Pues desde hace dias queria crear un thread en el cual aprendamos todos sobre los proyectos arquitectonicos mas importantes del mundo, es por ello que he tomado la inciativa en ello, espero y les agrade la idea y puedan comentar y colaborar las veces que deseen, TODOS son bienvenidos en este thread. :)




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Casa de la Cascada (en inglés: Fallingwater).


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La casa de la Cascada o casa Kaufmann (en inglés: Fallingwater) es la obra cumbre de Frank Lloyd Wright y una de los hitos principales de la arquitectura del siglo XX.

Está situada en Bear Run, Pensilvania (Estados Unidos) y fue terminada en 1939. Frank Lloyd Wright (1876-1959) es considerado por algunos autores como el mejor arquitecto estadounidense, y a su vez, la "casa de la cascada" su obra maestra. Llamada «la residencia más famosa que se haya construido», la AIA (American Institute of Architects) la ha juzgado como «el mejor trabajo de un arquitecto estadounidense».
Diseñada entre 1934-1935 y construida durante 1936-1937 en Pennsylvania, Fallingwater fue la casa de campo para Edgar Kaufmann, su esposa Liliane y su hijo Edgar Jr., dueños de unos grandes almacenes en Pittsburgh. Hoy en día Fallingwater es un monumento nacional en Estados Unidos que funciona como museo y pertenece al Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
Fallingwater sigue los principios de "arquitectura orgánica" enfatizados por Wright en su escuela y estudio Taliesin. Básicamente consiste en integrar en una unidad (edificación) los factores ambientales del lugar, uso y función, materiales nativos, el proceso de construcción y el ser humano o cliente. Existen varias anécdotas sobre la construcción de Fallingwater; la localización preferida de los Kaufmann en su finca de verano estaba situada frente a la cascada formada por el riachuelo "Bear Run". Después de un par de visitas al lugar, proponer y ser aceptada la construcción sobre la cascada, y nueve meses "sin tocar un lápiz", Frank Lloyd Wright "germinó" el proyecto en su cabeza.
Cuando Edgar Kaufmann anuncio su visita a Taliesin (septiembre de 1935), Wright se sentó y dibujo el primer boceto de la casa y los planos se desarrollaron en pocas horas. Wright le comento a Kaufmann "...diseñada para la música de la cascada...para quien le gusta oírla". Hoy en día el sonido de la cascada se percibe desde cualquier lugar de la casa.

Edgar J. Kaufmann era un hombre de negocios de Pittsburgh y un fundador de los “Grandes Almacenes Kaufmann”. Su hijo, Edgar Kaufmann Júnior, estudió arquitectura durante un corto periodo de tiempo en la escuela-residencia Taliesin de Wright, un lugar en que el arquitecto enseñó a grupos reducidos durante una época en la que no disfrutaba una gran demanda de proyectos. Los Kaufmann compraron una parcela boscosa fuera de Pittsburgh con una cascada del arroyo del Oso y algunas cabañas de madera. Cuando las cabañas de su finca se deterioraron tanto que tuvieron que ser reconstruidas, el señor Kaufmann entró en contacto con Wright. Inicialmente, los Kaufmann asumieron que Wright diseñaría una casa con vistas a la cascada.
Frank Lloyd Wright pidió un estudio topográfico del área alrededor de la cascada, que fue realizado por la Compañía Fayette Engineering de Uniontown, e incluyó todas las rocas, árboles y curvas de nivel. Posteriormente, Wright creó un nuevo mapa en que precisaba el diámetro de los troncos de los árboles y la especie a la que pertenecían. Cuando Wright comunicó que la casa iba a estar sobre la cascada la familia se negó en un primer momento, aunque después el arquitecto les convenció de que esa era la mejor opción. La Casa de la Cascada se convirtió en la casa de los fines de semana para la familia desde 1937 a 1963. Cuando el matrimonio Kaufmann murió, el hijo vendió la Casa de la Cascada a la Fundación Frank Lloyd Wright porque se vio incapaz de afrontar los elevados impuestos que el edificio imponía. Desde 1964, año en que se abrió al público, la Casa de la Cascada ha recibido casi cuatro millones de visitas (datos de julio de 2006).

Mas informacion en Wikipedia.

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South Africa : The Fairland Office Development - Far from ordinary...

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The newest addition to the skyline of the West Rand of Johannesburg is the long awaited office development that houses WesBank and FNB HomeLoans.
On a hillside and highly visible from the N1 highway, the Fairland office development represents a fundamental shift in the stereotypical image associated with banks.
The design concept was composed by Continuum Architects and was underpinned by a six part story. The exterior evokes the earthy colours of Africa through green glazing and earthy exterior paint finishes. Vertical sunscreens adorned with potato prints are a prominent feature along the eight facades of the building in grey, green, yellow and red.
The development comprises a three-storey structure with canted concrete columns, supporting corner pod office units and sweeping elliptical features. The pods at the outer corners of each building are placed at a 6 degree pitch with triple volume glazing carefully fitted between the columns.
The building can accommodate over 5,000 people. A shared facility with a footprint of 3,000 m² is situated between the two office buildings. It houses a clinic, facilities management offices, security offices, canteen, two kitchens with the capacity to produce 2,000 lunches each day, training facilities and a 600-seater multi-function conference centre.
The entire building is perched on top of two super basements that can accommodate 1,600 cars, with an additional 1,250 on-surface bays. The two-level basement contains vast storage facilities, a gymnasium, computer and electrical rooms and back-of-house facilities for the kitchens and pause areas. The third basement level accommodates the centralised and shared HVAC room.
A winning team
A 55% black economic empowerment (BEE) component was required and the client took a decision to put the architectural component to competition. Four major architectural firms including Continuum Architects, were briefed on the project and given two weeks to come up with an architectural concept.
Continuum Architects was formed for the project and is made up of the expertise of CNN Architects, Fairbairn Architecture, MDS Architecture and MMA Architects.
"The composition of the consortium was carefully considered to meet the targets of black economic empowerment (BEE) and women-owned equity, as well as to bring together design and technical expertise, coupled with specific experience within office environment design," says Kim Fairbairn of Continuum Architects. A diverse group of staff members from all four practices, including architects and technicians, was seconded to Continuum Architects for the project and a joint office was established.
The opportunity to design the building was awarded to Continuum Architects in November 2006.
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The design concept
The design is unique in that it embraces African concepts and culture within the context of today's economic infrastructure.
The winning presentation was divided into six chapters, each of which used a symbol to explain the nature and the thinking behind certain elements of the building. The first addressed the macro economic environment and the metamorphosis of the financial services industry. The second chapter was all about the site, the analysis of the site and the location of the site in the city of Johannesburg. The next chapter in the presentation was about place-making in Africa and was symbolised by a path in the veld.
The fourth chapter focused on the building as a body of water and was structured around the notion of an aggregation of fish and how they work together as a group in this body of water. Chapter five determined the external architectural expression of the building. The interface of land and water was explored and various elements came to play a role in the composition. The final chapter was symbolised by an image of the Nymphaea lily, one of two indigenous lilies to South Africa.
The sheer scale and presence of the office building entices one to explore it more closely. The first impression, which is one of earthy colours and organic shapes, gives way to large open volumes for a dramatic experience in the entrance foyers, which open up into various atria.
"Although there were some minor refinements along the way, the design at presentation stage was executed in its entirety," explains Kim Fairbairn of Continuum Architects.

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Exterior architectural expression
The silhouette is fragmented and the presentation to the major roads and the adjacent Fairland neighbourhood is both bold and courteous to its surroundings. The image of the building as a symbol of a watering hole and oasis along a pathway in Africa has resulted in interesting and sometimes unexpected architectural details and a building that is unique in more ways than one.
Twenty one fire escape staircases take on the abstracted appearance of bulbous Baobabs. These break the continuous rhythms of the vertical sunscreens adorned with potato prints to give the appearance, at a distance, of the reeds adjacent to the water. Each of the facades contain coloured sunscreens finished in grey, green, yellow and red representing winter, spring, summer and autumn.
The colours of the rendered weatherproof facades represent the colours of the earthy tones of Africa and were all found on site in the soils and geology. The colour selected for the glazing represents the rich greens found in fertile watering holes.
"The rich natural environment around the 'watering hole' will be complimented with a diverse and vast landscape, part of which is a storm water attenuation pond that is already attracting Egrets and other birdlife," says Fairbairn.

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Interiors
Despite its enormous scale, the building is experienced as a warm, personal and intimate space. White sound, up lighters and high quality carpets characterise the basic shell of the offices, which are penetrated by filtered natural light via the multitude of atria located throughout. No workstation is further than 15m from such a light source and almost every workstation benefits from a view to the outside world from their seat.
The interiors of the shared facilities building were designed by Continuum Architects. "It has double volumes, in which one can imagine that you are one of the fish in the aggregation, part of the water body and part of the repository of the wealth of the organisations," explains Fairbairn.
This was brought to life through the use of steel columns placed randomly to evoke reeds growing from the floor bed, with abstracted reeds offset against the aqueous coloured walls. Visible through the imaginary meniscus, the ceiling is patterned in the form of floating lily pads. The light fittings represent rising bubbles and together with both natural light and strategic artificial lighting, the mood gives you the impression that you are submerged.

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Environmental commitment and sustainability
The site was a previously a wasteland that had been used as an illegal dump and on which squatters had settled at various points in its history. It was rehabilitated, with great care taken in the landscaping design to include indigenous plants and an environmentally-friendly irrigation system.
Energy Consumption has been dealt with on both 'passive' and 'active' levels. These measures have contributed to a saving of 1 MVA in demand, or almost 20%, a figure in line with estimates at the outset of the project. Double glazed windows are used throughout, along with insulated walls and roofs and exoskeletal sunscreens to prevent direct incoming solar radiation.
Solar water heaters are used for all the hot water requirements of the office ablutions. Electronic dimmable control gear has been fitted to all the lights, which are able to detect movement and turn themselves off if there is no personnel movement in the building.
The wholly indigenous landscaping is irrigated partly by the collection of condensate generated by the HVAC plant daily. This, combined with the borehole supply, accounts for 90% of the site's irrigation requirements, reducing dependency on municipal water supply.
Blasted rock from the excavation process has been incorporated as an aesthetic feature and to prevent erosion.
The building is uniquely barrier free. Physically, visually and aurally challenged staff members are very comfortable in the building. "A water bowl has also been provided for Kerry, the first Labrador guide dog in the building to have received her own access card!" says Fairbairn.
Outreach programme
The art of children between the ages of 7 and 12 adorn over one hectare of sunscreens on the eight facades of the building.
The definition of the word "knowledge" was discussed with the children in the programme and they were asked to explain their understanding of that word. Once completed, each child turned their sentence into a sketch. Potato prints were made of these sketches, which were then printed onto different colour papers and laminated onto the sunscreens fixed to the exterior of the building.

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Partnership approach
The Fairland office development took two years to build and was finished on time and within budget. Partial completion was achieved six to eight weeks before practical completion to ensure that all commissioning items and defects were dealt with effectively prior to practical completion. The partnership approach between the contractor and the professional team was exemplary on this project.
The Fairland office development is unique in the South African office development landscape and is set to be held up as a new standard for unique, functional, environmentally responsible and aesthetically pleasing buildings.

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ABOUT CONTINUUM ARCHITECTS
CNN ARCHITECTS
Established in 1995, CNN Architects has developed into a practice with a firm reputation in terms of its design and technical output. By having won both architectural awards as well as competitions, the practice is known for its creativity and innovation. CNN is Durban-based; is black women-led and places significant emphasis on capacity building and socio-economic development. CNN offers to its clients: local knowledge; a progressive, proactive and innovative attitude; as well as the dynamism of a South African practice.
FAIRBAIRN ARCHITECTURE
Fairbairn Architecture is a practice driven by the pursuit of a belief that our built surroundings directly influence the quality of our lives. In addition to a keen sense of innovation, practical responses and within commercial parameters Fairbairn Architecture offers architecture … with a story behind it. For more information visit www.fairbairnarchitecture.co.za
MDS ARCHITECTURE
MDS Architecture is an award-winning practice that has designed buildings to attract the business, the people and the activity that lead to a sustained performance. With a proud reputation spanning more than 50 years, the practice is renowned for its skill in the sectors of hospitality and leisure, retail developments, offices, residential buildings and interiors. For more information on MDS Architecture, visit www.mdsarch.co.za
MMA ARCHITECTS MMA Architects strives towards finding new architectural expressions through the use of space, light, colour form and materials which are more reflective of our unique South African heritage. In our work we believe that Architecture has a role in the transformation of our country and the upliftment of marginalized communities.
We also believe that architectural expression should remain free of limitations of "style" and should seek conceptual clarity through a sound theoretical approach; this is predicted on the appropriate use of local materials and technologies. For more information on MMA Architects visit www.mmaarch.co.za
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
ARCHITECT Continuum Architects, a joint venture between CNN Architects, Fairbairn Architecture, MDS Architecture and MMA Architects DEVELOPER Eris Property Group PROPERTY OWNER Joburg Property Company PROJECT MANAGERS FS Joint Venture: Focus Project Managers and SIP Project Managers PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR Joint Venture: Grinaker LTA and WBHO QUANTITY SURVEYORS Pentad Mapeni Quantity Surveyors MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Spoormaker / DTM ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Mpumelelo Engineers ROADS & iNFRASTRUCTURE Arup / PDNA STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEERS Africon / Iliso SPACE PLANNERS WESBANK BNS SPACE PLANNERS FNB HOMELOANS Blue Zebra / Baloyi KITCHEN DESIGN KDH Catering Design RATIONAL FIRE DESIGN AND WET SERVICES Africon TOWN PLANNERS Maluleke Luthuli & Associates TRAFFIC ENGINEERS Arup INTERIOR DESIGNERS WESBANK DSGN INTERIOR DESIGNERS HOMELOANS Switch Design Group LANDSCAPING Green Inc. LAND SURVEYORS Trevor Harpham ACOUSTIC ENGINEERS Pro Acoustic Consortium MAIN CONTRACTOR: ROADS Bryan Westcott (Pty) Ltd ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SES.


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Ta interesante el tema! pero mas interesante esta la foto que elegiste para arrancar con el hilo :P

Ta interesante el tema! pero mas interesante esta la foto que elegiste para arrancar con el hilo :P

Bueno, tomare tu comentario como algo bueno. :cheers:

Gracias por comentar. :)

ja no hay porqe para tomarlo como algo malo! :P pero por curiosidad. Sabes de que se trata la foto y donde queda?

ja no hay porqe para tomarlo como algo malo! :P pero por curiosidad. Sabes de que se trata la foto y donde queda?

Bueno yo si se de que se trata es el proyecto del edificio mas alto del mundo, mas alto que el Burj Dubai, que estara sobre el rio La Plata o Mar del Plata ahi si corregime.
No me parecia raro que te pareciera interesante la primera foto siendo de Argentina

De hecho solo estos dos primeros proyectos que presenta Mario conozco, cuando estudiaba bachillerato en arq. un instructor no hacia mas que hablarnos de Lecouwusierre y Frank Lloyd Wright, no se si lo he escrito bien, de hecho un grupo de clase se dio la tarea de elaborar la maqueta de la casa de la cascada.

Bueno yo si se de que se trata es el proyecto del edificio mas alto del mundo, mas alto que el Burj Dubai, que estara sobre el rio La Plata o Mar del Plata ahi si corregime.
No me parecia raro que te pareciera interesante la primera foto siendo de Argentina

De hecho solo estos dos primeros proyectos que presenta Mario conozco, cuando estudiaba bachillerato en arq. un instructor no hacia mas que hablarnos de Lecouwusierre y Frank Lloyd Wright, no se si lo he escrito bien, de hecho un grupo de clase se dio la tarea de elaborar la maqueta de la casa de la cascada.

Estas en lo correcto, gusto de verte por aqui Nash!!!! :cheers:

Estas en lo correcto, gusto de verte por aqui Nash!!!! :cheers:

Gracias muy interesante el tema, aun que poco se de estilos arquitectonicos.

Gracias muy interesante el tema, aun que poco se de estilos arquitectonicos.

Si tienes razon, lo que pasa que yo me quiero basar en un punto concreto, lo cual es la estructura en si, sea cual sea la forma o tipo de arquitectura. :)

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera - Sevilla, España.


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El Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera se ubica en Sevilla, España, y es el estadio del Real Betis Balompié y junto con el Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja es en la actualidad uno de los dos únicos estadios sevillanos en alcanzar y superar los 50.000 espectadores, aunque es el único de estos dos donde regularmente se celebran partidos de fútbol de competiciones de primer nivel. También es el único contenido completamente en el término municipal de Sevilla.
Se alza en el mismo lugar donde anteriormente estaba el Estadio Benito Villamarín y lleva su nombre en honor al expresidente Manuel Ruiz de Lopera. Nombre que fue escogido por una abrumadora mayoría de socios del Real Betis en referendum, entre otros propuestos.
Aún posee partes que pertenecieron al antiguo Benito Villamarín. Cuando éstas sean reemplazadas, su capacidad ascenderá a 64.000 espectadores, conviertiéndose por tanto en el tercer estadio de fútbol del país en cuanto a capacidad.

El Sevilla Balompié, precursor del Real Betis Balompié jugaba inicialmente en el Prado de San Sebastián. En 1920, comienza a jugar en el campo del Real Patronato Obrero. A partir del 17 de marzo de 1929 comienza a jugar en el Estadio de Heliopolis. Éste es sucesivamente remodelado hasta convertise en el estadio actual. Las más importantes modificaciones fueron: La construcción de los goles Norte y Sur en el año 1958. Posteriormente, se volvió a construir los goles Norte y Sur entre los años 1971 y 1973. Construcción de la Tribuna de Voladizo 1975. y construcción de la Tribuna de Fondo en 1979. La construcción de la Tribuna de Preferencia en 1981 y la construcción del 1er Anfiteatro de la grada de preferencia en 1982. Queda el estadio, con una capacidad de 45.000 espectadores, 27.000 de ellos sentados. En él se juegan partidos del Mundial de España 82 y el famoso 12-1 de España a Malta que clasificó a la selección española para la fase final de la Eurocopa 1984.





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wow me gusto mucho la casa de la cascada sin duda alguna un lugar muy relajante para pasarla ahi.

Madrid: Casa Hemeriscopium

Claro ejemplo del racionalismo que impera en la arquitectura de viviendas contemporáneas en España

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wow me gusto mucho la casa de la cascada sin duda alguna un lugar muy relajante para pasarla ahi.

Muchas garcias por tu comentario, a mi tambien me encanta la casa de la cascada. :)

Zazo muchas por tu aporte, muy interesante esa casa en España. :cheers:

El Museo de la Acrópolis


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El Museo de la Acrópolis es un museo arqueológico situado en la ciudad de Atenas, específicamente en la parte sureste de la Acrópolis de Atenas (de ahí viene su nombre).
Es probablemente el principal museo arqueológico de Atenas y es también considerado entre los más importantes del mundo, sin embargo, es relativamente pequeño, y por eso el gobierno griego ha decidido "mudarlo a las faldas" de la Acrópolis. Se termina de construir en septiembre de 2007 y reabre en enero de 2008.

Después de la retirada de los turcos de la Acrópolis en 1833, los primeros descubrimientos arqueológicos se almacenaron en una cisterna, sita al oeste del Partenón. Posteriormente, entre los años 1865 y 1874, el arquitecto Panages Kalkos construyó el museo.1 El Museo fue ampliado para albergar las obras descubiertas por Cavadias y Kawerau en las excavaciones de 1866-1889. Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial fue derribado parte del edificio inicial, y luego durante los años 50, el edificio fue modernizado por el arquitecto Patroklos Karantinos.

El primer director del nuevo museo edificado fue Manis Miliadis. Bajo su dirección tuvo lugar la primera exposición de la posguerra en 1964. A partir de 1997 se añadieron importantes obras que comprendían los frontones y el friso oeste del Partenón, las Cariátides del Erecteión y el friso del templo de Atenea Niké. En marzo del 2007, el ministro contemporáneo a este tiempo dijo de que a finales del año 2007 se empezaran a traer las estatuas antiguas al museo, pero los mármoles del friso oriental del Partenón los posee el Museo Británico porque antiguamente fueron tomadas del Partenón en 1802 por Lord Elgin (1766-1841) con el visto bueno del antiguo Imperio Otomano hace dos siglos, y el gobierno de Grecia está insistiendo con ayuda de la Unesco al gobierno de Londres para que cedan el friso, pero en un gesto de optimismo, el suelo superior del museo seguirá siendo vacío aguardando la vuelta inminente de los Mármoles de Elgin.






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Bueno yo si se de que se trata es el proyecto del edificio mas alto del mundo, mas alto que el Burj Dubai, que estara sobre el rio La Plata o Mar del Plata ahi si corregime.
No me parecia raro que te pareciera interesante la primera foto siendo de Argentina

De hecho solo estos dos primeros proyectos que presenta Mario conozco, cuando estudiaba bachillerato en arq. un instructor no hacia mas que hablarnos de Lecouwusierre y Frank Lloyd Wright, no se si lo he escrito bien, de hecho un grupo de clase se dio la tarea de elaborar la maqueta de la casa de la cascada.
Pero eso no se construirá, es solo una visión desechada. :nuts:

Pero eso no se construirá, es solo una visión desechada. :nuts:

Correcto!!!!!!! :cheers:

Glasgow Science Centre - Glasgow, Scotland.



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Glasgow Science Centre is a visitor attraction located on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It is a purpose-built science centre composed of three principal buildings which are the Science Mall, an IMAX cinema and the Glasgow Tower. The Scottish tourist board, VisitScotland, awarded Glasgow Science Centre, located in the Clyde Waterfront Regeneration area, a five star rating in the visitor attraction category.

Glasgow Tower

At 127 metres high, Glasgow Tower is currently the tallest tower in Scotland and the second tallest free-standing structure after the Inverkip Power Station chimney. It also holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest tower in the world capable of rotating 360 degrees from its base to its top.

Design

It is shaped like an aerofoil (as if an aircraft wing had been set in the ground vertically), with computer-controlled motors to turn it into the wind in order to reduce wind resistance. The tower, previously known as the Millennium Tower, was the winning design in an international competition to design a tower for the city centre of Glasgow. The tower is the spiritual successor to the Clydesdale Bank Tower that stood on approximately the same spot during the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.

Tallest Building Debate

When completed in 2001, it became the tallest tower in Scotland. The website for the tower claims it is "The tallest freestanding building in Scotland". Although the tower has an observation desk (at 105 metres), it does not have floors continuously from the ground and therefore it is not considered a building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). If it had gone ahead, the planned 39-storey Elphinstone Place residential tower in the city's financial district would have replaced Glasgow Tower as the tallest structure in Glasgow, and become Scotland's tallest building, however the project was cancelled in July 2008 with the developers citing the credit crunch for the decision. . At present, Inverkip Power Station is Scotland's tallest free-standing structure, with the Black Hill Transmitter mast the tallest man-made structure overall.

History
The tower has been plagued by safety and engineering problems throughout its history. Problems with the Nigerian-made thrust bearing on which it rotates led to it being closed between February 2002 and August 2004. On 30 January 2005, ten people were trapped in the lifts and only rescued after five hours. Following the incident, the tower re-opened again on December 21, 2006.
In September 2007, a charity abseil event was held on Glasgow Tower.



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