinese) SOUND awfully like members of your inbreeding family - ignorant, stupid and foul-mouthed. But then how many normal people would want to participate in a site managed by a group of unethical, unprincipled and brain dead jackasses, except to have some fun teasing moronic lowlifes such as yourself and members of your inbreeding family ? Or should I call them Australian forumers? Hahahahahahaha!!!

Oh by the way, why stop deleting ratings after just two polls? Do every poll, retard!! I double dare you!! Well, make that an order!! Let's see if you can delete them all before I get back from my vacation trip. I'll try to convince more kids in my neighborhood to keep you entertained in the mean time. Be nice to them. They are more intelligent and have better taste than you and most forumers here (Aussie, Chinese or otherwise). Ask them how to write computer programs that post ratings automatically, dumbass!

Thanks for the laugh!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

P.S.
I forgot to remind you guys this: BE SURE to use condomS (double it up) when you have sex with any member of your family, your mother/father included. And please please please do the world a favor - don't try to date outside your family, lest the global gene pool gets polluted further. Not that I'm worried that brainless jackasses like you could find anyone worthy for real but there are always those of the opposite sex with similar mental deficiencies like yours.



seriously its a building and look at how you are carrying on. dozens of different accounts to make a point.

its obvious its just a joke and you are having a stir - haha- but I really am cringing that you wrote that many paragraphs regarding this.

go outside, get some fresh air.. make some friends....

wow, there was some serious ad hominem going on in that guy's post. Hard to believe it was all about one silly scraper in Australia :weird:

Fuck you Indonesian jackass

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Fuck You Indonesian pig!

Or would you rather fuck yourself?
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Just thought I would let you folks know: copied above is the nice little PM i received from this jerk under one of his many guises - jodie mitchell, gators rule, hans gruber, david thomas, sumting wong, warrian, nonsenisalism, imani, archtech 21, archtorturer etc etc..

Actually this PM came under the name 'Stupid Aussie.' Response to a post I made applauding the moderator's action against these multiple accounts.

Bit sad, but almost funny when he goes to so much trouble making multiple sequences of posts agreeing with himself, and his mad anti-Australian, anti-Chinese rants. Let's hope he comes back from his vacation (mentioned below) rested - or preferably, dried up, like the little turd he is.

Meantime, back on topic, sharing here one of Mugley's great recent art shots, of Eureka over one of the sculptures across the river.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/387861296_0be0a4758b_o1.jpg

perfekt building!! simply inkredible!!

go outside, get some fresh air.. make some friends....

Its a little frozen out where hes living at the moment. Maybe hes better staying inside at the computer. :lol: :bash:

10 out of 10

10/10

Just thought I would let you folks know: copied above is the nice little PM i received from this jerk under one of his many guises - jodie mitchell, gators rule, hans gruber, david thomas, sumting wong, warrian, nonsenisalism, imani, archtech 21, archtorturer etc etc..

Actually this PM came under the name 'Stupid Aussie.' Response to a post I made applauding the moderator's action against these multiple accounts.

Bit sad, but almost funny when he goes to so much trouble making multiple sequences of posts agreeing with himself, and his mad anti-Australian, anti-Chinese rants. Let's hope he comes back from his vacation (mentioned below) rested - or preferably, dried up, like the little turd he is.



Really...??? It is really surprised me that some one can be such a loser - that person must have no life, friend, nor occupation to look foward to

I just hope moderator can stop him to re-register in SSC and i consider this as assault...


BTW - it is a great photo hey from Mugley !!!

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3667/103xa3.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=103xa3.jpg)
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9075/101up5.jpg (http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=101up5.jpg)

Complaints: this building is directly behind "The Rialto" from my place.

australia's finest 9.5/10

Once again, I've deleted all the votes for "3 or less" - and I'll do the same for other Australian buildings if this troll keeps registering and manipulating threads. As you can see, it's utterly futile to keep downvoting.

Yeah thankyou wjfox2002. What a boring life this troll must have..

Nice work Juddy - it's hard to get a good podium shot and you've done it well.

The colours in this are fake due to the filter I was using, but the beams coming out the top were real and easily visible to the naked eye...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/396283458_0ae4b13ce2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/396283458/)

And some more Eureka...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/401539844_bd4108b2db_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/401539844/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/403315462_3cac29d8aa_o.jpg

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/4615/pic7bm5.jpg (http://img359.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic7bm5.jpg)
The Brothers.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1848/102ed9.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=102ed9.jpg)
The Worlds Sexiest Ruler. Not a bad Scaper either mind you.

simply wonderful....but how can anyone give a 3 or less :ohno:

simply wonderful....but how can anyone give a 3 or less :ohno:

I'II tell you why / how - because they are mindless 'deadshits' who have IQ's equal to that of my sons goldfish. :cheers:

New lights up top...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/429181732_dc3b7fdc63_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/429181732/)

6... nothing very special here other than the fact that it's the tallest skyscraper in Australia (roof) due to stretching every inch into the height, which makes Aussies think they live in Manhattan now. :nono:

We (La Repuvlica is a group), never seen this building. It's amazing and beautiful. 9/10. Good for Australia!

6... nothing very special here other than the fact that it's the tallest skyscraper in Australia (roof) due to stretching every inch into the height, which makes Aussies think they live in Manhattan now. :nono:

Are you sure that you're just not jealous because you have Trump World Tower as your tallest residential building and Melbourne has Eureka Tower? I wouldn't blame you. :lol:

6... nothing very special here other than the fact that it's the tallest skyscraper in Australia (roof) due to stretching every inch into the height, which makes Aussies think they live in Manhattan now. :nono:

Australia deserves a anything that they want. It's a beautiful, young and peaceful country. I dont think that Melbourne try copies NY. That's a lie.

it is an amazing spunky design
from the bottom it looks really great but from a distance
it reminds me of an hammer or a mace
i give 7

love it 10/10 sick design

6... nothing very special here other than the fact that it's the tallest skyscraper in Australia (roof) due to stretching every inch into the height, which makes Aussies think they live in Manhattan now. :nono:

Oh puuurlease.....Australian's might be parochial, but we're not dellusionall....unlike others!

7/10

love it 10/10 sick design

are you meaning SLICK not sick design..?

Eureka window cleaning video from UTube, originally posted by Drunkill on the Melbourne forum. Pity about the silly English music hall song - they should have used the Van Morrison window cleaning song!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNUWyoo3pkY

are you meaning SLICK not sick design..?

sick is a slang term meaning awesome or very good.
be sure to tune in, Ill be explaining a new word every week

this tower is great...its just a little too busy. and its understandable b/c they were going for many elements of melbourne history. I think it looks sick.

I can't get enough of this building. It's amazing. Unfortuanately when I was in Melbourne back in 2004 it was only up to level 75-80 so I never got to see the completed version in the flesh.
I've promised myself a trip back to Melbourne in a few years so I'm looking forward to going to the top of this big mutha f***a!

9/10

one of the world's best towers!

Im not sure if Ive rated this yet. so from now on I give this building a 9.

8/10 can't believe so many people think it's perfect (10/10). Nice and shiny during the day and nice and throbby at night.

It's a good solid 7! Tall and very sturdy looking.