Overrated Skyscrapers - Page 5

Eric Offereins · January 27th, 2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by poshbakerloo

SwissRe Building (Gherkin) is overrated

Why is it overrated?

cloud32 · January 27th, 2013, 02:19 PM

I think its just the fact that it was the first skyscraper built outside of Canary Wharf for about 30 years and the first ever skyscraper in London that wasn't a simple box. I love the design and it is one of my favorite buildings but people (and the media, it seems) always bring this up in skyscraper discussions. I'd say its more well known then London's traditional tallest, 1 Canada Square.

wino · January 28th, 2013, 06:17 PM

i think it terms of being OVERRATED, nothing beats this one...

(not to mention, the entire country in general... )

deadhead262 · January 28th, 2013, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tim1807

I don't think Chrysler Building is overrated, it's often mentioned here but most of the people outside the US don't even know about it. While it has better style then ESB.

Thats not true, I have been to many countries and continents and most people know the Chrysler.

Knitemplar · January 28th, 2013, 11:27 PM

I think the Gherkin is unique. No one had thought of building something like that before!

Amastroi2017 · January 28th, 2013, 11:29 PM

The Shard in London is overrated to me. I know it will be the tallest in London but the large open parapet on top looks dumb and contributes to a "fake" height to the building. Roof height is what matters and The Shard is clearly less than 1,000 feet to roof height.

The Gherkin is a much more beautiful building in London and is a better landmark in my opinion.

I know a lot of people will disagree with me but to me The Shard is definitely overrated.

wino · January 28th, 2013, 11:34 PM

I love the Shard. But i don't rate it too high..
so i really don't consider it to be overrated. lol

compared to Singapore's Marina bay Sands, which people always give a "PERFECT SCORE".. which i really don't understand why???????
and i repeat... it is so overrated..

ThatOneGuy · January 28th, 2013, 11:42 PM

To me, not even roof height matters. the architecture of the building is the only thing that should be judged.
To me the Gherkin looks like a giant easter egg, or bullet, or worse.

FM 2258 · January 28th, 2013, 11:59 PM

The new 1WTC for me because it's a crappy replacement for the twin towers. Also it's taking forever and it just looks stoopid. Now if they built taller replacements/replicas of the former twin towers on the footprints and call this tower 3WTC then I might like it better.

It's still hard to look at NYC's skyline without the twin towers. Almost like knocking the Eiffel Tower down to me.

KillerZavatar · January 29th, 2013, 12:41 AM

Marina Bay Sands is awesome. standing on it looking over the skyline, it was just epic. if all it is underrated, if i havn't been there i would maybe not even know it exists

felip · January 29th, 2013, 06:22 AM

1 wtc : far from being the "architectural icon" that some people claim. Just a regular-good tall building with a terrible and huge antenna/spire (I don´t mind that discussion, what matters is what it seems, and for me it looks like an antenna) that doesn't give any harmony to the whole.

No problem with its symbolic value, but that's another story.

ChibaTadayoshi · January 29th, 2013, 07:39 AM

My list:

Petronas Twin Tower. Overly promoted. nuff said.

1WTC/Freedom Tower. If it build somewhere else or without Twin Towers tragedy it'll be simply just a tall tower.

Maxou2Nantes · January 29th, 2013, 09:18 AM

Shard
Gherkin

Kopacz · January 29th, 2013, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wino

i think it terms of being OVERRATED, nothing beats this one...

(not to mention, the entire country in general... )

Marina Bay is overrated ? I don't think it's praised all around the world. Most of the opinions I heard about it were that it's just too big and not all that interesting. The only good thing about it is the enormous terrace on top.

wino · January 29th, 2013, 04:02 PM

Well there was at least a time when there was a hype about it... specially in Asia. (I guess not much in the west..)

RegentHouse · February 2nd, 2013, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tim1807

Abeno Harukas in Osaka

Nah... Regardless, it's not a very impressive building.

I'd say the Burj Dubai is overrated beyond merit. It's been completed forever and it's time to move along... to Sky City in China!

Also, Marina Bay ruined Singapore's skyline. I'm sorry, but it's a dead whale on top of three glass boxes.

L.A.F.2. · February 2nd, 2013, 05:26 PM

Marina Bay Sands is an elegant cruise ship atop three crashing waves.

mw123 · February 2nd, 2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by archilover

for me,empire state and chrysler are overated..

They are irreplaceable classics and deserve all the attention they get.

krkseg1ops · February 2nd, 2013, 06:44 PM

Just because they are classics doesn't make them beautiful or irreplacable, Although in this scenario I agree, ESB and Chrysler are timeless and, no matter what, should be left alone.

Manitopiaaa · February 3rd, 2013, 01:49 PM

Baiyoke Tower II
Burj Al Arab, Dubai
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Eureka Tower, Melbourne
Gran Torre Santiago, Santiago
Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai
Library Tower (US Bank Tower), Los Angeles
Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Mecca (Some people actually like it!)
Willis Tower, Chicago

January 28th, 2013, 11:29 PM	#86
Amastroi2017 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Baltimore Posts: 201 Likes (Received): 16	The Shard in London is overrated to me. I know it will be the tallest in London but the large open parapet on top looks dumb and contributes to a "fake" height to the building. Roof height is what matters and The Shard is clearly less than 1,000 feet to roof height. The Gherkin is a much more beautiful building in London and is a better landmark in my opinion. I know a lot of people will disagree with me but to me The Shard is definitely overrated. __________________ World Goal: 250 towers 1,000+ feet in roof height and 500 towers 800+ feet in roof height by the year 2050.

January 28th, 2013, 11:34 PM	#87
wino Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,195 Likes (Received): 155	I love the Shard. But i don't rate it too high.. so i really don't consider it to be overrated. lol compared to Singapore's Marina bay Sands, which people always give a "PERFECT SCORE".. which i really don't understand why??????? and i repeat... it is so overrated.. __________________ "A global mentality means to have relations of mutuality, respect, empathy, affinity and sensitivity, and to believe you have as much to learn as to give," - Martin Jacques

January 29th, 2013, 06:22 AM	#91
felip Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,244 Likes (Received): 404	1 wtc : far from being the "architectural icon" that some people claim. Just a regular-good tall building with a terrible and huge antenna/spire (I don´t mind that discussion, what matters is what it seems, and for me it looks like an antenna) that doesn't give any harmony to the whole. No problem with its symbolic value, but that's another story. Last edited by felip; January 29th, 2013 at 06:29 AM.

January 29th, 2013, 04:02 PM	#95
wino Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,195 Likes (Received): 155	Well there was at least a time when there was a hype about it... specially in Asia. (I guess not much in the west..) __________________ "A global mentality means to have relations of mutuality, respect, empathy, affinity and sensitivity, and to believe you have as much to learn as to give," - Martin Jacques

February 2nd, 2013, 05:26 PM	#97
L.A.F.2. Piercing the Sky Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Albany Posts: 1,704 Likes (Received): 285	Marina Bay Sands is an elegant cruise ship atop three crashing waves. __________________ Witness the construction of Log Plaza, a tower made of Lincoln Logs that will try to surpass the height of my former tower, Lincoln Tower, which was 8'4". Turns out it's the 3rd tallest fort ever built. Enjoy! http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=103571369#post103571369

January 27th, 2013, 02:19 PM	#82
cloud32 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 313 Likes (Received): 3	I think its just the fact that it was the first skyscraper built outside of Canary Wharf for about 30 years and the first ever skyscraper in London that wasn't a simple box. I love the design and it is one of my favorite buildings but people (and the media, it seems) always bring this up in skyscraper discussions. I'd say its more well known then London's traditional tallest, 1 Canada Square.

January 28th, 2013, 11:42 PM	#88
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,103 Likes (Received): 770	To me, not even roof height matters. the architecture of the building is the only thing that should be judged. To me the Gherkin looks like a giant easter egg, or bullet, or worse.

January 29th, 2013, 12:41 AM	#90
KillerZavatar also known as Wally Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Duisburg Posts: 5,064 Likes (Received): 299	Marina Bay Sands is awesome. standing on it looking over the skyline, it was just epic. if all it is underrated, if i havn't been there i would maybe not even know it exists

January 29th, 2013, 09:18 AM	#93
Maxou2Nantes Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nantes Posts: 499 Likes (Received): 212	Shard Gherkin

February 2nd, 2013, 06:44 PM	#99
krkseg1ops Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kraków - dawna stolica Polaków Posts: 1,332 Likes (Received): 95	Just because they are classics doesn't make them beautiful or irreplacable, Although in this scenario I agree, ESB and Chrysler are timeless and, no matter what, should be left alone.

February 3rd, 2013, 01:49 PM	#100
Manitopiaaa Illuminati Leader Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain - Panama City, Panama - Tulsa, OK, United States of America Posts: 1,789 Likes (Received): 296	Baiyoke Tower II Burj Al Arab, Dubai Burj Khalifa, Dubai Eureka Tower, Melbourne Gran Torre Santiago, Santiago Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Library Tower (US Bank Tower), Los Angeles Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Mecca (Some people actually like it!) Willis Tower, Chicago __________________ "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." -John Kenneth Galbraith

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