Overrated Skyscrapers - Page 4

***Sarcasticity*** · January 20th, 2013, 05:52 AM

Some of the buildings mentioned here are actually worthy of their praise and glory and its easy for people to say a certain building is overrated if it doesn't fit to their liking.

Tokyo/Manila · January 20th, 2013, 06:41 AM

tokyo tower,,, tokyo skytree

***Jan*** · January 20th, 2013, 07:10 AM

Seen from the street below the balconies on Aqua in Chicago look brilliant, but other then that it's just one big value engineered box. Having it seen from the inside out I'd pick this one as quite overrated. Actually from a resident perspective, the balconies themselves can be unpractical in their shape, some of the wider ones are supported by bars on top of the deck. The building has a running track on the podium roof while it sits next to beautiful running tracks along Lake Michigan.

realitybites-u · January 20th, 2013, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by soup or man

I think it's the opposite. I think Eureka Tower is underrated and should be more well known. For me at least, Eureka Tower is the tower that got me interested in skyscrapers in Australia. Q1 in the Gold Coast is one of the most beautiful skyscrapers ever built. Eureka Tower is a beautiful building.
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i'm sorry but both building is truly overrated. eureka tower in my opinion is an ugly building with a plain and ugly cladding with a weird shape. the q1 tower not ugly but there's nothing special at all about that building. there's a lot building that is much more beautiful than q1 and eureka. and i'm quite surprised that you said petronas is overrated. petronas is and iconic building and people can't deny it that petronas twin towers is one of the best looking building ever built. even it almost 20 years since the building completed, petronas twin towers still looks amazing.. thats my honest opinion..

***desertpunk*** · January 20th, 2013, 08:19 AM

Shanghai Tower. The forms are clumsy and the proportions are terrible. It looks like a 2,000 ft. tall damaged muffler.

1 WTC ...although I haven't encountered much "praise" for this awful David Childs mediocrity, aside from its height.

The Shard. Renzo Piano might execute cladding masterfully but the massing of this tower is almost childish in its crass geometricity. Fortunately his horrific NY Times Tower isn't on this list...because it was never rated highly to begin with.

Anything by Foster+Partners. They suck in too many ways to enumerate in a single thread, much less a post. This was not always the case.

Anything by Raphael Vinoly. I cringe each time this tasteless hack wins another plum commission. This has always been the case.

Legomaniac · January 20th, 2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarcasticity

Some of the buildings mentioned here are actually worthy of their praise and glory and its easy for people to say a certain building is overrated if it doesn't fit to their liking.

yeah, and like everything it is always to personal opinion.

SydneyCity · January 20th, 2013, 11:31 AM

Marina City...

guy4versa · January 20th, 2013, 08:05 PM

Chrysler,wilis tower and empire state building

tim1807 · January 20th, 2013, 09:33 PM

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.

TheZoolooMaster · January 21st, 2013, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kopacz

What do you mean by "some people" ?
Anyone likes that ? It looks like a big tazer battery ...

I remember someone saying they liked it. That was enough for me to post it here.

Fab87 · January 21st, 2013, 10:10 AM

Flame towers, Baku

30 St Mary Axe, London

Doha Tower

haikiller11 · January 21st, 2013, 11:10 AM

Burj dubai, petronas, esb, gherkin

archilover · January 23rd, 2013, 05:54 PM

for me,empire state and chrysler are overated..

isaidso · January 24th, 2013, 01:32 PM

- 30 St. Mary's Axe (London, UK)
- Petronas (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- The Shard (London, UK)

poshbakerloo · January 24th, 2013, 04:53 PM

SwissRe Building (Gherkin) is overrated

Vrooms · January 24th, 2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by windowsoftheworld

it's underrated if anything.

Agree. Although i not a fan

shabangabang · January 25th, 2013, 04:03 AM

- Gherkin
- Petronas Towers
- Q1
- Burj.

CxIxMaN · January 25th, 2013, 02:47 PM

Willys tower, Petronas towers, Gherkin, wtc twin towers

BelgiumKanarie · January 26th, 2013, 12:29 PM

I think the gherkin is not overated it has a special kind of architecture.

And even though the building is curved, every panel is flat,
exept for one - the piece at the very top.

archilover · January 27th, 2013, 01:23 PM

wow!architecture splendid!

January 20th, 2013, 05:52 AM	#61
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January 20th, 2013, 08:05 PM	#68
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January 20th, 2013, 09:33 PM	#69
tim1807 faster than buildings Join Date: May 2011 Location: Den Helder Posts: 6,703 Likes (Received): 566	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.

January 21st, 2013, 11:10 AM	#72
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January 23rd, 2013, 05:54 PM	#73
archilover Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: kuala lumpur Posts: 2,975 Likes (Received): 102	for me,empire state and chrysler are overated..

January 24th, 2013, 01:32 PM	#74
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,544 Likes (Received): 296	- 30 St. Mary's Axe (London, UK) - Petronas (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - The Shard (London, UK) __________________ 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 24th, 2013, 04:53 PM	#75
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January 25th, 2013, 04:03 AM	#77
shabangabang Hello. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Coast Posts: 827 Likes (Received): 62	- Gherkin - Petronas Towers - Q1 - Burj. __________________ Whale Oil Beef Hooked

January 25th, 2013, 02:47 PM	#78
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January 26th, 2013, 12:29 PM	#79
BelgiumKanarie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 87 Likes (Received): 7	The Gherkinn is not overated I think the gherkin is not overated it has a special kind of architecture. And even though the building is curved, every panel is flat, exept for one - the piece at the very top.

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