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Old September 20th, 2012, 07:36 AM   #41
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Old September 21st, 2012, 01:38 PM   #42
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Old September 21st, 2012, 01:56 PM   #43
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My favorite skyscraper is Turning Torso
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Old September 22nd, 2012, 05:37 AM   #44
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Here are some I can think of right now:

Devon Tower (Oklahoma City/USA)

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John Hancock Center (Chicago/USA)

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Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai/China)

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Shangri-La Vancouver (Vancouver/Canada)

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Old September 22nd, 2012, 05:49 AM   #45
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Top 10 Favourite built/nearly built buildings:

1. Ryugyong Hotel
2. Mercury City Tower
3. Trump World Tower
4. Shard
5. Wells Fargo Center, Minneapolis
6. 1WTC
7. KLI 63, Seoul
8. Woolworth Building
9. City National Plaza, LA
10. Turning Torso

Honorable mention: Old WTC which shares my #1 spot.
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Old September 22nd, 2012, 11:58 AM   #46
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1. World Trade Center pre 9/11
2. International Commerce Center
3. Shanghai's World Financial Center
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Old September 22nd, 2012, 03:42 PM   #47
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I always liked the PPG tower in Pittsburgh. It is a skyscraper that resembles a castle.


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Old September 22nd, 2012, 04:49 PM   #48
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impossible to say which my favourite skyscraper is. there are just too many awesome towers on earth .

Just a few of them: Burj Khalifa, Shanghai world financial Center, Aon Center ( Chicago ), Burj Al Arab, International Commerce Center in Hongkong....and so much more
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Old September 24th, 2012, 11:29 AM   #49
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Old September 24th, 2012, 05:25 PM   #50
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I've always had a thing for petronas tower, wtc and Rialto down here in melbourne. Not the largest here anymore.
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Old September 24th, 2012, 06:50 PM   #51
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It´s really hard to choose only a few, to choose one its nearly impossible for me so here are a few which come to my mind atm.

Empire State Building, NYC - soo iconic


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Jin Mao building, Shanghai
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IFC, Guangzhou

http://www.jmhdezhdez.com/2011/11/gu...l-finance.html

Aqua, Chicago

http://www.jmhdezhdez.com/2011/05/aq...udio-gang.html

New York by Gehry, NYC

http://www.ronenbekerman.com/interview-with-dbox/

Torre Caja, Madrid - from EU
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Old October 12th, 2012, 05:42 PM   #52
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I have lots of favorite skyscrapers, too lazy to type it all.
but one of it is the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

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Shinjuku Cocoon Bldg at Night by kiri-fuda, on Flickr
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Old October 12th, 2012, 07:05 PM   #53
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Jongno Tower, Seoul

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Flickr에서 renan4님의 Jongno Tower (Seoul)

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Old October 12th, 2012, 07:10 PM   #54
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no offense, but I think it's ugly.
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Old October 12th, 2012, 07:29 PM   #55
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I have lots of favorite skyscrapers, too lazy to type it all.
but one of it is the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

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Shinjuku Cocoon Bldg at Night by kiri-fuda, on Flickr
No offense, but I also think your choce is quite ugly.
Because that reminds me of silkworms and bugs.
But i respect your choice as long as people are different and beauty is in the eyes of behoder.
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Old October 12th, 2012, 07:37 PM   #56
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I guess we're even. but how does it remind you of bugs? The appearance of the building or the name?
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Old October 12th, 2012, 08:02 PM   #57
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Yes, cocoon tower's name and shape
Especially, I fear so many white striped lines of cocoon tower's facade.

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Flickr에서 hirosan님의 Domo Gakuen Cocoon Tower

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Flickr에서 myriorama님의 cocoon

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Flickr에서 LooknFeel님의 Silk Cocoon

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Flickr에서 白石崖님의 Silkworm

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Old October 12th, 2012, 08:49 PM   #58
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