Discuss the latest contest here.

Please note, for actual nominations, you must use the "NOMINATE" thread -
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=10142585

1. Swiss Re, London
A very unique shape for a skyscraper.

http://www.globalphotos.org/london/20041226/DSCN4573.jpg

2. HSBC, Hong Kong
External frame is quite innovative for this 1980s masterpiece, now featured in a lot of architecture books.

http://www.pbase.com/ssychan/image/46484782.jpg
Source : http://www.pbase.com/ssychan/

3. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
Skybridge poses many engineering difficulties, but they pulled it through.

http://www.globalphotos.org/malaysia/20030223/RIMG2318.jpg

There are also a lot of buildings that incorporate green designs these days as we move towards a sustainable development approach. Those buildings would also be very futuristic.

Emirates Towers were featured in two Sci-Fi movies: SERENITY and CODE 44 (with Tim Robins)

SwissRe, Bank of China Tower, The Center, Burj Al Arab, Emirates Towers...

Turning Torso.

Between The Swiss Re and Torre Agbar, I find the Torre Agbar more unique since it's an oblong base.

As for The HSBC building in HK, It may not be the most futuristic but it's a Norman Foster masterpiece. The building was completed during the 80s but it's architecture is contemporary up to this day.

It's interesting that not a single Japanese skyscraper isn't mentioned here and Japanese cities is considered to be the most futuristic by many. Other than the Cityhall Tower in Tokyo, the most interesting to me is the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka

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

Between The Swiss Re and Torre Agbar, I find the Torre Agbar more unique since it's an oblong base.

As for The HSBC building in HK, It may not be the most futuristic but it's a Norman Foster masterpiece. The building was completed during the 80s but it's architecture is contemporary up to this day.
HSBC Hong Kong is not supposed to be interpreted as futuristic from the appearance, but rather how its frame is outside, which was very unconventional at the time. The fung shui element is also very clearly displayed with an empty first floor to let the air flow through.

Japanese skyscrapers are indeed futuristic, but again not at an appearance level. There is a growing movement to incorporate urban agriculture into buildings, and researchers have even tried basement farms to utilize space more efficiently.

Yes there are alot of Feng Shui elements in the HSBC building.

As for Japanese skyscrapers, the only thing is they are not as recognized as other landmark scrapers in Asia such as The BoC or even The Petronas. It probably has to do with height.

BTW, most of the futuristic scrapers here are either coming from Asia or Europe. How about one for North America?j Fordham Spire or Freedom Tower can be example but are still planned.

Yes there are alot of Feng Shui elements in the HSBC building.

As for Japanese skyscrapers, the only thing is they are not as recognized as other landmark scrapers in Asia such as The BoC or even The Petronas. It probably has to do with height.

BTW, most of the futuristic scrapers here are either coming from Asia or Europe. How about one for North America?j Fordham Spire or Freedom Tower can be example but are still planned.

There are some notable Japanese buildings, albeit not at the skyscraper level. The Hermes store in Ginza has a translucent facade.

Asia has a lot of focus and attention from skyscraper fans because of the boom in the past decade. Japan has been in an economic slump during the same period and they have often been overlooked because of the real estate market crash from the late 1980s.

How are the Fordham Spire and Freedom Tower futuristic? Do they incorporate more sustainable development features? Do they use better construction technology? Do they maximize floorspace by optimizing elevator shafts?

On the basis of exteriority alone, SWFC and burj dubai are those kinds of buildings we used to see all the time in the sci-fi movies.

There are some notable Japanese buildings, albeit not at the skyscraper level. The Hermes store in Ginza has a translucent facade.

Asia has a lot of focus and attention from skyscraper fans because of the boom in the past decade. Japan has been in an economic slump during the same period and they have often been overlooked because of the real estate market crash from the late 1980s.

How are the Fordham Spire and Freedom Tower futuristic? Do they incorporate more sustainable development features? Do they use better construction technology? Do they maximize floorspace by optimizing elevator shafts?

I just see how the skyscraper look and if it looks futuristic, yes I nominate it. Honestly it's either I don't care or don't pay too much attention on it's construction technology cause I'm not an engineer or an architect and would not even bother to learn more about these skyscrapers than just how they look on the outside. I'm just someone who admires skyscrapers and urbanity.

And I think there are some forumers here who would nominate a building on how it looks than it's engineering technology.

I just see how the skyscraper look and if it looks futuristic, yes I nominate it. Honestly it's either I don't care or don't pay too much attention on it's construction technology cause I'm not an engineer or an architect and would not even bother to learn more about these skyscrapers than just how they look on the outside. I'm just someone who admires skyscrapers and urbanity.

And I think there are some forumers here who would nominate a building on how it looks than it's engineering technology.

You don't need to be an engineer, an architect, or a specialist to understand some of the futuristic features that are being incorporated in today's skyscraper designs. I think a high level overview is adequate to assess whether this design is futuristic, new, or a good sustainable development point. If you want to go into the more scientific details on how the processes work, then you will need more education.

Here are some examples of futuristic designs that are easy to understand for the average person :

1) rooftop gardens - help insulate the building in both summer and winter
2) deep sea cooling - some buildings now use sea/lake water to power their AC
3) plumbing - not using freshwater for flushing
4) solar power

They're simple concepts, yet are fairly new at the implementation stage, making them quite futuristic.

You don't need to be an engineer, an architect, or a specialist to understand some of the futuristic features that are being incorporated in today's skyscraper designs. I think a high level overview is adequate to assess whether this design is futuristic, new, or a good sustainable development point. If you want to go into the more scientific details on how the processes work, then you will need more education.

Here are some examples of futuristic designs that are easy to understand for the average person :

1) rooftop gardens - help insulate the building in both summer and winter
2) deep sea cooling - some buildings now use sea/lake water to power their AC
3) plumbing - not using freshwater for flushing
4) solar power

They're simple concepts, yet are fairly new at the implementation stage, making them quite futuristic.

True. Lets take the 2-IFC for example since it's one of the few buildings that have double deck elevators. I don't know much of this building except the general info but does it have these qualities like deep sea cooling?

Anyway, here's another example of a futuristic building in Malaysia but it's not enough to be considered as a skyscraper.

Menara Mesiniaga, Subang Jaya

http://www.chuhai.edu.hk/images/activity_photo/photo2005/arch/singaporetour/PICT1517_mini.jpg

Designed by Kenneth Yeang, this is a perfect example of a bioclimatic skyscraper. The roof is installed with solar panels and it's base is combined with green granite with white marble and metal

True. Lets take the 2-IFC for example since it's one of the few buildings that have double deck elevators. I don't know much of this building except the general info but does it have these qualities like deep sea cooling?
Double deck elevators have been around for quite some time. Toronto's Scotia Plaza has them, and it opened in the late 1980s.

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060527/IMG_0189.jpg

The first real example of deep sea cooling in Hong Kong is HSBC. It has not caught on with the other buildings.

Oh yeah I read somewhere about HSBC's deep sea cooling but almost forgot about it.

Solar power is also starting to emerge as the concept of a 'green skyscraper' takes root. 1 Peking Road in Hong Kong has made a first step by using solar power to work the blinds. It's a really small step but perhaps over time, architects and engineers can find other feasible and cost-effective solutions.

Solar power is also starting to emerge as the concept of a 'green skyscraper' takes root. 1 Peking Road in Hong Kong has made a first step by using solar power to work the blinds. It's a really small step but perhaps over time, architects and engineers can find other feasible and cost-effective solutions.

Yes the 1 Peking Road has some innovative features but to many HKers, it's partly underrated compared to some of the iconic skyscrapers in HK Island.

Yes the 1 Peking Road has some innovative features but to many HKers, it's partly underrated compared to some of the iconic skyscrapers in HK Island.

1 Peking Road actually is very famous for its restaurants. One of the HK forumers here seems to show up there all the time. ;)

I learned about the solar power features from a TV documentary actually. I don't think the skyscraper is being overlooked. There aren't too many in the area, and this one has a nice view.

1 Peking Road actually is very famous for its restaurants. One of the HK forumers here seems to show up there all the time. ;)

I learned about the solar power features from a TV documentary actually. I don't think the skyscraper is being overlooked. There aren't too many in the area, and this one has a nice view.

It's restaurants yes but as a building, it's not as known as the other HK classics. I have never eaten their nor have never been on top but their restaurants have some of the best views of HK.

Eiffle tower even has DD elevators I THNK!

In KL besides the Petronas, the Menara Telekom looks futuristic

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/3/3e/200px-Menara_telekon.jpg

It's restaurants yes but as a building, it's not as known as the other HK classics. I have never eaten their nor have never been on top but their restaurants have some of the best views of HK.1 Peking Road is only a few years old. How can it be as known as the other 'classics' that are much older? That's quite contradictory. It's a new building and very visible from Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.

This building in Berlin changes its face every few seconds. There are a few terminals on the street where you can peer in and supposedly the building's facade will show your face (or that's what we hoped). But we tried a few times and it didn't work.

http://www.globalphotos.org/berlin/20060506/IMG_0185.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/berlin/20060506/IMG_0196.jpg

^^ Interesting.

This is one of my favourite buildings in North America, One Wall Centre in Vancouver. I think it is pretty futuristic but unfortunatley not very well known around here.

http://www.glotmansimpson.com/projects/onewallcentre/images/96507_One-Wall-finish.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Onewallcentre3.jpg

http://www.urbanvancouver.com/images/thumbs/thumb_p4280028-200.jpg

This building in Berlin changes its face every few seconds. There are a few terminals on the street where you can peer in and supposedly the building's facade will show your face (or that's what we hoped). But we tried a few times and it didn't work.

http://www.globalphotos.org/berlin/20060506/IMG_0185.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/berlin/20060506/IMG_0196.jpg

Any youtube videos for this? I wanna see the effect? Unless I get myself a ticket to Germany

Any youtube videos for this? I wanna see the effect? Unless I get myself a ticket to Germany

You can check Youtube. I didn't take a video. If you do get to Berlin, it's in Potsdamer Platz, the main skyscraper area in the former West Berlin.

Here's one on the Berlin building :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTxBeK_cN0g

Toronto's Deep Lake Water Cooling and the City
http://www.toronto.ca/environment/initiatives/cooling.htm

Enwave Energy Corporation, through partial financial backing from the City of Toronto as one of the two shareholders of Enwave, developed the Deep Lake Water Cooling system that uses the cool energy in cold water to air-condition high-rise buildings in downtown Toronto. The system benefits the City by:

- reducing energy consumption by up to 90 per cent (compared to conventional chillers)
- reducing carbon dioxide emissions
- improving the water supply by using new intake pipes that are deeper
- investing in a corporation in which the City is a shareholder

Enwave's three intake pipes draw water (4 degrees Celsius) from 5 kilometres off the shore of Lake Ontario at a depth of 83 metres below the surface. Naturally cold water makes its way to the City's John Street Pumping Station. There, heat exchangers facilitate the energy transfer between the icy cold lake water and the Enwave closed chilled water supply loop.

The water drawn from the lake continues on its regular route through the John Street Pumping Station for normal distribution into the City water supply. Enwave uses only the coldness from the lake water, not the actual water, to provide the alternative to conventional air-conditioning.

Metro Hall went online with Enwave's Deep Lake Water Cooling system in June 2006. With the addition of this building, energy consumption will be reduced by 1.7 million kilowatt-hours per year and reduce CO2 emissions by 1,915 tonnes annually - equivalent to taking 383 cars off the road. Metro Hall's savings are detailed below:

Power consumption - 1,740,480 kilowatt-hours per year less
Power saved is sufficient to supply 174 homes
Reduction in Water Consumption from Cooling Towers - 4,400 cubic metres per year less
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Carbon Dioxide - 1,915 tonnes per year
Number of Cars with equivalent emissions - 383

There are 46 buildings signed on to the project, with 27 already connected.

Here's one on the Berlin building :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTxBeK_cN0g

Thats brilliant. I have been to the Pottsdamer Platz before and the buildings there are fantastic. That was the first thing that really made me want to move to Germany (havent moved yet as my German isn't upto scratch).


As for the most futuristic, there is a tower somewhere built in the 60s which looks like an observation tower but has three pods on it instead. I think it is near Niagara Falls... My memory is defeating me at this tender age. Not good. Anyway, this tower was really trying to be futuristic but it just reminds me of a low budget sci-fi film. Hold on - not the Skylon Tower...

As for the most futuristic, there is a tower somewhere built in the 60s which looks like an observation tower but has three pods on it instead. I think it is near Niagara Falls... My memory is defeating me at this tender age. Not good. Anyway, this tower was really trying to be futuristic but it just reminds me of a low budget sci-fi film. Hold on - not the Skylon Tower...The only other tower in the Niagara Falls area is the Minolta Tower, which opened in the 60s :

http://www.globalphotos.org/niagara/20050827/RIMG0714.jpg

Its not that. I think it may be in Germany. I'll do some research.

Its not the tower I was thinking of but the Telemax does seem quite futuristic in a way,

Bank of China, Hong Kong
http://static.flickr.com/89/282649299_c75c8f5030_b.jpg

2IFC, Hong Kong
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3093/2ifc8nh.jpg

The Center, Hong Kong
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2956/53218836thecentre8io6.jpg

:applause:

The AIG Tower in Central looks futuristic as well especially the lighting effects and the video on the top.

Some 1980s buildings in HK can have a futuristic look thanks to the lighting effects. Hopewell Centre in Wan Chai can be an example of this. It may me decades old but it has a nice rotating ad sign at night.

Hopewell Centre itself isn't a futuristic building at all. You should visit some of the floors and the age of the building will jump out quite obviously. The floorplates are fairly narrow. However, it's not a very old building - 26 years old this year - and it was retrofitted with new external lighting. But then, so many Hong Kong buildings have that now. Even AIG's innovation is rather typical - a giant TV screen at the top followed by the typical neon lighting.

Hopewell Centre itself isn't a futuristic building at all. You should visit some of the floors and the age of the building will jump out quite obviously. The floorplates are fairly narrow. However, it's not a very old building - 26 years old this year - and it was retrofitted with new external lighting. But then, so many Hong Kong buildings have that now. Even AIG's innovation is rather typical - a giant TV screen at the top followed by the typical neon lighting.

Yes Hopewell Centre isn't futuristic but the external lighting and rotating sign gives the building a futuristic feel to it.

Oh yeah, I remember just standing there and staring at the AIG building for ages when I was in Hong Kong. It looks great!

AIG's pedestrian bridge to the neighboring park is quite futuristic. It is a curvy bridge :

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/OCT04-S02-014.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/OCT04-S02-045.jpg

Yes it has a nice bridge. A little off topic but that's what I like about Central, the pedestrian bridges. It's very convenient and you don't have to walk in the streets especially on a hot summer day.

The AIG is now where the Furama was. But alot of old buildings in HK are being renovated and replacing it with glass and steel giving it a futuristic look.

Yes it has a nice bridge. A little off topic but that's what I like about Central, the pedestrian bridges. It's very convenient and you don't have to walk in the streets especially on a hot summer day.

The AIG is now where the Furama was. But alot of old buildings in HK are being renovated and replacing it with glass and steel giving it a futuristic look.Glass cladding isn't particularly futuristic, and only the Mandarin Oriental is recladding in Central.

The Jongro Tower (Samsung Tower) is the most futuristic I've seen (Seoul)

http://static.flickr.com/46/263586141_a021d3db67.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/44/133331286_d65769ea50.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/70/202691802_0515d54bed.jpg

and it reminds me somehow of another futuristic skyscraper - the commerzbank of frankfurt - the world's first ecological skyscraper

Seoul has a number of very neat-looking buildings. They are definitely showcase architectural monuments.

Here's another one in the area of Jongro - Tower SK :

http://www.globalphotos.org/southkorea/20050918/SEOUL02-S02-292.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/southkorea/20050918/SEOUL02-S02-272.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/southkorea/20050918/SEOUL02-S02-291.jpg

AIG's pedestrian bridge to the neighboring park is quite futuristic. It is a curvy bridge :

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051004/OCT04-S02-045.jpg

HAHA! It caught my eye as well.

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/7776/picture489ga4.jpg

The Jongro tower has a nice lighting effect @ night.

Some information about Hong Kong's push for more sustainable development features in buildings :

LCQ6: Green buildings
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Government Press Release

Following is a question by the Hon Choy So-yuk and a reply by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands, Mr Michael Suen, in the Legislative Council today (November 1):

Question:

In order to encourage developers to introduce green elements in the construction of buildings, the Government has implemented a policy on green and innovative buildings since 2001 to allow green features to be exempted from the calculation of gross floor area of the developments concerned. At the Legislative Council meeting on 26 April 2006, the Administration advised this Council that it would review the effectiveness of the relevant incentives. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a) of the progress of the review; and

(b) whether it will consider introducing other measures to encourage the use of green materials and the provision of green facilities in buildings, such as those concerning energy saving, waste sorting, use of renewable energy and roof greening; if it will, of the details; if not, the reasons for that?

Reply:

Madam President,

It is an established Government policy to encourage and promote the construction of green and innovative buildings. One of the measures is the exemption of certain green features from the calculation of gross floor area ("GFA") in building developments. This increases common areas and facilities in the buildings and also improves the living environment of residents.

My reply to parts (a) and (b) of the question is as follows:

(a) Since the introduction of the above measure, the Government has been monitoring the provision of green features in building developments. Recently, the Buildings Department has, in conjunction with other relevant departments, initiated a review of the effectiveness of the incentive measure. The review is expected to be completed early next year.

(b) The Government's policy on provision of incentives covers balconies, wider corridors and lift lobbies, communal sky gardens, communal podium gardens, acoustic fins, sunshades and reflectors, non-structural prefabricated external walls, utility platforms and mail delivery room with mailboxes. These features are conducive to building a greener environment, reducing energy consumption and construction waste as well as promoting the use of natural renewable energy. They also provide residents with more usable areas, communal facilities and in turn enhance residents' convenience in many ways. Generally speaking, these facilities contribute positively towards improving people's qualify of life. We have received positive and supportive feedbacks from our initial review. That said, exempting the green features from calculation of GFA brings another problem. The floor areas of these additional features will increase the bulk and density of the buildings and affect the surrounding environment. This issue is also a concern of the Legislative Council Public Accounts Committee and the general public and will be covered by our review. Before the completion of the review, we do not have any plan to offer GFA exemptions as an incentive for the provision of further green features at the moment.

To promote the installation of energy conservation and renewable energy power systems, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has issued codes of practice and established guidelines to facilitate adoption by the industry as well as for the reference of the public.

As far as roof greening is concerned, the Architectural Services Department aims to implement green roof projects for new government buildings as far as practicable, and also encourages developers to incorporate green roof features into their private buildings projects.

As regards waste separation, the Environmental Protection Department ("EPD") encourages housing estates to adopt waste separation modes and recovery facilities that best suit the characteristics and design of their buildings. The EPD has published a "Guidebook on Source Separation of Waste in Residential Buildings" for the reference of the trade and the public. Staff from the EPD also pay visits to housing estates to provide advice on feasible waste recovery modes based on the physical settings of individual estates.

In addition, in order to promote separation of waste at source, the EPD and the BD are exploring the feasibility of introducing statutory requirements for new buildings to reserve floor space on each floor for the provision of a refuse storage and material recovery room. Such rooms will facilitate the separation and recovery of waste.

With the concerted efforts of various Government departments, we are confident that we can further encourage developers to incorporate more green features into their development projects.

and it reminds me somehow of another futuristic skyscraper - the commerzbank of frankfurt - the world's first ecological skyscraper

I love that tower. The internal design of the building is genius. Externally it is great but not exactly futuristic.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d101/Erebus555/Frankfurt%2006/DSCF1837.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d101/Erebus555/Frankfurt%2006/DSCF1475.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d101/Erebus555/Frankfurt%2006/DSCF1430.jpg

bank of china in hong kong

Honestly I find Commerzbank futuristic but I find The Messeturm more iconic :)

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3335/2436574637f9a4d910aoxg0.jpg
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/2774/203493687666b0a3be5ozo8.jpg


Facade of 2IFC
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/6336/2034937845fdafe1664opy0.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/74/194555778_64b716d345_b.jpg

Jardine House
http://static.flickr.com/107/292199983_035b68a460_o.jpg

Jardine is a pretty old building. In fact it was the most iconic skyscraper in HK back in the 70s. It was in the only HK skyscraper Spiderman climbed :D

Jardine has a very symbolic impact on the Hong Kong skyline. It was the first real skyscraper that came up in the business district, but other than circular windows, it was a very functional building.

1. Bank of china
2. TIFC

AIG

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/1426/c3133322162739211132136ut3.jpg

AIG

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/1426/c3133322162739211132136ut3.jpg

I like this building especially the led lights and tv screen on the top

Jardine seemed futuristic when it was built with the circular windows, but other than that it really isn't anything special besides being the first real building in the HK skyline.

Jardine seemed futuristic when it was built with the circular windows, but other than that it really isn't anything special besides being the first real building in the HK skyline.

Actually the Jardine House had alot of symbolism especially in old movies like Noble House where the Jardine House served as HQ of powerful taipans.

Also, the HK Police emit the Jardine House in it's logo because of it's association of Great Britain and The Jardine family.

Actually the Jardine House had alot of symbolism especially in old movies like Noble House where the Jardine House served as HQ of powerful taipans.

Also, the HK Police emit the Jardine House in it's logo because of it's association of Great Britain and The Jardine family.

Well, a lot of things in Hong Kong today still remind us of our colonial past :
- street names on HK Island
- Swire is British-backed and still runs strong (Cathay)
- Jardine Matheson is still HQ'ed in HK and operates a wide range of businesses
- HSBC
- Standard Chartered picked HK to have a primary stock listing

The British corporates never packed up to go with the colonial government. They had too much business here, which generated a lot of profits.

But that has very little to do with how futuristic a skyscraper is.

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd33/mukkjoy/7d8ae476.jpg

Swiss Re's shape is quite revolutionary (and the Barcelona twin as well). I never expected a skyscraper can be shaped like that. Even some of the more interesting conventional contemporary designs have used the typical forms morphed into different arrangements, but this one is just ... WOW. Foster's quite good at creating these Swiss Re's shape is quite revolutionary (and the Barcelona twin as well). I never expected a skyscraper can be shaped like that. Even some of the more interesting conventional contemporary designs have used the typical forms morphed into different arrangements, but this one is just ... WOW. Foster's quite good at creating these OMG types of buildings.

Swiss-Re makes it up with design despite its height

Actually had it been taller it would've made the rest of the City look small and insignificant.

Actually had it been taller it would've made the rest of the City look small and insignificant.

The height if fine as it is now. But I would imagine if this building was around 700 ft

Here is another interesting design. Macau's Grand Lisboa extension features a flower-lookalike building. How many buildings do you know that open up in such a way?

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_2960.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_2971.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3003.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3044.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3045.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3042.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3060.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3056.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/macau/20071215/IMG_3060.jpg

Hmm just point that a little to the right and then FIRE!

Its quite an interesting shape but not what id call futuristic. The golden tinge ruins it, and its too irregular in some places. The Spire is pretty cool tho

It reminds me of Taipei 101 in a way

Hmm just point that a little to the right and then FIRE!

Its quite an interesting shape but not what id call futuristic. The golden tinge ruins it, and its too irregular in some places. The Spire is pretty cool tho

The futurism actually lies in how they can hold this structure together - the frame. Fitting the glass in and adding colours to the tint is easy to do.

It may not be the biggest/largest tower in the world, but I think it's very futuristic.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~nummie/ssc/wbc08.jpg

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/42043.jpg

http://www.architectenweb.nl/bin/news/42042.jpg

^^ Interesting building. Looks great.

Bank of China

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/3066468139_6745927ba8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/3063799026_c0306f2f5e_o.jpg

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekmai/

^^I prefer that lippo building;)

^^I prefer that lippo building;)

+1

It's one of the buildings I like more.Too bad it doesnt get that famous though.

That's because it's not particularly tall/prominent enough.

^^I prefer that lippo building;)

Well, since you said so...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/3011841523_ea58813e7c_o.jpg

By the same photographer.

its a twin right? ^^

Yep, although they're not exactly identical.

CCTV hq
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/Pictures/web/c/y/e/CCTV_OMA_WEB.jpg
http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-9/20089110544458634.jpg

http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/300506-RegJak.jpg

The REGATTA JAKARTA,INDONESIA...
Very Futuristic!

Bank of China is still a winner to me

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The Bank of China is amazing!!! :shocked:

Tomorrow Square
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2018569586_cc7d2cba9e_o.jpg

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyyong/2018569586/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2617154033_0ebc56d9b4_o.jpg

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lowcola/2617154033/

Lippo building and Tomorrow square are some of the best futuristic designs I've seen in this thread.

im so happy that Lippo building has existed nicely in the skyline of HK, it's an Indonesian company btw. Lippo is such an expansive Indonesian compnay. Love it!

Tomorrow Square
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2018569586_cc7d2cba9e_o.jpg

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyyong/2018569586/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2617154033_0ebc56d9b4_o.jpg

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lowcola/2617154033/

Where's the square?:dunno:

Bank of china is one of my favorite scrapers in the world. I think kio towers have an air to its facade, but the red gti lines and horrible logos make it look bit older. Still first on their kind.

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2861/3997258593325e18c86.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3997258593325e18c86.jpg)

flickr

Where's the square?:dunno:

here... :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/141459231_7b8dcdcd4c_o_d.jpg

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Bank of America Tower - New York

It may not look that futuristic, but the features make-it the most futuristic... :drool:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2562745759_8c9f223a05_b.jpg

Environmental features

The design of the building will make it environmentally friendly, using technologies such as floor-to-ceiling insulating glass to contain heat and maximize natural light, and an automatic daylight dimming system. The tower also features a greywater system, which captures rainwater and reuses it. Bank of America also states that the building will be made largely of recycled and recyclable materials. Air entering the building will be filtered, as is common, but the air exhausted will be cleaned as well. Bank of America Tower is the first skyscraper designed to attain a Platinum LEED Certification.

Bank of America Tower construction site, seen from across 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, 2006The Bank of America tower is constructed using a concrete manufactured with slag, a byproduct of blast furnaces. The mixture used in the tower concrete is 55% cement and 45% slag. The use of slag cement reduces damage to the environment by decreasing the amount of cement needed for the building, which in turn lowers the amount of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas produced through normal cement manufacturing. (One ton of cement produced emits about one ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.)

Control of the temperature of Bank of America's tower, and the production of some of its energy, will be done in an environmentally-friendly manner. Insulating glass will reduce thermal loss somewhat, which will lower energy consumption and increase transparency. Carbon dioxide sensors will signal increased fresh air ventilation, when elevated levels of carbon dioxide are detected in the building.

Conditioned air for the occupants is provided by multiple air column units located in the tenant space that deliver 62 degree air into a raised access floor plenum. This underfloor air system provides users with the ability to control their own space temperature as well as improving the ventilation effectiveness. When building churn occurs, workstation moves can be performed easier with lower cost and less product waste.

The cooling system will produce and store ice during off-peak hours, and then use ice phase transition to help cool the building during peak load, similar to the ice batteries in the 1995 Hotel New Otani in Tokyo, Japan. Ice batteries have been used since absorption chillers first made ice commercially 150 years ago, before the electric light bulb was invented.

Water conservation features in the tower include waterless urinals, which are estimated to save 8 million gallons of water per year and reduce CO2 emissions by 144,000 pounds per year (as calculated with the Pacific Institute water-to-air model).

The tower has a 4.6-megawatt cogeneration plant, which will provide part of the base-load energy requirements. Onsite power generation reduces the significant electrical transmission losses that are typical of central power production plants.

:uh:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3456890412_03c983df0b_b.jpg

:cheers:

Nagoya mode gakuen building (170 m, 36 floors), Nagoya, Japan

http://i32.tinypic.com/2exwpyh.jpg

Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, Japan

http://www.mapple.net/sp_sunrise/photolarge/55805_2.jpg

FOX TALE, awesome pics.

^^Thank you!:cheers:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3270/torremayor1.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/torremayor1.jpg/)


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2718/160891035157561980ba1.jpg (http://img200.imageshack.us/i/160891035157561980ba1.jpg/)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2614/518392990f141fbaed31.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/i/518392990f141fbaed31.jpg/)

torre Mayor the best!!!

Beijing

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2009-1/200911523422994251.jpg

I'd say this is Makati City's contribution: GT Tower

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/119030956_27eb936f44.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PaYloaqWDEI/RfEwLQjOIHI/AAAAAAAAAAw/P1ntwQTimkE/s400/GTVisitor2.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/GT-1.jpg

DUBAI
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2007/burj_dubai_location.jpg

Burj Dubai (will be completed december 2009) - tallest building in the world
islamic modren architecture
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=534013
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/2lcmb11.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/20qgmye.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/9rotaw.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/33z92ki.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/2edyv45.jpg
the final height of the Burj Dubai still remains undisclosed.

Burj al-Arab - the only 7 star hotel in the world
http://transit-port.net/Galleries/Dubai/images/Burj.Al.Arab.Pattern.jpg
http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/mini-Burj-Al-Arab-2.jpg
http://www.flashydubai.com/images/8WondersofDubai_Burj_Al_Arab.jpg

Dubai skyline
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/Burj_Dubai_Josh/dubai-skyline.jpg
http://www.onlyindubai.org/uploaded_images/foggy_dubai_from_burj_dubai-onlyindubai.org-747530.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/withinreason/2373654860/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/playalistic/3260564585/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielcheong/2690219326/

Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/1145676387_1667537b47.jpg
http://www.tallest-buildings.com/images/KINGDOM_TOWER.jpg
http://www.verosol-commercial.com/images/references/390/Kingdom_Tower_5.jpg
http://sau.mofat.go.kr/eng/af/sau/main/20071218/4436_img_Kingdom_towerI.jpg

^^beautiful building:cheers:

I've always loved that building. It's my favourite building in the Middle East.

I think the gerkin is the most futreistic skyscraper

can i vote for a proposed skyscraper? dynamic skyscraper:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/dynamic-architecture-dubai.jpg

Our futuristic ones in HK. By me. IFC, BOC, LIPPO, The Center, IFC, CK, ICC AND HSBC.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3980249185_94123abc2c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3998003277_d1e85192cd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3980249185_de66716961_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3957105727_cf2d2f7d89_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/3954255757_4c9b2cb0dd_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3935869811_0317cbbc9d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3954057117_71f43ed3b6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2441/3919665534_b6c2091758_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/4004376915_bbefc6d945_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/3854137577_35b77c83ec_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/3852937818_8407f1dd28_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3757453091_691c4dfd34_o.jpg

those HK pics are out of this world!!!

Bell-Tower of the Church of St Sophia - 1654-1659, rebuilt 1869-1870 - Vologda, Russia - [Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mothlike/3716998535/in/pool-1081736@N25)]

It looks like a missile:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3716998535_f8253c4c6c_b.jpg

^^ Wrong thread?

^^ Wrong thread?
No - original point of view.

The Center - 350m

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3192990435_07f4f129b5_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denkidon/3192990435/

TM buildings,MALAYSIA
310 m

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4985/npg01giant.jpg


http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/16/nation/18608960&sec=nation

more...................TM buildings
from MALAYSIA forumApproaching Sungai Besi

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/menaratel11.jpg

My fave angle! Taken by tigadee of Pbase
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/3dtel1.jpg

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/telekom1.jpg

Taken by ellemorena from webshots
http://community.webshots.com/photo/110756076/117186667nHafIf

The Symphony of Light on every night

http://img98.exs.cx/img98/453/mattmarzuki2on.jpg

by innusa of flickr.com

http://static.flickr.com/12/14592144_aaf3171a8f_o.jpg

Building with 55 floors with 310 meter (1017ft) high.TM tower located at the side of Federal Highway Kuala Lumpur.
by nine703_playground

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/1875859064_7b701835bf_b.jpg

http://www.pani.com/referenzen/architektur/bilder/3xmsia_telekom.jpg

by © wojtek lesiak
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wojtek_l/3725337802/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/3725337976_f78d61698d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3725338178_10bbff0415_o.jpg

From flickr

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/132968984_df2172f205_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/3954255757_4c9b2cb0dd_o.jpg



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3954057117_71f43ed3b6_o.jpg




wowww!!!!!!!i like this

Project of a Skyscraper in 1909.
http://www.architakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/walker2.jpg
This is the most futuristic skyscraper because it is the most paradigmatic: it encloses the concept of reproduction of the world, creation of virgin soil in any limited space of any metropolis. It creates total unpredictiveness of its destination simply because it can host anything. It radicalizes the esthetics of repetition. It is The concept of skyscraper. What cames later is nothing but a soft version of that.

This forum is bullshit. Why glorify places such as Dubai when what the world needs is renewable energy to combat global warming?

Cheer up FUNzone;).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xavibarca/4060231466/sizes/o/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/4060231466_8713b7dc97_o.jpg

Ah yes - the world's largest dildo.

Gives a new meaning to 'erecting' a building.

Turning Torso

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3180881754_1e27de814f_o.jpg

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9941/dsc2950id0.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/2393998502_d55a206e8c_o.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2583/park033k.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3864193687_35a60bd61e_o.jpg

Did anyone mention yet that the HSBC HQ has a huge sun scoop to bring daylight into the atrium?

It's one of those buildings that betrays Foster's Archigram roots (though probably not as much as the Lloyds building did for Richard Rogers about the same time). It doesn't get much more futuristic than Archigram. :)

i yhink burj dubai and shangai world financial centre

Beijing CCTV.

#1 SWFC
#2 BOC
#3 burj dubai
#4 ICC
#5 2 IFC

I nominate:
CCTV Building, Beijing
The Crecent, Baku
The Opus, Dubai
Absolute World,Missisuaga
Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi
Shenzhen International Energy Mansion, Shenzhen
Burj Al Arab, Dubai
City of Capitals, Moscow
Central Market Authority Headquarters, Riyadh
Seoul Lite, Seoul
The Cube, Dubai
Chicago Spire, Chicago
L Tower, Toronto
Iris Bay, Dubai
Flame Towers, Baku

This forum is bullshit. Why glorify places such as Dubai when what the world needs is renewable energy to combat global warming?

Global warming is bullshit. Designs to save resources are great, but don't try to link them to global warming, which doesn't even exist. Besides, carbon dioxide doesn't cause global warming. Like it or not, Dubai has used their money to build one of the best and most massive skylines on earth. Your post is bullshit. Don't come on here if all your going to do is troll.

Amazing looking building, the Nanjing Tower aka Suning Plaza:

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/vyt07pjg.jpg


http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/others/SuningOlympicPlaza.png

http://www.suningestate.com/Sn_gd.aspx

Eiffle tower even

Bangkok's upcoming "MahaNakhon"
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8121/mahanakhonblack.jpg

^^
the tower look like it is being torn apart by the wind.

Beijing CCTV

Fountain Place-Dallas

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2599727460_3199cc5904.jpg

Bakrie Tower, Jakarta..

wah lama nih gak update threadnya... mumpung bis jalan2 ke sono beberapa hari yang lalu

curvy=sexy

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs101.ash2/38412_1531814864016_1494095442_31381772_5959082_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs201.snc4/38412_1531814904017_1494095442_31381773_3153541_n.jpg

the diamond cut shape building

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs221.snc4/38412_1531814984019_1494095442_31381775_3553448_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs101.ash2/38412_1531815024020_1494095442_31381776_399113_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs221.snc4/38412_1531815064021_1494095442_31381777_5638199_n.jpg

MARINA BAY SANDS SINGAPORE
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/4730339241_58a8b05a7e_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4917699977_da589fa208_b.jpg

Grosvenor House, Dubai
http://www.chakatravel.com/images/hotels/grosvenor-house.jpg

this beauty! when it will be finished!


http://images.smh.com.au/2009/09/07/717129/Ryugyong-Worst-Hotel-Korea-420x0.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Pyongyang-feb-2009-crop-Ryugyong_Hotel.jpg

^^Ryugyong Hotel is what I would call retro-futuristic.

For a building that broke ground the same year as Ryugyong Hotel, the Lippo Centre is still incredibly futuristic.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3940203277_abff458172_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff_w/3940203277/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9758/v7finalkj3.jpghttp://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1549/v4finalri2.jpg

^^Ryugyong Hotel is what I would call retro-futuristic.

For a building that broke ground the same year as Ryugyong Hotel, the Lippo Centre is still incredibly futuristic.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff_w/3940203277/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Never seen these before; Just looked them up and was amazed by the fact that they were completed in 1988 with such futuristic designs.

oops wrong thread.

Undoubtedly Dubai :cheers:

proposed vancouver twisted tower.




http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t290/vancouver_2007/ritz1.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t290/vancouver_2007/ritz2.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/8403/ritzuq0.png

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq248/le_thieu/lggod3vz9.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/2053465433_2d8c152005.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/2054244464_451ffe2f8a_m-1.jpg

NatGeo showed a documentary last night of a twisty-looking skyscraper in Abu Dhabi where the core was built at an angle and then straightened by the weight of the floors, using tension to keep the whole structure in place. Forget the name of the tower but it made previously impossible shapes possible.

^^do you mean this building ?

http://www.flashydubai.com/images/Hyatt_Hotel_Abu_Dhabi_02.jpg

Guangzhou Pearl River Tower, if it counts
By senlan
http://img181.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20110213/22/24536485201102132252324649850383539_051.jpg

Never seen these before; Just looked them up and was amazed by the fact that they were completed in 1988 with such futuristic designs.

Sadly hidden from the main Hong Kong skyline. They'd look great as a showpiece, if they were taller (not that they're particularly short).

I think Dubai can be considered as one of futuristic cities as well. It is a very young city with very modern airports, shopping malls, new roads, brand new resorts, phenomenon skyscrapers and cars etc.

beekman tower
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee482/aismanggo1/IMG_0006.jpg
beijing cctv
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee482/aismanggo1/cctvtmt01la7.jpg
turning torso
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee482/aismanggo1/Turning_Torso_5.jpg
the shard london
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee482/aismanggo1/lbt.jpg

Beekman is disgusting.

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Burj_Khalifa_building.jpg


Sky Tree, Tokyo, Japan
http://bionicbong.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/japan-sky-tree-tower-tokyo.jpg


One World Trade Centre, New York, US
http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090327-worldtradecenter-vmed-7a.widec.jpg


The Shard, London, UK
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3858870488_8fb2195e76.jpg


Hermitage Plaza, Paris, France
http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/03/hermitage-plaza-by-foster-partners-1727_fp350536.jpg

To me, this one!
SAMSUNG Tower(Jongno Tower) in Seoul, South Korea

photo by reschicken(빨간닭)

http://blogfile.paran.com/BLOG_1162893/201103/1300339450_DSC_2904.jpg

Photo from Korean forum
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3794604584_5bdfbd2fd7_o.jpg

In which way is Tokyo Sky Tree futuristic to today's standrards? It looks like a huge antenna from a 50's sci-fi book.

most towers presented here are not futuristic at all.

futuristic towers should be innovative, unique, ahead of it's time.

to me only really exceptional buildings like lloyd's in london or the commerzbank in frankfurt, to name two, qualify here.

most futuristic skyscraper (for me):

UOB Plaza Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5mNmWg77Oc/TcNSH1O7vyI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Wa_woWdmedM/s1600/UOB%2BBuana%2B%2528skycrapercity.com%2529.jpg
http://www.idjakarta.com/pusat/tanahabang/kebonmelati/kodepos10230/uobplaza.jpg
http://static.gowalla.com/photos/1577798_high_res_320x480.jpg

CCTV Headquarters (Beijing, China)
http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/08/cctv_byolescheeren.jpg

Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tic3hp2nppk/S0qtNoE4ZwI/AAAAAAAABdY/g1BDlxM6HRQ/s640/Burj+Khalifa.jpg

Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden)
http://pieknemiejsca.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/392_turning-torso.jpg

Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China)
http://urbanneighbourhood.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/shanghai-tower.jpg

MahaNakhon (Bangkok, Thailand)
http://media.dexigner.com/article/18695/Bangkok_Rising_01.jpg

Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UA"WE)
http://thebesttraveldestinations.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Burj-Khalifa-Fountain.jpg

CCTV (Beijing, China)
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljumo040M71qd3zcao1_400.jpg

2WTC (New York, USA)
http://0.tqn.com/d/manhattan/1/0/0/E/tower2_new_1.jpg

Anhui Province Radio & TV Center (Hefei, China)
http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/11/2/s-0020(1).jpg

Pentominium (Dubai, UAE)
http://openbuildings.com/upload/group1/building4904/media/4cb44e67dd8da1.42794111.jpg

Central Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand
U/C


http://c1038.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/group5/building42352/media/aofb_8.jpg

http://www.centralembassy.com/images/background_images/_GALLERY/CE1.jpg

Park Ventures, Bangkok, Thailand

From ParkVentures Facebook

Irresistible shot, just have to post it :cool:

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/395899_353724951313625_171004036252385_1346057_26477893_n.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6692655337_3e585fbf20_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalboz/6692655337/in/photostream/



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6531992989_9f5fc45536_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unseenesan/6531992989/in/photostream November 13, 2011

FT

Turning Torso is miles away from futuristic for me

Shanghai Tower or Tour Phare

FT
http://www.sarosco.com/files/613b0a2068a7b2c7.jpg
:nuts:

http://www.sarosco.com/files/613b0a2068a7b2c7.jpg
:nuts:
Looks pretty futuristic for me

Federation tower in fire.
http://sheikvswong.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/federation_tower3.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7870662514_083e301402_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sasshoots/7870662514/)
The Shard, this morning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sasshoots/7870662514/) by sasdus (http://www.flickr.com/people/sasshoots/), on Flickr

Holy shit, this is some nice picture you have there, SO143! Definately out of this world.

The most stereotypical futuristic building in the world so far!
http://i.cdn.cnngo.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_large/2012/11/06/main-1.jpg
http://ryugyonghotel.com/ryugyong-hotel-interior-1.jpg

You can't deny how futuristic these towers looked
http://lindleyonline.com/sept11/onlinepics/WTC/Before/night%20view%20WTC%20before%209-11-01.jpg

Also, Burj Khalifa, CCTV, Shard, Mercury City Tower, Beekman, Shanghai Tower

None of these towers look thaat futuristic.

Mercury City kinda does.

we've been discussing the most futuristic skyscraper for 6 years already. How long will it take us to proceed to the next step?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8223/8372812561_4199852667_h.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clry2/8372812561/)
Shard by night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clry2/8372812561/) by clry2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/clry2/), on Flickr

absolute world towers
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BLk_paheW18/UCug58KgqsI/AAAAAAAAAio/Xa5TE_ru7TI/s1600/pic.jpg

Nanjing Greenland Financial Complex
http://img208.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20101220/10/52464199201012201017181409143962575_000.jpg

The Emirates Office and Hotel Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, left on both pictures.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Zabeel_Park.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sh5-zayed-road.jpg/1024px-Sh5-zayed-road.jpg

absolute world towers
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BLk_paheW18/UCug58KgqsI/AAAAAAAAAio/Xa5TE_ru7TI/s1600/pic.jpg



^^

These canadian towers were designed by Beijing-based MAD Architects (http://www.i-mad.com/).
The Chief/founding Achitect is a local beijingner Ma Yansong / 马岩松 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Yansong). :) :cheers:

Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/1145676387_1667537b47.jpg


wow that looks so scary at night :nuts:

ALL moscow IBC tiwers

wow that looks so scary at night :nuts:

:D

panama city tower F&F

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8mE9nzTD3g/TyHvJ5pNL-I/AAAAAAAAAaw/eReZFzQRrMw/s1600/bella-vista-panama.JPG

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