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Llinass

January 29th, 2007, 09:52 AM

VILNIUS - Full Summary of Projects
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1629/dsc0224b9kd.jpg

For full updated list with construction pics by dates look here (http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showthread.php?t=3662)

Completed Vilnius high-rises on Emporis Buildings (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100732&bt=9&ht=2&sro=1)

NEW HIGHRISE BUILDINGS LIST
Highrise buildings - that's buildings over 12 floors or 35m.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4089/auktuminipastatsraasmz5.jpg
FUTURE SKYLINE OF NEW CITY CENTER
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070316/Ateities%20vizija.jpg

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/210/emlapisrh7.jpg

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I. UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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Vyrokas apartaments

HEIGHT: ~90 m
FLOORS: 29
PERIOD: 2004 - 2009
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1]
(http://tinkle.miestai.net/showpost.php?p=40013&postcount=20)http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070111/Vyroko apart_2.jpg

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Center of registres

HEIGHT: 85 m &
FLOORS: 24 & 16
PERIOD: 2006.04 - 2007.12
ARCHITECT: Leonidas Merkinas www.JAD.lt
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
ABOUT PROJECT:
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://www.vetruna.lt/get.php?i.488)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070213/RC2.JPG

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Vilnius gates

HEIGHT: ~70 m
FLOORS: 18 & 15
PERIOD: 2004.07 - 2007.07
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: Naujamiestis
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img156.exs.cx/img156/5170/28pr.jpg) [2] (http://img156.exs.cx/img156/4330/34gi.jpg) [3] (http://img156.exs.cx/img156/9320/49ox.jpg) [4] (http://img156.exs.cx/img156/2948/65do.jpg) [5] (http://img149.exs.cx/img149/1936/19aq.jpg) [6] (http://img149.exs.cx/img149/6906/59oa.jpg) [7] (http://tinkle.miestai.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=119&d=1112556683) [8] (http://tinkle.miestai.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=185&d=1112808689)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070110/Vilniaus vartai_03.jpg

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Hansabank

HEIGHT: 60 m
FLOORS: 16
PERIOD: 2006.07 - 2008.07
ARCHITECT: Audrius Ambrasas www.ambrasas.lt
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061215/hanza1.JPG) [2] (http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/3811/dsc021526bf.jpg) [3] (http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/5490/dsc021620hw.jpg) [4] (http://www.skpb.lt/images/siaip/Hansa-1.jpg) [5] (http://www.skpb.lt/images/siaip/Hansa-2.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070112/hanza2.jpg

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TEO

HEIGHT: ~50 m
FLOORS: 14
PERIOD: 2007.02 - 2008.06
ARCHITECT: Saulius Pamerneckis
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3375/teo230x1841ad.jpg) [2] (http://tinkle.miestai.net/showpost.php?p=131712&postcount=258)
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6669/1db6.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7550/2wy4.jpg

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Apartaments Nida

HEIGHT: ~38 m
FLOORS: 12
PERIOD: 2006.03 - 2007.07
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: Žirmūnai
VIZUALIZACIJOS / VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061007/Untitled-1.jpg) [2] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061007/Untitled-2.jpg) [3] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061007/Untitled-4.jpg) [4] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061007/Untitled-5.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061007/Untitled-3.jpg

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III. PROPOSED
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Project kvartalas

HEIGHT:
FLOORS: 31
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
VIZUALIZATIONS:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061020/150_zoomed_konstitucija.jpg

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Hanging gardens

HEIGHT:
FLOORS: 17
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: Naujamiestis
VIZUALIZATIONS:
http://www.reals.lt/naujas/images/nauji_pojektai/kabantys_sodai.jpg

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Project in Konstitucijos av.

HEIGHT:
FLOORS: 15
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT: Sigitas Kuncevičius http://asa-arch.lt/
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070109/k3.jpg) [2] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070109/k1.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070109/k2.jpg

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SBA tower

HEIGHT:
FLOORS: 12
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT: PLH Arkitekter www.plh.dk
DISTRICT: Žvėrynas
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img48.exs.cx/img48/9435/sba18xm.jpg) [2] (http://img46.exs.cx/img46/5645/image18xg.jpg) [3] (http://img36.exs.cx/img36/9498/image29pu.jpg) [4] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061010/villobbysmall.jpg) [5] (http://system.pii.lt/db_index/index_lt.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061010/PLH21.jpg

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OTHER PROJECTS

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OFFICE BUILDINGS
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Business center Saltoniškių st. 2

FLOORS: 9
STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2006 - 2007
ARCHITECT: A. Vyšniauskas
DISTRICT: Žvėrynas
VIZUALIZACIJOS / VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/5908/oh5749739fg.jpg) [2] (http://img415.imageshack.us/img415/5867/oh5749763ud.jpg) [3] (http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7939/oh5749713kf.jpg)
http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/1784/oh5749744gj.jpg

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Indeco business centers

FLOORS: 4 - 5
STATUS: Approved
PERIOD: 2007 - 2008
ARCHITECT: A. Ambrasas www.ambrasas.lt
DISTRICT: Žvėrynas
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061121/indeco%202.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061121/indeco%201.jpg

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SHOPPING MALLS
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Panorama

AREA: 65 000 m2
STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2005 - 2008
ARCHITECT: Ter Helenius
DISTRICT: Žvėrynas
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6465/image6uc.jpg) [2] (http://tinkle.miestai.net/showpost.php?p=53557&postcount=90)
http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/2941/81php8oc.jpg

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Ozas

AREA: 62 000 m2
STATUS: Approved
PERIOD: 2007 - 2008
ARCHITECT: Tauras Paulauskas, www.JAD.lt
DISTRICT: Šeškinė
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://www.development.lt/uploads/images/dir9/11_1.php) [2] (http://www.development.lt/uploads/images/dir9/13_1.php) [3] (http://www.development.lt/uploads/images/dir9/17_1.php)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070117/Ozas.jpg

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COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS
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Akropolis block

STATUS: Proposed
PERIOD: 2007 - 2015
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: Naujamiestis
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2530/1154084938zj7.jpg) [2] (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/930/1154084964bu6.jpg)
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1378/1154084924js2.jpg

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Soho block

STATUS: Approved
PERIOD: 2007 - 2009
ARCHITECT: Algirdas Kaušpėdas
DISTRICT: Žirmūnai
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/488/1hj2.jpg) [2] (http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2221/3hy0.jpg) [3] (http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9924/4tp2.jpg) [4] (http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4444/5wa9.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070316/sarasui.jpg

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VARIOUS PROJECTS
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Procurators house

FLOORS: 10
STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2006 - 2008
ARCHITECT: K. Lupeikis
DISTRICT: Žirmūnai
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20060715/l3.jpg)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070112/Prokuratura.jpg

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Parliament annex

FLOORS: 5
STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2006 - 2008
ARCHITECT: A. Nasvytis
DISTRICT: Naujamiestis
VIZUALIZATIONS:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070115/seimo priestatas 1.jpg

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VGTU science and study center

FLOORS: 11
STATUS: Statomas / Under construction
PERIOD: 2006 - 2010
ARCHITECT: S. Kuncevičius http://asa-arch.lt/
DISTRICT: Saulėtekis
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061205/VGTU2.JPG) [2] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061204/VGTU.JPG)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070115/VGTU.jpg

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Vilnius university library

FLOORS:
STATUS: Patvirtintas / Approved
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT: R. Palekas www.palekas.lt
DISTRICT: Saulėtekis
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU%20biblioteka_4.JPG) [2] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU%20biblioteka_6.JPG) [3] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU%20biblioteka_7.JPG) [4] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU%20biblioteka_1.JPG) [5] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU%20biblioteka_3.JPG) [6] (http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU%20biblioteka_5.JPG)
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061114/VU biblioteka_2.JPG

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National art gallery

STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2005 - 2009
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: NMC (NCC) Šnipiškės
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://tinkle.miestai.net/showpost.php?p=56916&postcount=37)
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/200/izometrinis5qs.jpg

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Aquapark

STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2006 - 2007
ARCHITECT: APF Grafo
DISTRICT: Šeškinė
VIZUALIZATIONS: [1] (http://www.development.lt/uploads/images/dir9/7_1.php) [2] (http://www.development.lt/uploads/images/dir9/9_1.php)
http://www.internationalwaterpark.com/images/newphoto/image003.jpg

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New terminal of Vilnius airport

STATUS: Under construction
PERIOD: 2006 - 2007
ARCHITECT: L. Vaitys
DISTRICT: Kirtimai
VIZUALIZATIONS:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070118/VNO_1.jpg
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070118/VNO_2.jpg

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Naujosios Vilnios football complex

STATUS: Approved
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: Naujoji Vilnia
VIZUALIZATIONS:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061010/330_166824_kultura_architektura_stadionas1.jpg

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National stadium

STATUS: Proposed
PERIOD:
ARCHITECT:
DISTRICT: Šeškinė
VIZUALIZATIONS:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070116/seskines_stad.jpg

Mantas

January 31st, 2007, 08:43 AM

Thanks for making it :okay:

Llinass

January 31st, 2007, 12:41 PM

Thanks for making it :okay:
Now we are waiting for construction update Mantaz :naughty:

Llinass

February 1st, 2007, 02:13 PM

taken by tadux today from http://tinkle.miestai.net
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070201/DSC_0004.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070201/DSC_0002.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070201/DSC_0003.JPG

ShuMi

February 1st, 2007, 03:38 PM

Lots of nice projects. Thanks for the list.
Nice to see that NCC is developing rapidly.

whatever...

February 1st, 2007, 06:10 PM

today's picture by (c)Mantaz
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070201/DSC_8319.JPG

BTW, great job you've donne here Llinass ;)

Dompcz

February 1st, 2007, 06:51 PM

Few mistakes:
VGTU science and study center building will have 12 floors.
Status of SBA Tower is approved.
You've listed only part of high-rises which are U/C, there are more of them U/C in Vilnius, but they are nothing special (for example in Pasilaiciai).

Overall, great job! :okay:

Dompcz

February 1st, 2007, 07:06 PM

whatever...

February 1st, 2007, 07:44 PM

Some rumours and information from newspapers:
That project "Akropolis block" might get skyscrapers. Currently there are only two territories in Vilnius where tall buildings are allowed (one of them is NCC), but municipality will probably allow to build skyscrapers in that "Akropolis block" area too. The interesting thing is that "VP market" have got offers from WTCA and there are rumours that in one of skyscrapers there will be WTC.

First of all, as you most certainly know, Lithuanian press tends to call every glassy highrise above 12 floors - a skyscraper, so i'm very much certain that the potential "skyscraper/s" will be anything but tall.

I'm not very fond of a location of possible WTC: unless they will deforest and urbanise half of Vingis park nearby, or atleast urbanise the other bank of Neris, it will be located in somewhat remote corner of NewTown, rather far from the acctuall city center.

Also, a sum of billion Litas (~300mln euros) for project of this size, considering their declarations about exquisite architecture of the complex, seems a bit too small

Anyway, we shall all know everything about this project rather soon, since begining of constructions are not that far (everything is projected to finish until somewhere in late spring of 2009, before the beggining of grand celebrations of Lithuania's 1000th birthday)

Dompcz

February 1st, 2007, 08:07 PM

whatever...

February 1st, 2007, 08:31 PM

^^ I've only posted what was written on newspaper. :dunno:

Surely they'll urbanise all their own territory which is abandoned factory area now. I have nothing against something like business triangle but bigger in that area. Can't say anything bad about unurbanised Vingis park. It's park afterall, it just needs some investments to fix everything there. The area is not so far away from city center. You can imagine what you will see when you will be floating down Neris river. At first you will see NCC then you will see business triangle and then you will see this area. I'm sure that in the future there will be more projects like this on the banks of Neris river.

i like this project and an idea of urbanising Neris banks very much, but i dont like the idea of having a scaterred skyline with towers popping out here and there, and even more - an idea of NCC possibly getting robbed of WTC.

Vingis park (more like a forest i'd say) is too big imho, needs to have some of it's trees cut here and there, hopefully by urbanising Neris banks

Dompcz

February 1st, 2007, 08:45 PM

^^ I don't like when lonely towers are being scattered arround the city too but if this will be normal little cluster it's quite ok imo. And I'm sure that NCC will get many other buildings even if WTC will be built somewhere outside it. ;) WTC isn't really something very important I think. :)

Llinass

February 2nd, 2007, 08:43 AM

Dompcz

February 2nd, 2007, 12:22 PM

1. This is not mistakes.
Well, you can call it in whatever way you like, but SBA tower is 100% approved and VGTU building has 12 floors. :)

Mantas

February 2nd, 2007, 12:51 PM

Talking about VGTU building, this monday the site looked like this

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070202/DSC_8275.JPG

baltas

February 5th, 2007, 11:24 AM

Center of registres and Apartaments Nida
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070205/1.JPG

ch1le

February 5th, 2007, 11:33 PM

/\Registru is looking very Tall, and the skyline - Excellent!

Lmichigan

February 9th, 2007, 07:14 AM

Llinass

February 9th, 2007, 08:16 AM

Does anyone have any photos of the SBA Tower site? Why did it stop, and what's the likelihood of it being restarted?

Also, I need to know the status of these towers:

1. Alsva Tower 2
2. Konstitucijos Avenue Tower

1. Alsva Tower 2 - Completed.
2. Konstitucijos Avenue Tower - Only proposed and i don't know will be built it or not.

Lmichigan

February 9th, 2007, 09:35 AM

Thanks. What about SBA Tower?

Llinass

February 9th, 2007, 09:49 AM

Thanks. What about SBA Tower?
Still waiting construction. This tower ir too expensive for SBA company :)

Llinass

February 13th, 2007, 07:52 AM

New renderings

Center of Registres
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070213/RC2.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070213/RC4.JPG http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070213/RC5.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070213/RC3.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070213/RC1.JPG

Hansabank
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070209/modproject_45cc1f4aeb981_b1.jpg

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070209/modproject_45cc1f4aeb981_b2.jpg

Lmichigan

February 13th, 2007, 08:09 AM

I'm not much a fan of the design of the Hansabank project, but the Center of Registres looks very nice. It will fit into the skyline well. What exactly is the Center of Registres?

Mantas

February 13th, 2007, 09:22 AM

Actually those two are Vėtrūna towers. Center of registers is that bigger corner lowrise.

Mantas

February 14th, 2007, 01:37 PM

Ok, some good news for Vilnius NCC. SEB Vilnius bank, one of the leading banks in Lithuania, hoping to move their HQ to a single building in NCC in 2 years since now. They say that preliminary design works are already started. At the moment they have 5 buildings in Vilnius.

Hopely they are not going to build anything more less significant or impressive than their competitive bank Hansabank :D

Llinass

February 14th, 2007, 02:24 PM

Dompcz

February 14th, 2007, 02:44 PM

^^ Great news. They are not 100% sure that it'll be built in NCC though. :( Correct me if I'm wrong but SEB Vilnius bank is bigger than Hansabank in Lithuania. ;)

auckland16

February 14th, 2007, 03:43 PM

Girdėjau kad patvirtintas Vilniaus bendrasis planas!!! :)

ch1le

February 14th, 2007, 05:26 PM

Excellent news for us :banana: and very bad for Tallinners. Best skyline in S&B keep on groving. :lol:

healthy competition mate, healthy competition, were not sleeping either!

And btw those new Vetruna tower renders! Thumbs Up!

Rebasepoiss

February 14th, 2007, 05:41 PM

healthy competition mate, healthy competition, were not sleeping either!

And btw those new Vetruna tower renders! Thumbs Up!
Let's face the truth, Tallinn is sleeping. And Vilnius' skyline is getting better and better...Which is actually a good thing :)

Dompcz

February 14th, 2007, 11:52 PM

As municipality elections are comming transport problems in Vilnius are
becomming the main object of speculations. Different parties offer different
solutions. The ruling party which currently controls Vilnius municipality plans
tram. Some other parties offer metro or just to build more and wider roads,
buy more trolleys. Some pictures:
Metro fights tram :D
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070115/5.jpg

Municipality brought tram example to Vilnius:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070115/4.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1681/dsc1399gd9.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9448/dsc1404es5.jpg

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/6799/dsc1415uz9.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2344/dsc1419sf3.jpg

Some models of tram in the narrowest part of route:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070115/1.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3795/dsc1429ds8.jpg

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7899/dsc1427aj3.jpg

^^ photos (c) www.vilnius.lt and Ežiukas.

One company who can build underground tunnels support metro.
I'll not post all those maps with tram/metro routes. Just one bridge in NCC which shows one major metro inersection:
(c) www.vilniausmetro.lt
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6618/image301ac9.jpg

And for the end, few funny images from www.cha.lt
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070208/tramvajus.jpg

That's our current mayor:
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9279/1170197226tramwajzcn1.jpg

So far tram is the most realistic and much more is done for that project.
Though constructions of first line will not start before 2009. Ofcourse we
can't be certain that we'll have tram or metro or something else. Everything
will depend from those who will controll our municipality.

raz

February 17th, 2007, 07:13 PM

Tačiau, kaip sakė N. Račkaitis, tiek tramvajaus tiek metro linijų statybos kaina skiriasi nežymiai – vienas kilometras greitaeigio tramvajaus įrengimas kainuoja 57 mln. litų, o metro – 60 mln. litų.
source (http://www.vilniausmetro.lt/straipsniai.php?action=sho_art&id=69)

I don't really understand Lithuanian but does this mean that price difference between construction of high speed tram and metro lines would only be 3 million Litas per kilometer? Or he means only above surface portions?

Llinass

February 19th, 2007, 01:01 PM

Teo construction started
pic by tadux
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070217/DSC_0070.JPG

Dompcz

February 22nd, 2007, 09:44 PM

I don't really understand Lithuanian but does this mean that price difference between construction of high speed tram and metro lines would only be 3 million Litas per kilometer?
Yes, I think you understood it correctly. ;) But maybe it's mistake or he meant something, what I don't know. Because in that website it's said that one km of metro line costs more than twice than one km of tram line.

raz

February 23rd, 2007, 01:31 AM

...in that website it's said that one km of metro line costs more than twice than one km of tram line.

OK. Actually that's still not too bad (if it's just slightly more than twice the price), considering the benefits of metro over tram.

Llinass

February 23rd, 2007, 12:17 PM

Center of Registres
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070222/DSC_9630.JPG
by Mantaz

BobDaBuilder

February 23rd, 2007, 01:57 PM

Been to Vilniaus and it is really too small for heavy rail systems. Light rail/trams are ideal for the city. An underground is very costly and can cause damage to historical buildings such as all those churches, the university etc.. Also you have that big river through town which means you have to dig even deeper tunnels.

Vilniaus has relatively wide streets(good for trams, small urban geographical area(reasonably quick to get around with the slower speeds of trams compared to trains) and relatively small population(smaller capacity on trams). Not too many cars, so it would not add that much to traffic jam problems of having tram tracks down certain streets.

I use trams everyday in Melbourne and it is much better than heavy rail athestically and you get delivered to the door of where you are going, not some station miles away. We are actually expanding the system all the time here.

Cities like Sydney, who pulled out trams in the 1950s are now seriously regretting it and have massive transport problems that won't be corrected in a long time to come if ever.

Gatis

February 23rd, 2007, 04:52 PM

Beautiful pic, @Llinass!!!

I agree with @BobDaBuilder - and to my mind tram will look simply great in Vilnius!

Dompcz

February 23rd, 2007, 05:20 PM

Official population of Vilnius is 553 553 and there are many smaller cities who have metro. Vilnius covers very big area and has the worst street network out of all Lithuanian cities. There are much bigger traffic jams than in any other European city of similar size. Ok, I'm also thinking that tram is more realistic for Vilnius but I want it to be separated from other traffic as much as possible.

Mantas

February 23rd, 2007, 11:26 PM

Some good news for NCC again.

The marked plot (the borders might be incorrect, since I haven't been to that place) is fenced and is probably looking to demolition works
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070223/snipiskes.jpg

Photos by Geex
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6743/37890495tg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7784/2ycj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5692/3yzg8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1517/4yvh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6042/5yjw4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2568/6yyd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mantas

February 24th, 2007, 01:28 AM

On addition, the territory of Teo HQ is being cleaned. Yesterday photos

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070223/DSC_9636.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070223/DSC_9640.JPG

To remind about the future look

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/2138/teo229x190gk4.jpg

auckland16

February 27th, 2007, 05:28 PM

Grazu ziureti kaip Vilnius keiciasi !! :) zuokas valdo !!!

_keen_

February 28th, 2007, 11:09 AM

Grazu ziureti kaip Vilnius keiciasi !! :) zuokas valdo !!!

Nebeilgai :)

Llinass

March 1st, 2007, 01:59 PM

New highrise project.
Planning works 2006-2007
Architects: www.4plius.com
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070228/Merko.jpg

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070228/merko2.JPG

LatvianGG

March 1st, 2007, 04:28 PM

^^^ Very nice!!! :okay:

Nomels

March 1st, 2007, 07:44 PM

Hmm, I rather like it too. Congrats:)

Llinass

March 2nd, 2007, 06:29 PM

UPDATE...

CENTER OF REGISTRES
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0696.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0689.JPG
first glass
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0693.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0694.JPG

VILNIUS GATES
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0688.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0697.JPG

TEO
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0692.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0695.JPG

APARTAMENTS NIDA
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0682.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0684.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0686.JPG

auckland16

March 3rd, 2007, 12:09 PM

Ar yra kokiu nors naujienu apie kvartala skyline ???

LatvianGG

March 3rd, 2007, 10:38 PM

Registru centras is sure a great addition to Vilnius NCC!

Dompcz

March 4th, 2007, 12:48 AM

^^ Yep, it is ;) Photo by Romas from tinkle.miestai.net:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070303/IMG_4623.jpg

ch1le

March 4th, 2007, 11:59 AM

/\that is blody impressive.

Giedrius_LT

March 6th, 2007, 06:16 PM

TEO
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070302/DSC_0692.JPG

I didn't thought it's almost built :lol: Just joking, i'm glad for Vilnius ;)

mariano90_arg

March 8th, 2007, 04:44 AM

Hi.. I'm from Argentina..
I just wanted to say that Lithuania Rockss!! :D:D:D

auckland16

March 8th, 2007, 06:16 PM

Gal kas turi naujienu apie kvartala ar Sba?? :)

baltas

March 8th, 2007, 11:08 PM

RC and TEO construction sites:

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070308/DSC_0289.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070308/DSC_0272.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070308/DSC_0273.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070308/DSC_0274.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070308/DSC_0275.JPG

Dompcz

March 13th, 2007, 11:28 PM

Some new renderings from www.development.lt
National stadium (about 25 000 places):
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070313/5_1.php.jpg

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070313/7_1.php.jpg

"New city center"
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070313/14_1SSC.jpg

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070313/16_1.php.jpg

auckland16

March 15th, 2007, 04:22 PM

beautiful !!! :)

Intz

March 16th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Nomels

March 16th, 2007, 04:19 AM

I have to admit you are about to get the most awsome cluster of highrises in all three Baltic States. Just don't get stuck. Set the standard for the rest of us:)

March 16th, 2007, 07:31 PM

About Vilnius metro:

Who financed and done thouse proposals, plans, geoligical analysis and other things ?

Giedrius_LT

March 16th, 2007, 08:31 PM

About Vilnius metro:

Who financed and done thouse proposals, plans, geoligical analysis and other things ?

What you mean by saying "metro"? Metropolitan area or metro (as a transport system)? We don't have metro (transport system) and we aren't planing to have one. And i think all of the "proposals, plans, geoligical analysis and other things" is financed by the investors, just like everythere :) Are you from some kind of inspection? :lol:

And if you was talking about the tram, then the primary studio was made by SYSTRA and two newer ones was made by international consorciums like Eversheds, Scot Wilson etc. (Andrew from http://tinkle.miestai.net information). And they was financed by Vilnius city municipality, i guess.

Vilnia

March 16th, 2007, 08:43 PM

About Vilnius metro:

Who financed and done thouse proposals, plans, geoligical analysis and other things ?

"Vilniaus Brigada" & Partners co. :dance2:

Giedrius_LT

March 16th, 2007, 08:45 PM

"Vilniaus Brigada" & Partners co. :dance2:

Now i understand that i don't understand something. Or somebody is showing his sense of humour :hm:

March 16th, 2007, 09:03 PM

http://www.vilniausmetro.lt/

Talking about this.

Gatis

March 16th, 2007, 09:20 PM

Jeez, @RS, wake up - that is part of pre-election game, nothing real. I think, I told it already in Riga thread - but you don't believe.

March 16th, 2007, 09:25 PM

Jeez, @RS, wake up - that is part of pre-election game, nothing real. I think, I told it already in Riga thread - but you don't believe.

No I believe ofcourse, I just want to know who was spending time to do this fantasy job.

auckland16

March 16th, 2007, 09:34 PM

Vilnius hight rise

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/ncc.jpg

Giedrius_LT

March 16th, 2007, 09:36 PM

http://www.vilniausmetro.lt/

Talking about this.

Oh, this... :D I'm not sure if i'll be alive till it come true :D

The main studio was made by Lithuanian Building Engineers Union Vilnius Club. Customer - UAB „Grepa“.

No I believe ofcourse, I just want to know who was spending time to do this fantasy job.

There was mentioned the date - 2050, so maybe for that date it isn't fantasy ;)

auckland16

March 16th, 2007, 09:41 PM

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/ncc2.jpg

Dompcz

March 18th, 2007, 12:08 AM

Jeez, @RS, wake up - that is part of pre-election game, nothing real. I think, I told it already in Riga thread - but you don't believe.
Not really. As I mentioned earlier UAB "Vilniaus rentinys" is behind this idea. They promote it already for quite a long time, so it's not only pre-elections game. Of course during elections they got much more attention and support. ;)

March 18th, 2007, 06:22 PM

Exactly !

Dompcz

March 21st, 2007, 09:30 PM

Today final version of new "Hansabank" HQ was presented. Some forumers of tinkle.miestai.net participated in that presentation and they brought some renderings and information:
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1039/11uq3.jpg

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/7275/22bb2.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/4899/33wj3.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/396/44wu7.jpg

Bizkit-D

March 21st, 2007, 09:42 PM

WOW ! It's beautiful especially lower part of the building

raz

March 21st, 2007, 10:06 PM

Hmm, it has this distinct 60's Brasilia vibe... Very curious choice of design. I am not saying it's bad, it's just some of the elements used in Vilnius HB have been forgotten for several decades.

Although I might be in a retro-future mood today (I already had an episode earlier this evening in Riga development thread), hence the associations...:dunno:

Giedrius_LT

March 21st, 2007, 11:08 PM

some of the elements used in Vilnius HB have been forgotten for several decades.

Can you enumerate those elements exactly, please.

As for me, i really like what i see and i really don't care is that fashionable at the moment or it is not :)

raz

March 21st, 2007, 11:39 PM

Can you enumerate those elements exactly, please.

I was not meaning to be offensive against the design of the building. 60s doesn't automatically mean bad.

And, yes, I can enumerate those elements that I think have retro flavor to them:
1) Glass frame pattern of the first two lobby floors. Very 60s. (1st picture)
2) Broken line of the roof of the lobby. Reminds me of the lobby of Berlin TV-tower at Alexanderplatz. (1st picture)
3) Broad concrete stairway encircling the building (1st picture)
4) The 2/3 floor lowrise square box in the picture facing the car road. (2 nd picture)
5) The overall idea of (two) large slabs sitting on the large and broad lowrise lobby.

There are of course very modern elements too. The brownish facade, a glassy atrium space between the slabs, with some protrusions from slab volumes into the said atrium, the trapezoid shapes of the slabs.

I am not saying the building is ripped straight from the 60s, I am just saying that it is using many of the elements very popular in international style buildings made in 50s, 60s and early 70s.

So ease up, it's a cool building:) I was just commenting on the unusual choice of design.

Dompcz

March 22nd, 2007, 12:15 AM

Maybe something in it reminds 60s. Overall It looks good to me. Serious and solid. Location, orientation, forms, materials everything looks high-quality and rational. Not as some kitschy pyramids, UFO-like objects or something similar.

Llinass

March 22nd, 2007, 08:38 AM

I was not meaning to be offensive against the design of the building. 60s doesn't automatically mean bad.

And, yes, I can enumerate those elements that I think have retro flavor to them:
1) Glass frame pattern of the first two lobby floors. Very 60s. (1st picture)
2) Broken line of the roof of the lobby. Reminds me of the lobby of Berlin TV-tower at Alexanderplatz. (1st picture)
3) Broad concrete stairway encircling the building (1st picture)
4) The 2/3 floor lowrise square box in the picture facing the car road. (2 nd picture)
5) The overall idea of (two) large slabs sitting on the large and broad lowrise lobby.

There are of course very modern elements too. The brownish facade, a glassy atrium space between the slabs, with some protrusions from slab volumes into the said atrium, the trapezoid shapes of the slabs.

I am not saying the building is ripped straight from the 60s, I am just saying that it is using many of the elements very popular in international style buildings made in 50s, 60s and early 70s.

So ease up, it's a cool building:) I was just commenting on the unusual choice of design.
:lol:

ch1le

March 22nd, 2007, 11:35 AM

vytauc

March 22nd, 2007, 02:45 PM

Just some details about the materials used: the brown part of the facade is actually wood. The gray part is polished stainless steel plates. The floor of the terrace (3-rd picture) is to be covered with some very durable Brazilian wood. Stairs made of natural stone.

All in all it's supposed to be a very high quality project.

auckland16

March 22nd, 2007, 05:18 PM

kamil.bukowski

March 22nd, 2007, 06:56 PM

This is great projects ;) I like it :D

Giedrius_LT

March 22nd, 2007, 08:26 PM

ch1le

March 22nd, 2007, 10:11 PM

Dompcz

March 22nd, 2007, 10:11 PM

(c)Mantaz from tinkle.miestai.net
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070322/DSC_0366.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070322/DSC_0370.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070322/DSC_0394.JPG

Nomels

March 23rd, 2007, 12:45 AM

F***ing gorgeous:)

auckland16

March 23rd, 2007, 04:44 PM

Wow

ch1le

March 24th, 2007, 01:02 AM

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070322/DSC_0366.JPG
this looks fantastic.
And the facade on registru is very nice also!

Llinass

March 25th, 2007, 01:48 PM

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070325/DSC_1160.jpg

auckland16

March 25th, 2007, 02:21 PM

Great Job !!!!

Mantas

April 6th, 2007, 09:29 AM

Some updates

Vilnius gate

03 05 2007
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070314/DSC_9923.JPG

Nida apartments

03 27 2007
http://foto.prusai.org/inkelti/20070401/DSC_0536.JPG

Vėtrūna towers

04 02 2007

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070405/DSC_0709.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070405/DSC_0714.JPG

04 04 2007

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070405/DSC_0755.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070405/DSC_0756.JPG[/QUOTE]

Perkūnkiemis development

03 31 2007
http://foto.prusai.org/inkelti/20070401/DSC_0622.JPG

Mall Gedimino 9

03 22 2007
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070322/DSC_0454.JPG

Nomels

April 6th, 2007, 12:32 PM

Nice

raz

April 6th, 2007, 12:55 PM

Does "Perkūnkiemis" mean Thunder Village? (just practicing my Latvian to Lithuanian extrapolation skills)

Mantas

April 6th, 2007, 01:33 PM

Does "Perkūnkiemis" mean Thunder Village? (just practicing my Latvian to Lithuanian extrapolation skills)

Well, litterally it means "thunder's yard", althaugh -kiemis is an often formant of village names, thus might mean just that ;)

auckland16

April 7th, 2007, 10:25 PM

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/registru-8.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/registru01-1.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/registru02-1.jpg

Teo
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/Teo.jpg

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http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b0.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b1.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b2.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b5.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b6.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b7.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b8.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b9.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b10.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b11.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/auckland16/b12.jpg

auckland16

April 11th, 2007, 12:33 PM

Kodėl ne stato hansabanko?? Nesimato jokių statybininku nieko...
Gal sustabdytas?.Ir kada pradės kvartala statyti?

Dompcz

April 12th, 2007, 07:07 PM

^^ English please. ;)

No, Hansabank is not stopped. Construction dates:
2007-05-07 - 2008-05-10

So, be patient. ;)

(c)ambrasas.lt contestus.lt
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070412/hansa.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070412/hansa1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070412/modproject_4610f35fa6894_b2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070412/modproject_4610f35fa6894_b3.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070412/hansa2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070412/hansa3.jpg

auckland16

April 12th, 2007, 07:46 PM

allright... it loke's very nice ! :) ,but i have been saturday and i dont saw ther no action and no people... :)and what's new about kvartalas ??

Dompcz

April 12th, 2007, 08:08 PM

^^ There were no action and no people because construction works will start in 2007-05-07. So after one month. Currently Hansabank is choosing construction company.
We don't know much about "Kvartalas". I guess it should start this year.

Dompcz

April 18th, 2007, 07:19 PM

Shopping center "Gedimino 9" has opended today.
(c)Mantaz
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0966.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0968.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0970.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0973.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0976.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0985.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0987.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070418/DSC_0991.JPG

Llinass

May 3rd, 2007, 11:21 AM

One new proposed project, or better say two.

http://www.faulana.lt/img/111.jpg

http://www.faulana.lt/img/projektu_foto/aaa.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070430/zirm11.jpg

Llinass

May 3rd, 2007, 07:54 PM

New city center construction update

National gallery.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/dail1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/dail2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/dail3.jpg

Hansabank. Hope to see krans here next month.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/hansa1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/hansa2.jpg

Center of registres

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/rc1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/rc2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/rc3.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/rc4.jpg

Teo

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/teo.jpg

Vyrokas apartaments in trouble :)

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/vyrok1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/vyrok2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/vyrok3.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070503/vyrok4.jpg

Insane alex

May 3rd, 2007, 08:08 PM

Nice update! :)

Nomels

May 4th, 2007, 02:31 PM

I like the shapes

baltas

May 6th, 2007, 07:43 PM

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070506/DSC_0992.JPG

Jedrzej

May 6th, 2007, 08:01 PM

What about tram in Vilnius? Vilnius is the ONLY capital in EU which don't have tram :lol: And I have a question. Why you didn't built tram in Kaunas when it was a capital?

ch1le

May 6th, 2007, 08:23 PM

What about tram in Vilnius? Vilnius is the ONLY capital in EU which don't have tram :lol: And I have a question. Why you didn't built tram in Kaunas when it was a capital?

trams werent All the rage in the 30s? ;)

ch1le

May 6th, 2007, 08:26 PM

What about tram in Vilnius? Vilnius is the ONLY capital in EU which don't have tram :lol: And I have a question. Why you didn't built tram in Kaunas when it was a capital?

it amazes me that both Nicosia and Valletta have a tram :banana:

btw isnt it Ironic that New York was the first city to have a tramline?

baltas

May 6th, 2007, 10:37 PM

btw isnt it Ironic that New York was the first city to have a tramline?

hmmm.. i thought it was Krakow? :lol:

Giedrius_LT

May 6th, 2007, 10:39 PM

What about tram in Vilnius? Vilnius is the ONLY capital in EU which don't have tram :lol:
Shit.. Is that really true? :D So we are unique in Europe :P :D

May 7th, 2007, 11:25 AM

What about tram in Vilnius? Vilnius is the ONLY capital in EU which don't have tram :lol: And I have a question. Why you didn't built tram in Kaunas when it was a capital?

But it's possible that Vilnius will bee first Baltic capital with metro or underground tram^^ :lol: :cheers:

Janis_LV

May 7th, 2007, 11:41 AM

What about tram in Vilnius? Vilnius is the ONLY capital in EU which don't have tram :lol: And I have a question. Why you didn't built tram in Kaunas when it was a capital?

Madrid has no trams too. so vilnius definitely is not the only capital in the EU without. Madrid used to have tram, as did Vilnius too (I think I have seen soem on old postcards), but eventually they were removed with the development of subway systhem. It is funny. Lithuania has no city with tram, Estonia one, Latvia three. Why is that?

Jedrzej

May 7th, 2007, 12:32 PM

Nomels

May 7th, 2007, 01:13 PM

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070506/DSC_0992.JPG

Looks spectacular.

whatever...

May 7th, 2007, 05:19 PM

^^ Ok, but if city don't have tram, it have got metro. And Vilnius don't have metro neither tram. In Vilnius there were trams, but hose tram. Never electric tram. It's funny, because Vilnius pretending to be a capital of these part of Europe, the most modern capital in Eastern and Central Europe, and it don't have even tram (or metro).

You're funny Jerdzej, how does a tram or metro make the city a more modern one? A buch of ugly-ass russian cities have metro or tram, does that make them more advanced and modern than Vilnius? No... The educational institutions, the level of education of it's people, what they prefer or think on this and that, architecture, high tech industries and so on... - that's what makes a city look or be more "modern" than another

Pretending? My God... The ultimate goal of the city is to become the highlight of this part of Europe (not only Baltic states) and it was prooven many time already that Vilnius is on the right track. Financial times named Vilnius Baltic city and region of the future dont know how many times in a row now, was also named eastern european city of future and eastern european region (Vilnius+Kaunas) of the future

About the tram-metrotram-metro situation:

A long debate and planning is going on because it isn't just some remote, cheap and unimportant project. It is estimated that Vilnius, because of the traffic jams, looses up to 500mln euros annually. Tram is somewhat cheaper than other reasonable options, but it may only worsen an already trully bad situation. Ex mayor and his supporters are pro-tram, a big bunch of Gediminas technical and other university profesor's are pro-metro, a strong opinion of current mayor is unknown, heritage protectors are against everything - as always.
Lack of decent urban planning in previous two centuries doesnt help to reduce the costs also. According to estimates donne by each side, a metro would'nt cost that much more than a tram, still, it's an over 1 bln euro project for the first line alone

As for Latvia has that and Lithuania doesnt - Klaipeda had a tram before WW2, they are planning something on rebuilding it again, as for Vilnius - Poles occupied and bassically neglected it as capital of some voivo-something... for 20 years when other cities grew rapidly (Kaunas nearly tripled in size while beeing temporary capital). I'm sure if Vilnius would've been left on Lith side it would've already had atleast a tram, not to mention it would definetly be an over million people city...

taimis

May 7th, 2007, 05:21 PM

Jedrzej

May 7th, 2007, 05:53 PM

as for Vilnius - Poles occupied and bassically neglected it as capital of some voivo-something... for 20 years when other cities grew rapidly (Kaunas nearly tripled in size while beeing temporary capital). I'm sure if Vilnius would've been left on Lith side it would've already had atleast a tram, not to mention it would definetly be an over million people city...
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
I know that you will say something like that. But look. 90% of citys that have tram built it on late XIX century or early XX century. For example Cracow built electric tram in 1901, Warsaw which was in the same country as Vilnius built it in 1908. In Poland 13 cities have got tram, and no city built it in 20' or 30' when Vilnius was in Poland. So this is not our fault that you don't have tram. Every cities that need tram, already got it.
Back to Kaunas. Kaunas as you said was quite big city beetwen wars and it was a capital of Lithuania. Why didn't you built trams in it?? If you didn't built trams in Kaunas, which was nearly the same big as Vilnius, why do you think that you will did it in Vilnius?

Gatis

May 7th, 2007, 06:24 PM

Jeez, @Jedrzej, what do you want to say here? Many great and modern cities around the world don't have trams - Madrid, Florence are only building their tram, Copenhagen considering it. Is Copenhagen backward? Or on the opposite side - is Usolye-Sibirskoye or Osinniki a lot more advanced than Vilnius just because they have trams?
Looks like a ruining of thread to me.

ch1le

May 7th, 2007, 07:08 PM

For example Cracow built electric tram in 1901, Warsaw which was in the same country as Vilnius built it in 1908.

ooh nice, i didnt know Tallinn got a tram network before Warsaw or Krakow!

whatever...

May 7th, 2007, 07:49 PM

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
I know that you will say something like that. But look. 90% of citys that have tram built it on late XIX century or early XX century. For example Cracow built electric tram in 1901, Warsaw which was in the same country as Vilnius built it in 1908. In Poland 13 cities have got tram, and no city built it in 20' or 30' when Vilnius was in Poland.

Cracow with Galicia enjoyed a vast autonomy under Austrian rule, other "polish" regions under Russian or Prussian rule were also more or less self-governing, while Vilnius was forcebly "robbed" of development by imperial Russia because of the mutinous attitude of Lithuanians. From 1800 to 1939, when other cities experianced their biggest development, Vilnius' population barely increased!!!

So this is not our fault that you don't have tram. Every cities that need tram, already got it.

And when finally independence was declared in 1918 and future looked so bright - Polish army attacked Lithuania a year later... another 20 years of missery for Vilnius...

Back to Kaunas. Kaunas as you said was quite big city beetwen wars and it was a capital of Lithuania. Why didn't you built trams in it?? If you didn't built trams in Kaunas, which was nearly the same big as Vilnius, why do you think that you will did it in Vilnius?

Tram system in Kaunas wasn't built because simply there was no need for it.

Dompcz

May 7th, 2007, 08:57 PM

@Jedrzej: Why do you post the same question about trams in all threads of Vilnius? We already answered your question and you still keep posting it. :)
Yes infrastructure in Vilnius is very bad. We don't have dense road network, we don't have roundabout roads, we don't have good public transport, we don't have enough parking places. Really very bad. All we have is bigger traffic jams than in other cities of similar size. And we also don't have enough money to solve all these problems at once. Currently all our money go to constructions of new roads, viaducts, city roundabout ways. Some of the projects cost about the same as one new line of a tram (Western roundabout way). It seems that we'll not start to construct tram/metro anytime soon. So be patient and wait. I'm sure that after some 10-20 years we'll have something. ;)

Dompcz

May 7th, 2007, 09:13 PM

Ok, now after sad, goes better information about Vilnius. ;)
Office boom in Vilnius. According to "Verslo zinios" this year we'll have 80 000-90 000 m2 of new office space. Next year we'll get more and in two years office space in Vilnius will double. Ofcourse we're talking about new office space.
Statistics department of Lithuania announced preliminary data of populations. At the begining of 2007 year Vilnius had population of 554 444. That is +891 in comparison to previous year. Vilnius district grew by +582. So in total Vilnius + district = +1473. It' a third year when Vilnius is not decreasing anymore. Lets hope the growth will continue and will be bigger. ;)

ch1le

May 7th, 2007, 09:16 PM

In 1800 at ~200.000 Vilnius was:

this just doesnt sound reasonable, seriously, do you have any sources to back that up? And where the HELL did those 200 000 people live, the vilnius Old town you have at the moment cant possibly even fit 1/30th of those. The map you always post, the really small map which shows vilnius as huge.... well, it is ALOT less impressive when you see the image in its maximum size:
http://vilnius-liudi.nm.ru/braun.jpg

Jedrzej

May 7th, 2007, 09:32 PM

In 1800 at ~200.000 Vilnius was:
Wow. Paris in 1750 has got 565 000 inhabitants (wikipedia), Budapest in 1800 has got 54 000, so it means that Vilnius in these days was one of the biggest cities in the world!! For sure it was in top 5 cities!! WOW!! It sounds funtastic, but... it isn't true. You add one "0" more. In 1790 Vilnius has got 20 000 inhabitants according to my history book :) Warsaw in these times has got 100 000 inhabitants, Gdańsk 40 000 and Cracow 25 000. And Moscow in 1790 didn't have 300 000 inhabitants, but 188 700 :) Vilnius was NEVER bigger than Warsaw. Sorry. And one more. In XVIII Riga was the same big as Vilnius. Next time check your informations. They aren't hide, you can find these informations even in Wikipedia :)

Adiks

May 7th, 2007, 10:11 PM

Wow. Paris in 1750 has got 565 000 inhabitants (wikipedia), Budapest in 1800 has got 54 000, so it means that Vilnius in these days was one of the biggest cities in the world!! For sure it was in top 5 cities!! WOW!! It sounds funtastic, but... it isn't true. You add one "0" more. In 1790 Vilnius has got 20 000 inhabitants according to my history book :) Warsaw in these times has got 100 000 inhabitants, Gdańsk 40 000 and Cracow 25 000. And Moscow in 1790 didn't have 300 000 inhabitants, but 188 700 :) Vilnius was NEVER bigger than Warsaw. Sorry. And one more. In XVIII Riga was the same big as Vilnius. Next time check your informations. They aren't hide, you can find these informations even in Wikipedia :)

And ... who even cares?^^

Jedrzej

May 7th, 2007, 10:13 PM

It's juts not true, so I'd like to correct informations :)

whatever...

May 8th, 2007, 05:36 AM

Must apologise everyone for my BIG mistake ;)

After Russia annexed Grand duchy in 1795, Vilnius had ~100.000 inhabitants, which is somewhat reasonable considering the fact that after the partitions of Commonwealth Vilnius was constantly beeing named as third largest city in Russian empire.
Census of 1836 - that is, after deportations or killings of city's "buisinessmen", after pillaging of Napoleaons' army, after first (1830-1833) revolution - thus exile and deportations again, and after closure of university in 1833, city population drops to 56.000 - among them 20.600 jews,
Census of 1875, that is, after 1861-1863 revolution, abolishment of lithuanian language and other repression, population in city increased to 82.700, among them 38.900 jews.
Census of 1879, railroad St. Petersburg-Vilnius-Warsaw built, some suburbs added to the city, population increases to 154.532, among them 68.341 jews.

Jerdzej, Vilnius had 20.000 already in mid 16th century when it was third after Gdansk and Cracow in Grand duchy+Poland...
While Warsaw was a joke until it became capital

Chi1le, the drawing is from 1570. Also please take into account that entire blocks in densest parts of the OldTown like jewish getho were torn down after WW2, + some subburbs like Paplauja.
Also consider that Vilnius wasn't only the OldTown - some of the subburbs, like mentioned Paplauja or Snipiskes, Zvejai, Rudninkai, Uzupis, Antakalnis, Lukiskes started growing in 15-16th century, first bridge over Neris river to Snipiskes was built in 1560's. Verkiai, which was a separate village (now part of the city) and was ~10 km from OldTown, developed as early as 13th century.
Anyway, this is all very much oftopic, so Chi1le and Jerdzej - we should either stop, or continue on pm

BTW, great news Dompzc, seems that population growth is speeding up - it nearly tripled comparing to last year

cellist

May 8th, 2007, 10:41 AM

Jak grochem o sciane:)) Jedzrzej,nawet nie probuj;)

ch1le

May 8th, 2007, 10:55 AM

Llinass

May 8th, 2007, 03:15 PM

New Highrise building proposed shopping and business center Ukmergės 250

20 fl. Offices
construction period 2007 - 2010

http://www.abviti.lt/images/111a.jpg

http://www.abviti.lt/images/fasadas.jpg

Jedrzej

May 8th, 2007, 05:02 PM

Vilnius had ~100.000 inhabitants,
No. As I told you, Vilnius in 1790 has got 20 000 inhabitants. If you wish, I can paste a photo of this map from my school book. Where did you find 100 000??

sharabicus

May 8th, 2007, 07:11 PM

whatever...

May 8th, 2007, 07:14 PM

No. As I told you, Vilnius in 1790 has got 20 000 inhabitants. If you wish, I can paste a photo of this map from my school book. Where did you find 100 000??

As i said, whatever is written in your history book it's inncorrect (just like most of the polish interpretations of Commonwealth's history) - even Riga had over 30.000 and Vilnius was much bigger than Riga in 1800 ;)

1795, Vilnius had ~100.000? bullshit
"(...) w 1811 roku Wilno liczylo (...) okolo 56 tys. (56 000) mieszkancow i bylo trzecim co do wielkosci - po Petersburgu i Moskwie - miastem w calym imperium."

This just prooves my previous words - as i said, after Russia annexed Lithuania in 1795, many city-dwellers, were either killed or deported to the eastern regions of the Russian Empire. It was donne partially because of the mutinous attitude of Vilnian's towards occupants and mostly as a prevention against possible future uprisings, after learning a lesson from Kosciuszko's uprising in 1794.

Jedrzej

May 8th, 2007, 08:48 PM

As i said, whatever is written in your history book it's inncorrect (just like most of the polish interpretations of Commonwealth's history) - even Riga had over 30.000 and Vilnius was much bigger than Riga in 1800 ;)
OK, Vilnius was one of the biggest cities in the world, Vienna or Budapest looks like vilage comparing to Vilnius (both of them was two times smaller in these times). Vilnius was nearly as big as Paris. This world in which you live is funtastic :lol: :nuts: Can you even show where you find these numbers??

Llinass

May 8th, 2007, 09:42 PM

back to the topic please

whatever...

May 8th, 2007, 10:56 PM

OK, Vilnius was one of the biggest cities in the world, Vienna or Budapest looks like vilage comparing to Vilnius (both of them was two times smaller in these times). Vilnius was nearly as big as Paris. This world in which you live is funtastic :lol: :nuts: Can you even show where you find these numbers??

It's fantastic, first of all,

No, i cannot show you the source, since it's a person - an ex history teacher, who is more than qualified to make such statements, i couldnt find written sources on internet though. Fact is, that the actions taken by Russia after occupation and later census's just prove the number is somewhat correct.

Anyway, as if i give a rats ass weather you or anyone else here believe me or not ;)

Paris was at 550.000, London at 860.000 in 1800, where's the "nearly as big?. The phrase - "Vilnius one of the biggest in the world" is a fruit of your immagination which has nothing to do with reality or anything that i said, so you may well stop your ridiculous persuasivness on this. And i dont see anything spectacular or miraculous about fact of Vilnius possibly beeing bigger than Budapest at some period of time.

I agree with Llinas, this all has nothing to do with the "VILNIUS - Full summary of Project"

cellist

May 9th, 2007, 06:30 AM

Linass,cool update;) I like this project.
PS. Argueing without any facts to prove ones' opinion,at certain point becomes just plain childish:D

Jedrzej

May 9th, 2007, 05:48 PM

PS. Argueing without any facts to prove ones' opinion,at certain point becomes just plain childish:D
I said that if whatever... want's i can post a photo from my book which show my facts :)

Giedrius_LT

May 9th, 2007, 08:11 PM

I said that if whatever... want's i can post a photo from my book which show my facts :)
VILNIUS - Full Summary of Projects
If there are any Vilnius' projects in your book, please make some photos and put them here. But otherwise please stop this kindergarten.

DocentX

May 9th, 2007, 11:30 PM

"(...) w 1811 roku Wilno liczylo (...) okolo 56 tys. (56 000) mieszkancow i bylo trzecim co do wielkosci - po Petersburgu i Moskwie - miastem w calym imperium."

"Wilno" Tomas Venclova, str. 37

To Polish and Lithuanian friends :

This statement can be true becouse we have to remember it has nothing to do with Warsaw - at that time Warsaw was not a part of Russian Empire.

Between 1795 - 1807 Warsaw was part of Prussia.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Rzeczpospolita_Rozbiory_3.png/765px-Rzeczpospolita_Rozbiory_3.png

Between 1807 - 1815 Warsaw was a capital of Duchy of Warsaw

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Duchy_of_Warsaw_and_Republic_of_Danzig.JPG/638px-Duchy_of_Warsaw_and_Republic_of_Danzig.JPG

If someone is interested here's a Warsaw's population throught the ages :

XV w.: 6 000
1700: 30 000
1792: 120 000
1800: 63 000 - population droped significantly due to repretions after Kosciuszkowskie Uprising

1830: 139 000
1850: 163 000
1882: 383 000
1900: 686 000
1925: 1 003 000
1939: 1 289 000
1941: 1 350 000
1942: 1 027 000
1943: 956 000
1944: 162 000
1944/45: a few thousands (ghost town...)

after fall of Warsaw Uprising 1944 - the entire Warsaw civilian population was expelled from the city and sent to a transit camp Durchgangslager 121 in Pruszków (350,000–550,000 civilians)

1945: 422 000 (September)
1956: 1 000 000
1960: 1 139 200
1970: 1 315 600
1975: 1 436 100
1980: 1 596 100
1990: 1 611 800
1998: 1 650 000
2003: 1 689 600
2005: 1 695 000
2006: 1 703 300

BTW - Congratulations to Vilnius - great projects :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

whatever...

May 14th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Could some moderator move all oftopic replies to this thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=321243&page=3

Mantas

May 14th, 2007, 05:22 PM

A huge multifunctional complex to be started soon on the outskirts of Nort-west side of the city. The project is being developed by Norvegian Verdispar (http://www.verdispar.lt) (see for more info here as well).

Office space: 40,000m2 (see the 5 7floorers along the road)
Commercial space: 20,000m2
Residential space: 50,000m2
Approx. investment: 150 mio €

The map

http://www.vop.lt/UserFiles/Image/zemelapis.jpg

Some renders

http://www.vop.lt/UserFiles/Image/ukmerges1.jpg

http://www.vop.lt/UserFiles/Image/ukmerges2.jpg

http://www.vop.lt/UserFiles/Image/ukmerges3.jpg

http://www.vop.lt/UserFiles/Image/ukmerges4.jpg

whatever...

May 14th, 2007, 05:54 PM

Vilnius Guggenheim-Hermitage museum - still far away, but anyways, thought it would be nice to give some information of how an idea is developing into a real project to our neighbours. Noone previously presented it here because of huge uncertainty of it ever getting built, but as i already said, from what looked like just a beautifull dream of our ex-mayor more than two years ago, it developed into what seems to be a very real project now.

Vilnius mayor met with Nicolas V. Iljine - director of Gugenheim museums in Europe and Middle east today to discuss some details and possibilities. It's already far from the first meeting between representatives of Vilnius' municipality and board members of both museums that continue for more than a year now and icluded a visit of Thomas Krens (director of Gugenheim) and Michailo Piotrovski (director of Hermitage) to Vilnius few months ago and a visit of ex-mayor Arturas Zuokas to New York.

A string of actions were already taken:

First and foremost, collections of famous lithuanians artists - Jonas Mekas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Mekas) (a.k.a. "the godfather of avant-garde cinema") and George (Jurgis) Maciunas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Maciunas) - founder of Fluxus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus) movement and "Soho (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoHo)" in New York was sold to Vilnius instead of Pompidou centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Georges_Pompidou) in Paris and few other famous museums, who were acctually bidding several million dollars more than Vilnius.

"Jono Meko visual arts centre" was already established and supported financially by few bigger companies like VP-Market, Kausta and others. Collections of theese two artists should become either one of the backbones of planned Vilnius' Guggenhaim-Hermitage joint museum or a "partner" of planned museum.

Project is already included into workplan of government and has full support of prime minister Gediminas Kirkilas.

The possible location is still not 100% decided, but most probably the museum would stand at the bank of Neris river right infront of New City Centre of Vilnius (see picture below). It would be a ~14.000sqm building which could cost up to 60-70mln. euros. Currently the possibilities study is ongoing and it should last for ~10 more months. Then an architectural tender shall be announced. It will be a closed competition between a few selected architects who already promised to participate in it. The names mentioned were - Massimilliano Fuksas (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimiliano_Fuksas), Daniel Libeskind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Libeskind), Frank Gehry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gehry) and Zaha Hadid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid). The construction works are planned in 2010-2012.

picture by (c)X-master from http://tinkle.miestai.net
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20061006/DSCF0138.jpg

Vilnius "defeated" 140 other cities in the world competing for oportunity to host a museum like that, other winners were Abu Dhabi and one still not chosen city either in Malaysia or Taiwan.

ch1le

May 14th, 2007, 10:11 PM

/\ sounds very nice :) Hopefully Fuksas wont win the design competition...

Janis_LV

May 15th, 2007, 01:20 PM

ooh nice, i didnt know Tallinn got a tram network before Warsaw or Krakow!

The Germans that dominated the Baltic cities in the period of industrial revolution were much more advanced technically than Poles at that time, so it is quite logical. Why are you so surprised.

Liepāja got the first electric tram in the Baltics september of 1899
Riga - july 1901

Gatis

May 15th, 2007, 01:26 PM

Guggenheim museum sounds good - but Lithuanian etnrepeneurs investing in return of Lithuanian artworks - even better! Good luck with the project!!!

whatever...

May 15th, 2007, 01:48 PM

A huge multifunctional complex to be started soon on the outskirts of Nort-west side of the city. The project is being developed by Norvegian Verdispar (http://www.verdispar.lt) (see for more info here as well).

some bigger resolution renders of this project:

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar4.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar1.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar2.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar3.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar7.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar5.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070514/Verdispar6.JPG

whatever...

May 16th, 2007, 12:05 PM

World trade centre Vilnius

Concept was already created and was said by their representetives to be nothing similar to any other WTC in the world.

Currently the negotiations for land plot/plots are ongoing.

Danish investors, who bought the right of developing WTC's around the world from New York based company, see the centre in Vilnius beeing of exceptional and unique architecture, that would also distinguish Vilnius from other European cities. The preliminary project is already prepared by "a very famous danish company" and as soon as questions of land plot/s are answered, investors shall get back to negotiations with architects.

Main activities of the planned centre would include international trade, education, culture and international relationship development.

Planned centre should be 200.000 sqm!!! building/buildings and are also said to include atleast one skyscraper. It will be one of the biggest such centres in the world and is planned to open in 2010-2011.

According to investors, the centre is a done deal and there are no questions weather it will or will not apear in Vilnius - it will!

Giedrius_LT

May 16th, 2007, 01:04 PM

^^ in addition - thank you Denmark ;)

whatever...

May 16th, 2007, 02:10 PM

Another new project, a multifunctional centre in J. Jasinskio street, Naujamiestis district near "Buisiness triangle"

6.000 sqm - apartments
9.000 sqm - offices
1.500 sqm - retail space
7.500 sqm - underground parking
construction period - Spring 2008 till spring 2010

location (thanks to Deep'as from http://tinkle.miestai.net)
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070516/Zia%20valda%20Jasinskio2.jpg

It's not a final design yet
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070516/Zia%20valda%20Jasinskio.jpg

vytauc

May 16th, 2007, 04:19 PM

Now that's a bunch of really good news :)

Dompcz

May 16th, 2007, 06:14 PM

World trade centre Vilnius
Planned centre should be 200.000 sqm!!! building/buildings and are also said to include atleast one skyscraper. It will be one of the biggest such centres in the world and is planned to open in 2010-2011.
Impressive! :shocked: I've read about it too, everything looks very real but I still can't believe it. Also I've read that they have problems with finding land plot. I think that there is big possibility that they'll have to decrease m2 if they'll want to build it in the city center. There are many problems with this project, so I'm not so certain about it being realised.

whatever...

May 16th, 2007, 07:36 PM

^^

They did said themselves that only the land plot is a problem, possibility of decrease of size of that building/s though is highly likely. Still...

According to investors, the centre is a done deal and there are no questions weather it will or will not apear in Vilnius - it will!

Dompcz

May 16th, 2007, 09:00 PM

According to this pdf it will be the biggest and most modern WTC in Europe. I'm not so sure if it'll be true. ;) Short version:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7417/untitled2qm3.jpg

Edit: It seems that I've cut part of list, here it goes:
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/2133/untitled11dw6.jpg

Download here: http://www.bbconsulting.lt/wtc.vilnius.pdf

LatvianGG

May 16th, 2007, 09:58 PM

Wow, 200 000m2 is a lot :) Any visualisations??

Giedrius_LT

May 16th, 2007, 10:03 PM

Wow, 200 000m2 is a lot :) Any visualisations??
There is no architecture project of WTC Vilnius. They need to find the area for the center first, largeness and location of the area may change some parts of the project.

whatever...

May 18th, 2007, 12:59 PM

Preliminary sketches of National stadium which is rumoured to go u/c next month. many thanks to markoooo form miestai.net (http://tinkle.miestai.net/)

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3984/image7de8.jpg

whatever...

May 21st, 2007, 05:20 PM

Render of Kvartalas tower. Constructions of it was aprooved by Union of Architects with a condition of design of tower beeing improoved to a more graceful proportions.

29 floors = ~120m
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070521/070510_3.jpg

auckland16

May 21st, 2007, 05:39 PM

when the counstruction starts ?

Gatis

May 21st, 2007, 05:53 PM

Can't say that I like it - but damn high. The lover part is interesting.

I counted 31 - 32 floors.

Nomels

May 21st, 2007, 05:59 PM

I just love it

SEAfan

May 21st, 2007, 06:25 PM

^^ I can't say that I'm exactly enthralled with that design of that rendering either, Gatis.

But according to whatever, there is hope:

Render of Kvartalas tower. Constructions of it was aprooved by Union of Architects with a condition of design of tower beeing improoved to a more graceful proportions.

:)

DrT

May 22nd, 2007, 05:09 AM

Re: Kvartalas Tower
At 120m it should be 35 stories or higher. Nice design. Reminds me of Frank Gehry style.
What is the location of this proposed tower?

Llinass

May 22nd, 2007, 08:11 AM

What is the location of this proposed tower?
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070316/Ateities%20vizija.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070521/070510_2.jpg

Now

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070513/DSC_2653.jpg

whatever...

May 22nd, 2007, 10:12 AM

Re: Kvartalas Tower
At 120m it should be 35 stories or higher. Nice design. Reminds me of Frank Gehry style.
What is the location of this proposed tower?

Current Vilnius' highiest, Europa tower is 129m at 33 storeys

I agree with you about the design and think that all the critics to it (mostly in Lithuanian forum) are undeserved - it's a good project (given that best quality materials would be used], but it just wouldnt fit well in Vilnius

Gatis

May 22nd, 2007, 01:15 PM

Z-towers with 34 floors in Riga will be 130 m high - but this is because of helipad on top of the building. 120 m is very normal height for 30 - 32 floor building.

DrT

May 23rd, 2007, 06:58 AM

Wow. Love that Kvartalas tower. Balances the skyline well against the Europa tower and the design adds some pizazz to the new city center. Will definitely follow it's progress.
At least for residendial buildings, we usually squeeze more floors into that height by having lower floor to ceiling heights, for example, my Vancouver flat is in 30 floors at 100m.
Thanks Llinass, whatever... and Gatis.

whatever...

May 24th, 2007, 05:37 PM

"Vilnius entertainment park"

the place is some ~2-3 km north of NCC.
http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/VILNIUS-1000-ozo%20parkas.jpg

Siemens arena (in the centre) was built in 2004.

Waterpark is close to grand oppening, (c)Mantaz
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070524/DSC_1548.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070524/DSC_1552.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070524/DSC_1554.JPG

The huge land plot - Ozas shopping mall (100.000sqm) that should soon go u/c
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070524/DSC_1559.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070524/DSC_1575.JPG

"Ozas park"

9ha size park which will be "developed" by the investors. Park project was prepared in cooperation with "Forrec Ltd", the leading projector of theme parks all over the world. Park will include 4 natural lakes, a waterfall, basketball courts, various types of children playgrounds, a quay for small boats and so on...

http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/Parkas-1250_1.JPG

Few residentials (out of many planned, see the first picture) are also u/c currently in the park.

http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/OP%20tiesiai-800.jpg

http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/OP%20visi-800.jpg

http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/vienas%20namas-800.jpg

construction picture, (c)Mantaz
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070524/DSC_1542.JPG

Jedrzej

May 26th, 2007, 11:17 PM

I heard that you are planning to built some big amusement park near Vilnius with rollercoasters and everything. Is this
http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/Parkas-1250_1.JPG
it??

Dompcz

May 27th, 2007, 03:50 PM

^^ This is "Ozas" park which is part of "Vilnius entertainment park". All "Vilnius entertainment park" is seen in this photo:
http://www.realco.lt/ozas/img/VILNIUS-1000-ozo%20parkas.jpg

It will consist of waterpark, arena, family entertainment center, shopping center, big park. Have not heard anything about rollercoasters yet.

auckland16

June 8th, 2007, 12:31 PM

i found wtc vilnius project photos.You can find in: www.big.dk press on wtc

Jedrzej

June 8th, 2007, 01:55 PM

Quite strange...

ch1le

June 8th, 2007, 02:02 PM

not too urban, but UUUUNBELIEVABLY COOL! its very BIG ( i mean its very much their style)

Dompcz

June 8th, 2007, 10:52 PM

^^ I guess that it's old proposal or just vision, because they don't even have a land plot yet. In rendering you can see territory where sport palace is located now and it will not be demolished for sure. So that's just picture which does not mean anything. ;)
Though yesterday they announced that they might build WTC not far from airport, also few more places are considered. They plan to invest 430 mio EUR to ~200 000 m2 complex. We'll see if they'll succeed.

One more office building close to NCC. It'll be built by "Eika" (their BCC and BCC2 buildings in business triangle maybe are known to some forumers here).
Rendering from eika.lt
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070608/get.php.jpg

Quite bad rendering, office building looks smaller than it'll be. It'll have 20 000 m2 of space. It'll be finished in 2009.

whatever...

June 19th, 2007, 04:20 PM

New projects

"Linkemenu Park"

Just north of NCC, in a redeveloping industrial district. Former industrial buildings are to be torn down to make space for new residential quarters. It will be 6-8 floor buildings nearby few small lakes of river Neris wash. All in all - 36.500 sqm of new residential space. Currently the infrastructure works are ongoing and constructions should start shortly.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070619/get.jpg

Constitution avenue buisiness centre

Located in the heart of NCC, it will be a 10 floor high A-class office building with ~6000 sqm of office space.

straight ahead the sidewalk
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070619/get2.jpg

auckland16

June 20th, 2007, 01:00 PM

does some one know when they will start to build Kvartalas or Hansa Bank ???

whatever...

June 20th, 2007, 01:49 PM

New? project

Commercial-residential tower in Kalvariju street, NCC. ~35 floors high, nothing more is known yet.

http://www.archmad.manosvetaine.lt/multisites/archmad/images/stories/25-1b.jpg

http://www.archmad.manosvetaine.lt/multisites/archmad/images/stories/25-2b.jpg

www.archmad.lt

auckland16

June 20th, 2007, 03:32 PM

it lokes beautiful building :0 if they will build it .If you will get more information write her . :)

auckland16

June 20th, 2007, 03:33 PM

It lokes like American style building :)

ch1le

June 20th, 2007, 06:19 PM

thats a bloody awesome design, hope it gets built!

LatvianGG

June 20th, 2007, 07:10 PM

http://www.archmad.manosvetaine.lt/multisites/archmad/images/stories/25-1b.jpg

:master:

Vecais Sakarnis

June 20th, 2007, 08:25 PM

raz

June 20th, 2007, 10:33 PM

^^ Wow! If they will build it, it's gonna be the most awesome skyscraper in the Baltics by far. Most other projects will look like they are designed by little girls, in comparison! (please, don't flame me)

It's elegant, it's airy, it's super-modern, it has human-friendly shape/impact, it has character! 11/10 points!

Vecais Sakarnis

June 20th, 2007, 11:18 PM

Yeah, I also very like such type of design. I was thrilled when in this forum I saw images of planned a bit similar design towers in Riga - Wind Towers - I think it is the most beautiful project I have ever seen!
Wind Towers:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6556/vejatorni1kx3.jpg
I hope this project will going forward not leaving only as a dream!

Llinass

June 29th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Centre of Registres

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070629/Vetruna1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070629/Vetruna2.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070629/Vetruna3.JPG

Gatis

June 29th, 2007, 12:37 PM

Very very good! This could be classified as high-tech architecture to my mind.

auckland16

June 29th, 2007, 01:31 PM

And how about Hansa Bank? whats new about it?

Fellow_traveler

July 3rd, 2007, 03:27 PM

Wow guys, looks u gonna have really great cluster there. :)

BTW Could anyone tell me how many towers are build now?

auckland16

July 4th, 2007, 08:48 PM

need to count them i realey dont know .

Giedrius_LT

July 4th, 2007, 10:04 PM

I think it's not so hard to count them but it's needfull to decribe what we can call "tower" exactly (what's the height) :)

There is "Vetruna". It consist of two buildings - 24 (85 metres) and 16 floors.
Europe tower - 33 floors, 129 metres.
Europe Square Apartments - 27 floors, 95 metres.
Vilnius Municipality - 20 floors, 76.85 metres.

Still unfinished:
"Kvartalas" consists of two towers - 29 floors and 31 floor (i hope i'm right).
Hansabank - 16 floors (maybe that's not the tower, that's why i do need the height of your expression)
Teo - 12 floors.
I don't know if this (http://www.archmad.manosvetaine.lt/multisites/archmad/images/stories/25-2b.jpg) gets built. If yes, there would be one tower more :)

So these are in Vilnius NMC.

The highest tower not in NMC - Helios City Tower - 27 floors, 96 metres. There is more, like "Vilniaus vartai".

You can find most of the u/c or proposed towers and not only towers listed in the 1st post of this thread ;)

Eidvis

July 5th, 2007, 12:39 AM

^^ I guess it's not that easy to count, cause you forgot one tower in NCC - Reval Hotel which is 85m (23 floors)

Giedrius_LT

July 5th, 2007, 01:02 AM

/\ nope, i didn't. He was asking about how much towers were built (or maybe i've got it wrong, maybe he's asking how much of them are beeing built (or build, damn english) atm), and i think he was asking about new towers ;) Anyway, that old one is not requested ;)

auckland16

July 5th, 2007, 10:55 AM

they probabley will not build eny more SBA.

whatever...

July 21st, 2007, 02:36 AM

New project

Multifunctunal district in "Paplauja" suburb.

Convertion of an industrial teritory. Six companies-land owners and quite some of the best lithuanian architects united to bring this historical oldtown's suburb to it's new life. 3 out of 6 companies involved announced that they'll invest a combined sum of ~180mln euros. The whole project should be completed by 2011.

Location. As you can see, the teritory is just nearby oldtown, a river from "Uzupis"
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/111111111.jpg

all of the darker brown buildings
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/image11.jpg

some preliminary sketches
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/image02.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/image31.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/image21.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/image41.jpg

http://www.realtus.lt

Nõgesh

July 21st, 2007, 12:52 PM

looks quite a nice project and I hope that it'll turn out even better :)

Llinass

July 27th, 2007, 08:18 AM

New Renderings for Viršuliškių Skersgatvis.

Construction starts 2008 spring

Taller one - 18 fl. apartments and lower - 11 fl. offices

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070724/Merkopakeistas4.JPG http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070724/Merkopakeistas1.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070724/Merkopakeistas2.JPG http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070724/Merkopakeistas3.JPG

Located in West city center near 2x24 florers Viršuliškių porelė.

Full complex contains of 4 buildings, but next 2 construction start later.

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070228/merko2.JPG

Gatis

July 27th, 2007, 01:10 PM

To my mind each of them separately are very OK. Slight twisting of the higher building makes it lively. But to my mind both buildings don't fit together too well. May be they don't need it, I don't know.

Is it far from existing highrises?

Llinass

July 27th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Is it far from existing highrises?

Look at the complex night view. These two yellow are existing "Viršuliškių porelė".

whatever...

July 27th, 2007, 03:07 PM

New renders of the "Soho" preject (~80mln euros, ~2200 inhabitants, 1200 underground parking places). Located just north of NCC.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled8.jpg

is it just me, or are there tennis courts on top of the building?
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled4.jpg

[1] (http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled1.jpg) [2] (http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled2.jpg) [3] (http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled3.jpg) [4] (http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled6.jpg) [5] (http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070316/Untitled7.jpg)

...........................................................

Some minor projects:

"Well house" - kitschy looking apartment block in Newtown district, just nearby Oldtown.

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20060930/Planas%20SN.jpg

http://www.saltiniunamai.lt/uploads/images/dir1/8_1.php

http://www.saltiniunamai.lt/uploads/images/dir1/9_1.php

http://www.saltiniunamai.lt/uploads/images/dir1/10_1.php

owners of the apartments there will enjoy quite a view (http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showpost.php?p=112728&postcount=1)
............................................................................................

10.000 m2 size multifunctional building a bit east of NCC

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070605/Seimyn3.jpg

..........................................................................................

16.500 m2 size multifunctional buildings in Newtown district

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070516/Zia%20valda%20Jasinskio2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/untitled1.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/untitled2.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070720/untitled3.JPG

ch1le

July 28th, 2007, 07:16 PM

80 mio seems way too little for a huge project like SOHO, seems way too little. The architecture might suffer, but the planning itself is excellent!

Dompcz

August 8th, 2007, 06:21 PM

It seems that finally National stadium will really go U/C because 200 mio LT (~60 mio EUR) were assigned for this project. They hope to start construction works this autumn. It will be finished in 2009. Final costs are still not known but there are talks that it'll cost about 350 mio LT. Whole complex will consist not only of stadium, but for now they'll focus only to stadium and later (after 2009 year) they'll finish whole complex.
The stadium will have 25 000 constant sitting places and 5000 additional sitting places. Capacity for concerts - 45 000. It'll be possible to cover whole stadium from rain with the help of arch.

Few photos from newspaper "Sostine" posted by Kema at http://www.miestai.net/forumas
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/640/stadionas1rg9.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/233/stadionasey6.jpg

Some smaller pictures and article (sorry, only in Lithuanian) here:
http://www.delfi.lt/news/economy/business/article.php?id=14005706

Vecais Sakarnis

August 8th, 2007, 08:29 PM

I don't know about Lithuania, but in Latvia such a grandious stadium could be fulfilled only in some very special concerts and in Song and Dance Festival but in sport events it could be maximum 1/4 filled. Of course, if Latvia don't organize world cup or olympic games..

Rebasepoiss

August 8th, 2007, 09:45 PM

That is pretty cool, but is it really necessary?

Moolio

August 8th, 2007, 10:41 PM

I dunno if it's needed or not (prolly not), but I'm seriously liking it. Awesome stadium that one.

Mantas

August 9th, 2007, 08:34 AM

That is pretty cool, but is it really necessary?

Vilnius is the only capital in Europe that doesn't have any proper stadium recognized by international standards ;) What concerns the real need for that, I am pretty sure that there will be enough events even despite football and in 2009 Lithuania is going to celebrate the millenium since the name Lithuania was mentioned and, moreover, Vilnius is becoming the capital of culture.

Komandant MarkJ

August 9th, 2007, 08:46 AM

Pardon my language, but about fycking time Vilnius gets a modern stadium.:okay:
Though, its not the only capital of Europe without a real stadium as my friend Mantaz(s?) says....because there's always Ljubljana.

Mantas

August 9th, 2007, 09:38 AM

Vecais Sakarnis

August 9th, 2007, 12:32 PM

Only capital without a real stadium? Where in Riga is real stadium?
Maybe you call this "real stadiums"?

Skonto stadium

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7826/skontostadionsbo6.jpg

Daugava stadium

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3881/daugavasstadions07meg9.jpg

Also I don't know where in Tallinn is real stadium?

Llinass

August 9th, 2007, 02:45 PM

Only capital without a real stadium? Where in Riga is real stadium?

Skonto is quite good stadium compare with best stadium in Vilnius at the moment :)

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070809/vetrosstadionas.JPG

Rebasepoiss

August 9th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Tallinn's biggest stadium holds only about 12.000 places and it only has a football field.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/445203903_64af18b3fe.jpg
From Flickr, user dewilsown.

Dompcz

August 9th, 2007, 08:03 PM

^^ Looks really good.

One more thing about National stadium. It's not completely new stadium. Construction of it started back in 1988 year. It was planned as a stadium of 30 000 places. Back then football was on a very high level in Lithuania. Currently it looks like this, photo from "Aps":
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3401/untitled1cy1.jpg

Old constructions are in good shape and will be used.

Gatis

August 9th, 2007, 08:43 PM

OK, it sounds convincing. Good luck :) While havng nothing now you will get very best stadium in short time.

Dompcz

August 9th, 2007, 09:08 PM

^^ I don't suggest to rush with "very best" titles. ;) Why? They don't have enough money and time. They'll build as fast as possible (to finish at least big part of works till 2009) and they'll probably use cheaper materials or will not realize some ideas because of the lack of money (as I mentioned currently they have 200 mio LT and they'll need about 350 mio LT). We'll see though, I hope everything will be ok.

Some other good news: it seems that construction works of Hansabank are starting. There are rumours that "Ranga IV" will build it.

Dompcz

August 10th, 2007, 06:06 PM

Currently there are two places in Vilnius dedicated to high-rises: “new city center” (it seems that only lower buildings than “Europa” tower are allowed + many more height restrictions) and “west city center” (don’t know if there are any height limits). Current municipality have plans to allow high-rises in some other territories too. Now these territories are considered:
1. Ukmergės street. Existing projects: “Viti” plans to build 20 floor office high-rise and shopping center at Ukmergės 250:
http://www.abviti.lt/images/111a.jpg

http://www.abviti.lt/images/fasadas.jpg

2. At “Šiaurės miestelis” district. Existing projects: “Megrame” group has bought factory and plans high-rises in that territory. Photos of renderings by Mantas:
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070222/DSC_9593.JPG

http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070222/DSC_9594.JPG

3. Near “Vingis” park. Existing projects: “Akropolis” owns big territory (old factory “Velga”) and plans to build there multifunctional complex (~100 000 m2 shopping center, offices and residentials). First building which will rise there is “Akropolis” main office building. There was architectural contest on basis of which they’ll choose architects for their office building and height limits will be set. The contest was of a low level and that’s why there were no first and second places. Three third places were chosen. So (photos by toshas):
Third place (“Vilniaus architektūros studija”):
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070805/070731.jpg

Third place (Arch. L.Kazakevičiūtė, A.Striukas, I.Grialiūnaitė, G.Eigirdas):
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070805/070706.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070805/06.jpg

Third place (“Klasikinis portikas”):
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070805/781272.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070805/01.jpg

You can see all projects here: http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showpost.php?p=193424&postcount=87

So these are the main territories where high-rises probably will be allowed too. I’m sure you know existing ones which I mentioned earlier. ;) Ofcourse currently there are few 12 floor high-rises by emporis standart U/C outside these territories too.
Overall it seems that Vilnius currently is focusing to low-rise buildings. There are quite many new mini districts of lowrises planned or U/C. Also most of new offices are massive but not tall. Not sure if it's good or bad. :)

YanXenus

August 10th, 2007, 07:37 PM

You can see all projects here http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showpost.php?p=193424&postcount=87

Liths you are CRAZY !!!
In the best sense of this word ! :)

I like those projects !

Gatis

August 10th, 2007, 10:15 PM

It really seems that VP Market (Akropolis) have dropped their plan to move over to Riga (there was such announcement some years ago).

Projects are not that bad although not brilliant either. Twisted towers - may be we need at least one in Baltics? Just to have sweet memories of this short-lived trend of 2000ies?

raz

August 10th, 2007, 10:27 PM

About twisted towers, it kinda pisses me off that people consider building stuff just because clever engineering solutions are being used. Witty design doesn't create great urban environment all by itself.

Architecture has to be harmonious, everything else is secondary.

Dompcz

August 10th, 2007, 10:33 PM

The aim of this arch contest was to show how this area can develop and to choose architects who will work further with office building. So I think that these images are really far from final project which most likely will look completely different than any of these.

Llinass

August 14th, 2007, 11:04 AM

2007 August Construction update

CENTER OF REGISTRES

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4395.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4390.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4389.JPG

TEO
Seems construction on hold temporarily. Teo hopes build taller building and i think trying to get construction permision.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4380.JPG

HANSABANK
Groundworks started last week.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4379.JPG

AND TWO SMALLER PROJECTS ABOUT 0,5 KM FROM NEW CITY CENTER

Procurators house
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070112/Prokuratura.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4398.JPG

Office and residential complex in Šeimyniškių street
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070605/Seimyn3.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070813/DSC_4400.JPG

kenworth

August 15th, 2007, 11:50 AM

Thanks! for new pic's :banana: :) :cheers:

Dompcz

August 20th, 2007, 06:27 PM

Very small but quite interesting project. Long time ago information about this unique object somewhere in SSC was posted. Old wooden building was teared down and later it was reassembled again. Bigger part of floor space is under the wooden house. From: http://www.miestai.net/forumas
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05881.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05882.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05884.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05885.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05886.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05895.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070820/DSC05898.jpg

More photos from inside this house + other houses/places of Žvėrynas district: http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showthread.php?t=5057

Dompcz

August 20th, 2007, 06:36 PM

And some photos of well known and maybe already a little boring object (?) ;) Photos by taimis from http://www.miestai.net/forumas
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3029.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3031.jpg

Registrų Centro vestibiulis.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3032.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3033.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3034.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3035.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/taimis/MiestaiNet/DSC_3036.jpg

Gatis

August 20th, 2007, 08:53 PM

No no, they are not boring. Very nice towers!

And very wise investment in wooden building. There can't be better place to live.

Dompcz

August 22nd, 2007, 09:20 PM

Not so long ago I've made a post about National stadium and now it's U/C. Can you believe it? :) Well at least preparation works are starting, photos here: http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showpost.php?p=195894&postcount=648

Nõgesh

August 22nd, 2007, 10:04 PM

^^
this is some fast work man and it's great to hear that you'll get such a great stadium.

Moolio

August 22nd, 2007, 10:38 PM

Is Vilnius going to make a bid for some major sports event, once the stadium is built? What will it be used for mainly?

Mantas

August 23rd, 2007, 01:08 PM

Is Vilnius going to make a bid for some major sports event, once the stadium is built? What will it be used for mainly?

The hurry in building is mainly because of the events in 2009. By that year Lithuania celebrates the millennium of the name Lithuania and Vilnius becomes the cultural capital. The stadium will be used for various kinds of events including games of national soccer team.

Llinass

August 26th, 2007, 02:55 PM

Hansabank

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070826/DSC_4428.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070826/DSC_4432.JPG

Vyrokas apartments

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070826/DSC_4435.JPG

National gallery

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070826/DSC_4430.JPG

Jedrzej

August 28th, 2007, 01:22 PM

I know I ask about that many times, but maybe this time sometching change. What about trams in Vilnius??

Giedrius_LT

August 28th, 2007, 03:15 PM

I know I ask about that many times, but maybe this time something change. What about trams in Vilnius??
Status atm "metro vs tram debate, but nothing concrete".

Far away from status "something u/c".

Then something will move forward, be sure, we tell this :) Some projects in Lithuania take very long time to start (for example Kaunas arena, taken 9 years already and haven't started yet). So be patient, very damn patient :D

In October, 2006 tram project was set to be the underlying project of Vilnius transport system. But the goverment of the city has changed now, so not sure how this pronouncement will work further.

If you have some free time you can check this page http://www.tramvajus.lt/ . Later it will work in english, atm you can check something which don't require to know our language, something like tram schemes http://www.tramvajus.lt/lt/marsrutuschemos etc. (sorry if this has already been posted).

Llinass

September 8th, 2007, 01:19 PM

3 low-rise office buildings. Not new, but more detailed project in Ukmergės str.
More info and visualizations at architects page www.ambrasas.lt
We voted for him in Lithuanian forum miestai.net as best lithuanian architect view more images (http://www.miestai.net/forumas/showthread.php?t=3205&highlight=metas) of A. Ambrasas realizations in Vilnius.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070908/ambrasas1.JPG.http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070908/ambrasas4.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070908/ambrasas2.JPG.http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070908/ambrasas3.JPG

Llinass

September 9th, 2007, 05:08 PM

One more quiet interesting office and residential project.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda7.JPG.http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda1.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda2.JPG.http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda3.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda4.JPG.http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda5.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070822/MGvalda6.JPG

antenor

September 9th, 2007, 10:03 PM

Wow I mean what can I say, just awesome:applause:, all the projects are so well designed:eek:, I'm so jealous:wallbash::)! really what's the key to getting such great looking buildings, do u have laws that prohibit average architecture:)??

Giedrius_LT

September 10th, 2007, 12:18 AM

do u have laws that prohibit average architecture:)??
Every larger city (i guess) has it's own Architecs Council. I hate it, because then some investor wants to build something 1000 metres high here, they don't allow this! They always stop half of the projects. But yes, the development of the city must be well-balanced.

Rebasepoiss

September 10th, 2007, 06:52 PM

And another thing that sets the quality of architecture is competition, of course.

Pauza

September 12th, 2007, 05:06 PM

whatever...

September 19th, 2007, 10:52 PM

While Vetruna towers are still far from finnish, center of registers already started mooving into their new 'headquarters'.

Registrų centro korpusas. Nuotrauka daryta 2007.09.18
...

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20070919/DSC_4543.JPG

BobDaBuilder

September 20th, 2007, 06:40 AM

Impressive.

In 10 years from now you will have trouble picking the difference between the old Scandi nations and this old Soviet occupied state.

Amazing what a little freedom can do.

Giedrius_LT

September 21st, 2007, 01:42 AM

Amazing what a little freedom can do.
Imagine what if there wouldn't be that 50 years long occupation.

Fuckn russia.

DrT

September 21st, 2007, 03:19 AM

Imagine what if there wouldn't be that 50 years long occupation. Fuckn russia.

Originally posted by BobDaBuilder
Impressive.
In 10 years from now you will have trouble picking the difference between the old Scandi nations and this old Soviet occupied state. Amazing what a little freedom can do.

My sentiments exactly!
The Baltic comeback will be a showcase of the results of freedom!

Giedrius_LT

September 22nd, 2007, 12:08 AM

Baltic Tigers. That says it all.

Anchor

September 22nd, 2007, 11:17 AM

stop crying please-i guess you will hate russians till you will died, maybe longer :) and anyway, please dont mix russians and comunists

cellist

September 22nd, 2007, 01:27 PM

stop crying please-i guess you will hate russians till you will died, maybe longer :) and anyway, please dont mix russians and comunists

:fart: Nobody gives a damn here,Anchor(bout our eastern brathass;)

Sorry 4 off topic

Giedrius_LT

September 22nd, 2007, 10:21 PM

stop crying please-i guess you will hate russians till you will died, maybe longer :) and anyway, please dont mix russians and comunists
Russians are comunist. Just the same as nacies. Lenin stalin putin are the worst idiots in the world, they think (thought) that they are (were) powerful or whatever while governing the country of alcoholics ;)

Russia is the cancer of the world and should be immediatly removed to Antarctica or isolated.

Okay, not all of russians are bad or quilty for the pitifulness history of their country, but that's not the main part.

Ofcourse i won't change the history if i pronominal the facts but why can't i do that? Maybe in russia this is forbidden but not here. And why don you just simply realise what a fuckn shitty country you were and your policy is still the same shitty.

We can try to deal if you will atleast regret your history, othervise you all can lick my ass, like you lick it for putin every day ;)

Yup i should be more respectful, soz.

vytauc

September 23rd, 2007, 11:57 AM

Russians are comunist. Just the same as nacies. Lenin stalin putin are the worst idiots in the world, they think (thought) that they are (were) powerful or whatever while governing the country of alcoholics ;)

Russia is the cancer of the world and should be immediatly removed to Antarctica or isolated.

Okay, not all of russians are bad or quilty for the pitifulness history of their country, but that's not the main part.

Ofcourse i won't change the history if i pronominal the facts but why can't i do that? Maybe in russia this is forbidden but not here. And why don you just simply realise what a fuckn shitty country you were and your policy is still the same shitty.

We can try to deal if you will atleast regret your history, othervise you all can lick my ass, like you lick it for putin every day ;)

Yup i should be more respectful, soz.

You are sick, man. Please stop posting such nazi sh*t, before you get banned.

Mantas

September 23rd, 2007, 12:02 PM

Yeah, wtf?

ch1le

September 23rd, 2007, 01:33 PM

Russians are comunist. Just the same as nacies. Lenin stalin putin are the worst idiots in the world, they think (thought) that they are (were) powerful or whatever while governing the country of alcoholics ;)

Russia is the cancer of the world and should be immediatly removed to Antarctica or isolated.

Okay, not all of russians are bad or quilty for the pitifulness history of their country, but that's not the main part.

Ofcourse i won't change the history if i pronominal the facts but why can't i do that? Maybe in russia this is forbidden but not here. And why don you just simply realise what a fuckn shitty country you were and your policy is still the same shitty.

We can try to deal if you will atleast regret your history, othervise you all can lick my ass, like you lick it for putin every day ;)

Yup i should be more respectful, soz.

I just hope you were EXTREMELY INTOXICATED when you wrote this, because this shouldnt be tolerated...

kenworth

September 23rd, 2007, 06:08 PM

:nono: :ohno: stop this nonsense!

Giedrius_LT

September 23rd, 2007, 06:59 PM

:rofl: nazi shit you say :D Yes, estonians are called as nazis too. All Baltic States are. And everybody who conflicts the russian policy is, isn't that a very convenient way to continue washing the brains of the drunken nation ;)

So keep your soviet shit for yourself. By the way nazis wasn't worst than soviets, both of them killed millions of innocent people, but just one were punished. One of them regrets it's history and the other is proud of that.

So no need to talk about tolerancy no need to act a nice guy. I'm very tolerant person, but there is an exeption (but it is applicable not for totaly whole nation) ;)

You can continue criticise me ;)

Hypersonic

September 23rd, 2007, 08:14 PM

We can raise a question of banning you, and it would be the end of the problem.

Seriously, if it all would be on nationalistic lithuanian forum, i could understand it. But its on worldwide forum about architecture. Ridiculous.