exclusive pic of proposed Cross City tunnel stack for Darling Harbour. It rises 61m/200ft and will sit between flyovers behind Imax.
Theres some art work to go on sides and other issues but i think it looks ok "for an exhaust stack"!
Its a triangular shape being 15m long.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126xcitytunnelstack.jpg

Looks like a new landmark for Darling Harbour. Good stuff!

fanfuckntastic

Perhaps they could coordinate it with the black and yellow check of the Imax theatre?!

I thought at one stage the plan was to "attach" this to a building, so as not to have a tall chimney stack like this all out on its own?

I can't believe I'm gonna say this but that's a bloody beautiful chimney stack !
I recall reading in the SMH a couple of weeks ago that there may be pressure from several inner city resident and commerical interest groups to make it upward of 80m which, given this design, would be super. Any more news on that Cul ?

It might look good, but god help anyone who has to live with the crap that will be coming out of it.

The government wants it to look good so that people will forget about how much they are being poisoned from it.

I live in Earlwood and am just a few hundred metres from the M5E stack and I am really starting to feel the effects of it.

My breathing is alot heavier and I caugh all the time for no reason. I have no doubt its the direct results of the unfiltered crap pouring out if it every day.

Admire the stack all you like guys, cause yeah, it is a great design, but it will have a very lethal bite.

That picture is a bit odd as the road viaduct is being 'adjusted' as part of the works so it won't be quite so close to the Harris Street exit as shown (the carriageway with the incorrect [more correctly out of date] "To MR5: Liverpool" gantry sign)

Originally posted by spazpecker
I can't believe I'm gonna say this but that's a bloody beautiful chimney stack !
I recall reading in the SMH a couple of weeks ago that there may be pressure from several inner city resident and commerical interest groups to make it upward of 80m which, given this design, would be super. Any more news on that Cul ?
yeah, shes a beauty! there are some design issues and it could go to 80m which would make it a real feature. The nearby Sega world will be demolished within 3 years and replaced with 3-8 storey residential bldgs which is what debate is about! its with spitting distance from the stack and the new apartments would reach 40m high, not much lower than stack so this is why it should go to 80m. i wish they could filter the air too!

Excellent design. It beats those M5 stacks by a long shot and makes for something nice to look at when looking at the distributor.

I also have to admit it looks like a huge scale model for a skyscraper.

hhehe fabs every thing can look like a SS when you crazy like some of us

The X City Tunnel stack is just like a modern Chinese city scraper in its design.

An (already constructed) M5 East stack for comparison...kinda architecturally nice:

____________________http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379m5eastexhauststack-med.jpg

BTW Good riddance to Sega World.....

http://www.beltcollins.com/Media/projects_images/recreational/sega_world.jpg_http://utenti.lycos.it/Sharallalla/au151.jpg

did sega world flop?

Originally posted by chrisaus
did sega world flop?

Yeah - it did so three years ago

i love this stack muse~! The 35m stack has "aztec" design styles and looks brilliant from a distance!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379m5eastexhauststack-med.jpg

If you're showing visitors around Sydney make sure you NEVER EVER go down to that area around Sega World. I think it's called "Harbourside walk" or something.
By all means take them to the Chinese Gardens at the southern end and take them for a beer at One World Sports at the northern end..........but never go anywhere in between...... it's a disgrace. :bleep:
Here's hoping it'll be a very different place in 2-3 years time.

Awesome design! I love it!
I also agree with Spaz about that abominable "Harbour side walk" disaster area... :(

Originally posted by chrisaus
did sega world flop?

Did it ever! I never went in there, and from what I understand that was the problem - there were too many people like me who just weren't interested enough to spend the huge amounts required for an "indoor" amusement park.

But thank God it did flop - especially if, as has been mentioned, it will be demolished in 2 - 3 years' time. The thing should never have been built. It is a monstrosity. The hideous cone thing just makes that part of Darling Harbour look like a temporary "World Expo"-style area. And then there's all the "theme" stores in the ground floor: the Rainforest Cafe, the One Sports Bar... haven't we got over theme stores yet?

This is the first I have heard that the building is being demolished. But it is great news. They should never have built over the sports facilities (tennis courts etc) that were there initially.

They can't knock it down soon enough for me.

Res buildings BOOO!
I want public space

Originally posted by nsn
Did it ever! I never went in there, and from what I understand that was the problem - there were too many people like me who just weren't interested enough to spend the huge amounts required for an "indoor" amusement park.

But thank God it did flop - especially if, as has been mentioned, it will be demolished in 2 - 3 years' time. The thing should never have been built. It is a monstrosity. The hideous cone thing just makes that part of Darling Harbour look like a temporary "World Expo"-style area. And then there's all the "theme" stores in the ground floor: the Rainforest Cafe, the One Sports Bar... haven't we got over theme stores yet?

This is the first I have heard that the building is being demolished. But it is great news. They should never have built over the sports facilities (tennis courts etc) that were there initially.

They can't knock it down soon enough for me.

Instead, we're gonna use that vacant land to build a zoo.

I actually liked Sega world, I had some good nights there :?

One of the more interesting raves I had the pleasure of attending was in there one night... all ride operational. It was great fun running amoke all night inside Sega World.

As much as most of you hate that area... it is really what Sydney is all about... hedonism and tacky glitz, I for one will be sad to see it go... it added more dimension to the city and now the homies will have nowhere to hang other than george street cinema precinct. I hate anything that tries to make the city more gentele for god sake we aint living in europe we should be encouraging additional flavour in our cities not destroying it.

Now it will = less space for the younger generations to hang out and place added burden on other areas and into the burbs. Not everything should be about making money and private property... it is nice to have additional public space, even if it was themed and rather covered in concrete and blue glass :colgate:

I am loving this stack though... could have been even better with reflective glass... does sorta make you wonder why we have better looking chimney proposals in sydney than actual buildings.

Originally posted by Avatar
[B]I actually liked Sega world, I had some good nights there :?

One of the more interesting raves I had the pleasure of attending was in there one night... all ride operational. It was great fun running amoke all night inside Sega World.

As much as most of you hate that area... it is really what Sydney is all about... hedonism and tacky glitz.....While some of us can appreciate hedonism and tacky glitz for what it is....SEGA World is not even cute kitsch. Just bad. But I guess anything can look groovy and acceptable when you've downed a couple of Es and had a few lines of speed.

Quote: "One of the more interesting raves I had the pleasure of attending was in there one night." LOL Avatar, you make it sound like you were attending the Lord Mayor's Gala Ball. Well, maybe you thought that you were. :nuts:

Whooooo.....ga, ga/////wwwweeeeeee. Ouwh, Ahhh! Whooooosh. tee-hee!! @#@!!@@!!##

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As far as reflective glass, why not billboards of topless-gender-of-one's-choice. :| It's a stack in the concrete bowels of Sydney's Hwy System. Reality check!

i went to a rave there many a year ago too
was not to bad

Originally posted by Muse
While some of us can appreciate hedonism and tacky glitz for what it is....SEGA World is not even cute kitsch. Just bad. But I guess anything can look groovy and acceptable when you've downed a couple of Es and had a few lines of speed.

Quote: "One of the more interesting raves I had the pleasure of attending was in there one night." LOL Avatar, you make it sound like you were attending the Lord Mayor's Gala Ball. Well, maybe you thought that you were. :nuts:

Whooooo.....ga, ga/////wwwweeeeeee. Ouwh, Ahhh! Whooooosh. tee-hee!! @#@!!@@!!##

http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/cap03.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/cap03.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap02.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap03.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap04.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap05.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap04.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap03.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/acap02.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/cap03.gif_http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/b13/cap03.gif

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http://www.virtuallandmedia.com/img4/h-lines/h-line09.gif
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As far as reflective glass, why not billboards of topless-gender-of-one's-choice. :| It's a stack in the concrete bowels of Sydney's Hwy System. Reality check!

:rofl: :applause:

lol happy new year muse

Thanks Muse I love them! :colgate:

that cafe at sega world had snakes:runaway:
one place at the complex gave free cups of just cooked tiny teddies! I went there everyday for my free cup!
sega world seemed to fuse in well with all of darling harbour so if thats tacky then all of darling harbour is though I haven't been since pre-olympics and they were doing some work to the area so It could have changed.
I think I liked sega world, though I was a kid back then and coming from perth it was something different I guess....

Originally posted by spazpecker
If you're showing visitors around Sydney make sure you NEVER EVER go down to that area around Sega World. I think it's called "Harbourside walk" or something.
By all means take them to the Chinese Gardens at the southern end and take them for a beer at One World Sports at the northern end..........but never go anywhere in between...... it's a disgrace. :bleep:
Here's hoping it'll be a very different place in 2-3 years time.

Yes it's known as harbourside walk and I don't have a real problem with it. The water feature and the lake in in front is great and is a real hit with the kids. I always see kids playing in it. ;)

But really, what makes the place a disgrace??? It does look bulky in parts but the entrance to Segaworld was quite impressive. I actually love the cone at the top along with the red facade and gives the building a nice look.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pb111f98e3e4cebd8987591d21c7e0c4b/fa83d438.jpg

This is really a smokestack
http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1072908852969_2004/01/01/stackdesign,0.jpg
A cunning plan to mask the cross-city tunnel exhaust stack as a fake 20-storey building has not fooled the City of Sydney. It wants to disguise it as a work of art.

The council has rejected the Roads and Transit Authority's sleek design for the stack - which is to send emissions from 90,000 cars skyward each day - and proposed a competition to find an artist or designer to advise the developers on its appearance.

In its report proposing the competition, the council cited the example of the Hyde Park obelisk on Elizabeth Street, which had deviously "civilised" a sewer vent and turned it into an iconic city marker.

The report says a sculptured stack would provide more "interest and beauty" than the submitted RTA design.

"The stack's form makes it difficult for it to disguise itself as a conventional building," it says.

"Rather than try to disguise it as a building, it is better to be honest and make a sculptural statement out of the stack."

In anticipation of a competition, the Herald asked two artists and a designer for their ideas. The results are at left.

The Lord Mayor's spokesman , Sasha Grebe, said the council was not proposing to change the stack's shape but wanted to find an artist or designer to paint it or turn it into a sculpture.

Under the RTA's plans, the stack will be 60 metres high and 20 metres wide and stand on a sliver of land between two criss-crossing wings of the Western Distributor near the Imax cinema at Darling Harbour.

An RTA spokesman said the current design was by urban designers employed by the RTA, and the authority would consider the council's plans for a competition.

A separate plan considered a stack of up to 80 metres high that could be partly concealed within an existing building.

Narelle Thirkettle, from Sydneysiders Against Polluting Stacks, said she had no objection to the building design but was concerned about the stack's impact on surrounding air quality.

"At that height it will be ugly nomatter what clothes it's dressed up in. I think the council should be more concerned about what air comes out of it is than what it looks like."

Ms Thirkettle said the RTA's design was based on wind conditions measured at Goat Island, which were different from those at Darling Harbour.

The RTA's spokesman said the stack was designed so a filtration system could be fitted if a commercially proven system became available. The stack and the tunnel are expected to be completed by the end of next year.

Richard Goodwin, another artist approached by the Herald to suggest a design, declined, saying: "To window dress such an item is not what is needed . . . If [the stack] were art, then the art bit would be an elaborate attachment which helps filter and clean the air . . . like a big lung. I just can't draw that at the moment."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/01/1072908851946.html

Good link there Chris.

But really, why spend all that extra money getting in some committee to get some artistic smoke stack. That's the problem with these things... the sleek silver version is fine. Not some gaudy monstrosity in the form of art modern.

ART <----:bash: ----> FRO

Actually I REALLY like the middle render in Chris's post !
The first image that Cul posted ( the one on the LHS in Chris's post) looks cool, although very one dimensional. This one below has colour and movement as well as maintaining a bit of class.
http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1072908852967_2004/01/01/stackrhs.jpg

Id di nto mind the silver one
why all the fuss !

Originally posted by Trances
Id di nto mind the silver one
why all the fuss !

Because it's such as high profile location !
This stack will be visible from just about every part of Darling Harbour and sorrounds. There's a great opportunity to go with a design which typifies the area and that's something striking with colour, eclecticism, dynamism and movement - something that definately isn't staid and 'corporate' looking which is probably what Cul's original render is in comparison ( it still looks good though ).

I honestly thought that SMH article was a joke. You can't tell me its serious that is ludicrous. I am yet to see a better looking stack. Please what is that gaudy kistch parading as some symbolic icon of Aboriginal heritage. It looks akin to a major toll/ticket booth or canteen/kiosk you would expect to find at a footy/soccer match in some half baked small suburban oval at a saturday morning game for under 6 players and what do they sell boomerang shaped hotdogs???????????? Wow extremely highbrow this one. This should not be up to an artist at all... it should be open to a designer or an architect at the very least. Most artists have no idea of homogenous design or appropriate aesthetics... it's an insult to the entire population of Australia.

They should keep the shape, cover it in mirrors and add some neon and lasers and it will be perfect. :colgate:

Your'e working beautifully Avatar ! :righton:

We have to remember that this stack is going to serving an important function. I'm concerned that if it were to be warped into a work of art, it'll restrict the air flow and dispersal of the fumes, or prevent it from being fitted with a filtration system which it so important.

I'm an industrial chemist by qualification and you have no idea the crap that's in car and worse still truck exhaust.

Look at the M5 stack and the admission of a decline in health within the Arncliffe area because of it.

Would you like exhaust soot sprinkled on your meal while eating at Cockle Bay Wharf? That sounds far fetched, but if this stack's dispersal system isn't working right, then it's a possibility.

approved!! the stack was approved this week and construction has commenced!

Was it the nice metallic version we see above that was approved?

Hmmm, maybe council have taken some e's and are getting more relaxed. This is a win for the people of the city... for once.

Originally posted by Avatar
Was it the nice metallic version we see above that was approved?

Hmmm, maybe council have taken some e's and are getting more relaxed. This is a win for the people of the city... for once. yeah, the fed gov agreed with it, also SCC.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126xcitytunnelstack.jpg

its cool!

A modern flatiron smokestack.. mmm nice! Huge advertising potential as well, and Av, has anyone ever told you you're a fruitloop? ;)

thank god we're getting this cool sleek one, and not one of those hideous "artworks".

i though there was som back lash to this one
Glad to hear it got in

so is some thing going on with this one as Cul linked to it but no new news

Bad news guys, it is likely to moved into an existing structure - most likely Darling Walk.

From The Sydney Morning Herald (smh.com.au)
Twin sites eyed for tunnel exhaust stack
By Alexandra Smith
August 7, 2004

The cross-city tunnel is so far ahead of schedule that its controversial exhaust stack will be built near Darling Harbour's IMAX theatre but is likely to be later moved to a site where it can be hidden in a building.

Government documents reveal that the Roads and Traffic Authority and the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority have not ruled out relocating the stack and are still searching for a new site.

The foreshore authority and the Darling Harbour Business Association want the stack masked in a building on Darling Walk, preferably the Sega World building, to protect the "commercial viability of the cafe strip".

But the tunnel project is so advanced that time has run out to change the stack's location, so it will be built as planned but possibly moved to appease the foreshore authority and the Darling Harbour businesses.

A delay to the project, which could be finished as early as May, would cost the Government $135 million, according to the documents, which were tabled in State Parliament after a motion by the Greens MP Sylvia Hale.
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"Notwithstanding . . . the RTA will continue liaison with the foreshore authority regarding future opportunities for relocating the stack within a building," a question time briefing note says.

The 60-metre free-standing stack was approved for the IMAX site in December despite Department of Health concerns that its height would not achieve "adequate pollutant dispersion".

An assessment by the department's public health division shows the stack would need to be 20 metres taller if pollutant levels were to be acceptable.

Based on this assessment, the department advised it would support the relocation of the stack to Darling Walk if it meant "overall pollution exposures are lowered".

But Ms Hale, the Greens planning spokeswoman, said a CSIRO expert had given independent advice that showed pollution would be worse if the stack was relocated and masked by a building.

"From what we have been told, pollutant levels at ground level would be worse because the plumes from the camouflaged stack could not be as well dispersed by cross winds," she said.

The cross-city tunnel, which is almost a year ahead of schedule, is one of several tunnel projects under construction.

^ That's quite interesting about the stack.

BTW I knew the construction of the Cross-City Tunnel was ahead of schedule but I didn't realise that it's ahead by almost a year.

:lock:

whats wrong with going to 80m high! taller the better. will be a real landmark. but they would have to make the skin something like a billboard or an interesting feature.

But Ms Hale, the Greens planning spokeswoman, said a CSIRO expert had given independent advice that showed pollution would be worse if the stack was relocated and masked by a building. ?
Explain that last part to me
Worse if it was relocated ?
Worse if it was Masked by a building ?
or Worse if both were contributing factors

Yes it's known as harbourside walk and I don't have a real problem with it. The water feature and the lake in in front is great and is a real hit with the kids. I always see kids playing in it.

But really, what makes the place a disgrace??? It does look bulky in parts but the entrance to Segaworld was quite impressive. I actually love the cone at the top along with the red facade and gives the building a nice look.



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are you fucking for real? my mother's arsehole is more attractive than that piece of leggoland vomit.

exclusive pic of proposed Cross City tunnel stack for Darling Harbour. It rises 61m/200ft and will sit between flyovers behind Imax.
Theres some art work to go on sides and other issues but i think it looks ok "for an exhaust stack"!
Its a triangular shape being 15m long.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126xcitytunnelstack.jpg


:eek: Still it needs more flare to compete with CityLink Melbourne

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/melbourne_citylink/images/1_citylink31k.jpg

http://www.archidose.org/Jul01/melbourne1.jpg

but that pic hasnt got the stack in it. if your talking flyovers well city link is good. Sydney KENS tower has had its flyover sprused up over last couple of months with multi-coloured steel piping and horizontal elements added to camouflage the ugly concrete roadways. ill try and get pick.

but that pic hasnt got the stack in it. if your talking flyovers well city link is good. Sydney KENS tower has had its flyover sprused up over last couple of months with multi-coloured steel piping and horizontal elements added to camouflage the ugly concrete roadways. ill try and get pick.
Yeah, those flyovers around KENS do look better. I was there in the area last Saturday night and I must say it's looking good. More colour would be nice, but it's all sleek and silver for the moment. A move in the right direction I say and a good move too because of the increased human movement in that area and when KENS is complete many more people will be using the area around it.

city link looks like a new freeway, but if you noticed... western D. is .. old been there for many years.

1972 -- 32 years

Big News!!

Half the stack is up already - it can easily be seen from the western distributor!!

what i was past there each morn for last 3 day not seen any thing

the stack is approx 1/3 high or 20m of its eventual 63m height.
taken today
love the silver finish

http://img135.exs.cx/img135/6248/dec23close9ho.jpg

http://img148.exs.cx/img148/7766/dec233xh.jpg

..So 63m - is that taller than IMAX?

nearly twice as tall. IMAX is 38m.

^ thats like a third taller than IMAX! lol

Work is eviden around DPII

Another two sections have been added this week, it's now almost as tall as IMAX. One more section should do the trick.

The sections themselves are less ribbed - or should I say they are double-height. In other words the black recess is now on every other section, not on every section.

Another section or two were added last night - it's now very close to being as tall as IMAX.

It's lonely in here, but I'll keep on reporting the facts.

The stack is now clearly taller than IMAX and can been easily seen when driving to and from the harbour bridge.

Gazmo's Stack E-newsletter Update

I'll get pics tomorrow.

Thanks Muse.

hey, id give you daily pix if you want as im just 2mins walk away from stack but im on hols til 17th.Im still sunning it on Umina Beach since before Xmas.
should be good to get back into swing of things next week.

The stack is now clearly taller than IMAX and can been easily seen when driving to and from the harbour bridge.

I saw it from the Druitt Street viaduct yesterday. It looks good when the sun is on it (better than Cul's sort of dreary grey photo from the 23rd)

getting taller each day now

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379stack2.JPG

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379stack4-med.JPG

2001...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379stack3.JPG

...and

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379stack5-med.JPG
...

Cool shots Muse. :okay:

I drove past it again and figure you must have been walking in no mans land for a couple of those shots.

great shots muse. looks about 50m, so another 10 or so to go.
how good would this look if it was a new 235m scraper downtown!!

Damn great shots! I really should be checking this one out....
Yes it would make an insane scraper...maybe in place of telstra near WT?

Now that is a cool chimney!

hey that's ubercool! :)
kind of the chimney version of the flatiron
http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_1101917214_Flatiron_1.jpg

i was wondering what the hell that was when I was in DB yesterday. who'd have ever imagined that a chimney could actually look good.

dam, i was hoping for the hot dog thing

^ LOL @ those other wacky designs.


Cool shots Muse. :okay:

I drove past it again and figure you must have been walking in no mans land for a couple of those shots.
You're not wrong. Almost got run over for the last shot.

I was thinking the same Adelarch when walking around it.

It is a sleek piece that's lookin' good. Can't believe it has another 10m to go!!

...

has anyone felt the draft the flatiron building creates? These wedge shapes are notorious for it - i wonder if the chimney will have the same effect.

^ i think its too small to have an effect. Its wedged between to flyovers and really doesnt impact at all at ground level.

cool.. this one's going up fast. while I love the shape maybe some additional colour wouldn't have gone astray?

looks like they reversed the lines on the facade

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/xcitytunnelstack.jpg

:deadthrea

HA! I was going to comment how close to the render this stack was turning out to be - thankfully I didn't rely on my memory because you've made an interesting observation (and I would have looked a goose).

looks like they reversed the lines on the facade

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/xcitytunnelstack.jpg

i think it looks better the way it is being built. i wonder if the rim will go onto.?

^ i think its too small to have an effect. Its wedged between to flyovers and really doesnt impact at all at ground level.

Yup I had a look at it the base is a real mess atm but with the flyovers and the size of it it would be unlikely to create any draft effect rather than what comes out the top :colgate:

It would indeed look awesome as a skyscraper in the city, thin, triangular and pure metalised glass walls in silver.

cool.. this one's going up fast. while I love the shape maybe some additional colour wouldn't have gone astray?Besides my recent pic posts, have you seen it in the flesh yet fro? or just remembering those odd alternative designs that were in the SMH earlier this year?


Looks like they reversed the lines on the facade

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/xcitytunnelstack.jpg
Yeah, looks like they definitely have.


:deadthrea
Whether you're joking or not, this thread is definitely not dead. It has another approx. 10m to go.

wow, last sections went on and even rim is done! looks excellent!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/stackcloseup.jpg

Australia;s tallest tunnel vent stack!
61m/200ft
63m to rim
66m to rod

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/stackjan18.jpg

awesome
the rim even looks like the rim on the flatiron lol
thanks for the pics :)

wow that was quick! It looks great, i want that area underneath and surrounding will be cleaned up soon its been messy for years now.

Well your question was answered rather quickly wasn't it?

Oh to the joys of prefrabrication!

i think it looks better the way it is being built. i wonder if the rim will go onto.?

OMG I only took the other pics last week. :eek:

Now all we have to wait for is the XCity Tunnel to open this year (if it's on schedule)

Wonder what the tourists that visit Sydney who only stay for 3 or 4 nights will wonder what it is....lol

cull is there a possability of large "Times Square style" screens on it? cause its in prime exposer for traffic! :eek:

im not sure about adverstising rights. but look at nearby IMAx.
might spoil it.

It's not actually that easy to see from a vehicles - coming from the NE (Harbour Bridge/Market Street) you're under Darling Park and very low to the ground. Coming from the E (Druitt Street) you get a bit of a view of it passing on your left. Coming from the W (Anzac Bridge) the shape of it means you only see the large sides once you're past it.

The photos Cul has taken are from Bathurst Street which is one way coming up the hill so no aspect there. Coming from the S (Harbour Street) can't see it for Darling Park

The best view would be from the Pier Street bridge or pedetrians in Darling Harbour near Tumbalong Park...

But why deface it with ads?

But why deface it with ads?Exactly!! The Imax Theatre is doing well and enough in that department.

Leave the stack all high-tech, clean, glossy and spiffy.

The "Times Square style" stuff is for William Street and The Cross. A bit more on Central Square wouldn't go astray either.

^ hopefully we can add World Square also to our 'time square ripoff list™'.

lol i dont want it either i just wanted to get an idea of if they would and the size

No Muse, I haven't seen it in person yet... I was in the city a few weeks back but I think it hadn't gone up that far yet. I will definitely try to get a look at it in the upcoming weeks, it really looks quite remarkable!

One different I have noted between the render and the real thing - the rim and spike are black while the render looks like there're silver.

Good spot.

With all the talk of the flatiron building I stumbled across one on flickr. (http://flickr.com/photos/limonada/3474595/)

Nice link Fro!

Nice link Fro!
Yeah, flickr's awesome!! Get onto it!

sorry guys. its that time of the thread were we say bye bye and send to archives. :hi:
a job well done i say!
:cucumber: :righton:

:cheers:

Looks awesome from Sydney Tower.

& Check out the motorists slowing down to admire Sydney's newest attraction!!!

http://img34.exs.cx/img34/7717/fabiansphotos553small0xi.jpg

WOW! Awesome shot Fab. Certainly has a bit of meat to it doesn't it.

Is that viaduct on the left new or just re-surfaced? I love Sydney's spaghetti network around this area!

An extra left lane as been added and the resurface has occurred very recently. The new lane isn't open yet, but part of the construction of it involved closing what was then the left lane - to 3 lanes became 2. Same thing happened on the viaduct on the right, 4 lanes has become 1 + Bus Lane.

The traffic isn't so much slowing for a look at the stack, but because the 2 west-bound lanes have been reduced to 1 lane with the top hats -the RTA was painting the road marking yesterday.

excellent pic fab!
today from waldorf.

http://img168.exs.cx/img168/9408/xcitystackjan248lr.jpg

oh i was way out i thought it was down the road 40m toward the bridge behind home...