DISCUSS: Best 70's Skyscraper - Page 4

red_eagle_1982 · January 24th, 2009, 05:47 PM

WTC, hands-down.

The other Dude · March 10th, 2009, 05:50 PM

sears, its epic and still one of the biggest.

TheShark · March 13th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red_eagle_1982

WTC, hands-down.

totally agree... it was such an impressive piece of architecture

germantower · March 13th, 2009, 05:22 AM

What was besides their height and masse so impressive? I also love them somehow, but all in all it were just two gigantic boxes with many many many vertical steal beams and arches at the bottom. I think we all overrate their appearance after 911 (including me)! During their construction time they were hated after they were completed many architectural papers wrote bad critics about them.

My favourites are the Citygroup Center, the Transamerica Pyramid errrr and if i remember more towers from this era i will write another post.

Cheers

Quall · May 21st, 2009, 05:21 AM

Jardine House, HK

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Vladivostok53 · May 21st, 2009, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JmB & Co.

Very similar to Buenos Aires !

You Right

69Ketchup · May 30th, 2009, 11:16 AM

TRANSAMERICA I AGREE.

Shera · November 12th, 2009, 01:08 AM

1) Westin Peachtree Atlanta (tallest hotel in the world for a couple decades, revolving restaurant on top and high-speed scenic elevator outside the building). I've slept in the luxury suite on the 58th floor, near the top (72nd). It's a charm inside the building. Tallest building in Atlanta for nearly 15 years.

2) Transamerica pyramid, San Francisco --It's in a class of its own

3) Sears Tower, Chicago -- tallest roof in the world until a couple years ago

4) Citigroup, NYC -- still such a modern building 3 decades later

5) Jardine House, HK -- all those laundry washing machine windows! An HK icon for a decade before the skyscraper boom of the 90's

Honorable mention: Parque Central, Caracas (although it looks so desperately in need of renovation)

WTC which no longer exists -- the most impressive skyscraper of the 20th century

ryanr · November 12th, 2009, 01:41 AM

Citigroup Centre, NYC is my choice as well. It looks so modern, I didn't even know it was completed in the 70s. Could have easily been a product of the 90s.

Sears and World Trade are my runner ups.

aceflamingo23 · December 12th, 2009, 01:49 AM

William R Snodgrass Tennessee Tower!

DZH22 · December 24th, 2009, 09:03 PM

Boston's John Hancock. Possibly the world's most elegant "box". It's actually a parallelogram, and depending on the angle can look 2-dimensional. Completed in 1976 and remains Boston's tallest building today.

Pictures by me

kweenie · January 26th, 2010, 02:59 PM

citigroup center (NYC)
1 liberty plaza (NYC)
transamerica piramide (SF)

isaidso · January 27th, 2010, 10:58 AM

Commerce Court, Toronto

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http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=toro...&s=rec&page=18

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistagr...n/photostream/

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po-boy · January 29th, 2010, 05:54 PM

Not the best decade overall, but some nice buildings. My personal favorites are:

1. CitiGroup Center

2. Westin Peachtree

I also like the Jardine House and TransAmerica fairly well. I respected the WTC of course, but never really liked the design. Same goes for the Sears Tower.

HK999 · January 29th, 2010, 11:13 PM

my top 5:
#1 WTC - need i say more?

#2 sears tower - still one the tallest towers
#3 the transamerica pyramid - unique design
#4 citigroup building - still modern
#5 royal bank plaza south - shiny!

deranged · January 31st, 2010, 08:05 AM

1. Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto
2. Parque Central, Caracas
3. World Trade Center, NYC

marstrott · February 12th, 2011, 07:40 AM

1. Citigroup Center
2. Renaissance Tower
3. Aon Center
4. Water Tower Place
5. Hancock Place

ThatOneGuy · June 13th, 2012, 07:25 PM

1. World Trade Center
2. First Canadian Place
3. Sears Tower
4. AON Center (Chicago)
5. Citigroup Center

ANTAURO · July 18th, 2012, 04:19 PM

they think this tower lima civic center

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melrocks50 · August 14th, 2012, 09:58 PM

Here are some of my favorites in no particular order

Jardine House, HK, 1973

Sompo Japan Building, Tokyo, 1976

Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, 1971

Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Tokyo, 1974

OCBC Center, Singapore, 1976

Tour Gan, Paris, 1974

IDS Center, Minneapolis, 1972

1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, 1971

March 10th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#62
The other Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267 Likes (Received): 1	sears, its epic and still one of the biggest. __________________ In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

March 13th, 2009, 05:22 AM	#64
germantower i ♥ NY Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,639 Likes (Received): 66	What was besides their height and masse so impressive? I also love them somehow, but all in all it were just two gigantic boxes with many many many vertical steal beams and arches at the bottom. I think we all overrate their appearance after 911 (including me)! During their construction time they were hated after they were completed many architectural papers wrote bad critics about them. My favourites are the Citygroup Center, the Transamerica Pyramid errrr and if i remember more towers from this era i will write another post. Cheers __________________ Let the trolls starve, don't feed any troll. I ♥ NYC

November 12th, 2009, 01:08 AM	#68
Shera Juts out of nowhere! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY/Florida Posts: 207 Likes (Received): 0	1) Westin Peachtree Atlanta (tallest hotel in the world for a couple decades, revolving restaurant on top and high-speed scenic elevator outside the building). I've slept in the luxury suite on the 58th floor, near the top (72nd). It's a charm inside the building. Tallest building in Atlanta for nearly 15 years. 2) Transamerica pyramid, San Francisco --It's in a class of its own 3) Sears Tower, Chicago -- tallest roof in the world until a couple years ago 4) Citigroup, NYC -- still such a modern building 3 decades later 5) Jardine House, HK -- all those laundry washing machine windows! An HK icon for a decade before the skyscraper boom of the 90's Honorable mention: Parque Central, Caracas (although it looks so desperately in need of renovation) WTC which no longer exists -- the most impressive skyscraper of the 20th century Last edited by Shera; November 12th, 2009 at 02:17 AM.

January 27th, 2010, 10:58 AM	#73
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,592 Likes (Received): 328	Commerce Court, Toronto image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=toro...&s=rec&page=18 image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistagr...n/photostream/ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...from_Above.jpg __________________ World's 1st Baseball Game: June 4th, 1838, Beachville, Ontario, Canada North America's Oldest Pro Football Teams: Toronto Argonauts (1873) and Hamilton Tiger Cats (1869) I started my first photo thread documenting a recent trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Have a peek: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=724898

January 29th, 2010, 05:54 PM	#74
po-boy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Posts: 125 Likes (Received): 0	Not the best decade overall, but some nice buildings. My personal favorites are: 1. CitiGroup Center 2. Westin Peachtree I also like the Jardine House and TransAmerica fairly well. I respected the WTC of course, but never really liked the design. Same goes for the Sears Tower. __________________ Architecture is inhabited sculpture. ~ Constantin Branusci

January 24th, 2009, 05:47 PM	#61
red_eagle_1982 frustrated architect Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manila Posts: 381 Likes (Received): 23	WTC, hands-down.

May 21st, 2009, 05:21 AM	#65
Quall Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 3,878 Likes (Received): 33	Jardine House, HK image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

May 30th, 2009, 11:16 AM	#67
69Ketchup BANNED Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,270 Likes (Received): 2	TRANSAMERICA I AGREE.

November 12th, 2009, 01:41 AM	#69
ryanr Registered non-User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 6,664 Likes (Received): 7	Citigroup Centre, NYC is my choice as well. It looks so modern, I didn't even know it was completed in the 70s. Could have easily been a product of the 90s. Sears and World Trade are my runner ups.

December 12th, 2009, 01:49 AM	#70
aceflamingo23 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 107 Likes (Received): 0	William R Snodgrass Tennessee Tower!

December 24th, 2009, 09:03 PM	#71
DZH22 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston / North Carolina Posts: 725 Likes (Received): 15	Boston's John Hancock. Possibly the world's most elegant "box". It's actually a parallelogram, and depending on the angle can look 2-dimensional. Completed in 1976 and remains Boston's tallest building today. Pictures by me

January 26th, 2010, 02:59 PM	#72
kweenie Kweenie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kortrijk - Bxl Posts: 166 Likes (Received): 0	citigroup center (NYC) 1 liberty plaza (NYC) transamerica piramide (SF)

January 29th, 2010, 11:13 PM	#75
HK999 University of HK / 香港大學 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hong Kong SAR / 香港特區 Posts: 3,422 Likes (Received): 46	my top 5: #1 WTC - need i say more? #2 sears tower - still one the tallest towers #3 the transamerica pyramid - unique design #4 citigroup building - still modern #5 royal bank plaza south - shiny! __________________ Sapientia et Virtus 明德格物 Industrial Organization, MSc

January 31st, 2010, 08:05 AM	#76
deranged okay then Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,532 Likes (Received): 121	1. Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto 2. Parque Central, Caracas 3. World Trade Center, NYC

February 12th, 2011, 07:40 AM	#77
marstrott Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	1. Citigroup Center 2. Renaissance Tower 3. Aon Center 4. Water Tower Place 5. Hancock Place __________________ lavender oil

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ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,089 Likes (Received): 727	1. World Trade Center 2. First Canadian Place 3. Sears Tower 4. AON Center (Chicago) 5. Citigroup Center

July 18th, 2012, 04:19 PM	#79
ANTAURO BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pty-Lima Posts: 185 Likes (Received): 3	they think this tower lima civic center image hosted on flickr

August 14th, 2012, 09:58 PM	#80
melrocks50 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangkok Posts: 1,244 Likes (Received): 105	Here are some of my favorites in no particular order Jardine House, HK, 1973 Sompo Japan Building, Tokyo, 1976 Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, 1971 Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Tokyo, 1974 OCBC Center, Singapore, 1976 Tour Gan, Paris, 1974 IDS Center, Minneapolis, 1972 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, 1971

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