Your "Guilty Pleasure" Skyscrapers?

Travis007 · August 21st, 2005, 04:07 AM

Which skyscrapers do most people find to be hideous or under-rated but you find them interesting?

I don't know how you can hate this thing...isn't it awwdowable...

I'm guessing most people dislike the Baiyoke Tower because it is pomo but I just love it:

I'm really surprised people hate CITIC Plaza and Shun Hing Square so much and how it gets so little fan-fare. They are easily IMO the most elegant looking towers in the world.

I don't get how people hate the Oriental pearl Tower, I just get high looking at it.

RafflesCity · August 21st, 2005, 06:29 AM

Well, the Baiyoke is one of my favourites, its almost magical.

as for CITIC Plaza, I dont think many here hate it...most people concede that its stunning..one of the best in China in my opinion.

***Oriolus*** · August 21st, 2005, 06:36 AM

Well I like all of those as well Travis. The Elephant is ugly but it gets big points for being so unique. Oriental Pearl & Shun Hing are both stunning and CITIC & Baiyoke and very good also.

Jiali Plaza, Wuhan, the most unpopular skyscraper in the top 100

But I quite like it, I certainly can't see why most poeple seem to hate it with a passion.

lakegz · August 21st, 2005, 04:25 PM

My guilty pleasure is Chase Manhattan bank in Lower Manhattan. theres nothing too great about it but i love its mass.

micro · August 21st, 2005, 11:26 PM

I like these buildings in Honolulu though many people probably would find them ugly. They look so otherworldly and a little like oversized capacitors on a circuit board. Awesome!

thryve · August 21st, 2005, 11:39 PM

Ponte City in Johannesburg... I know, it's ugly as hell... but it sends chills up and down my spine... I love how it is up on a hill, accentuating its height, how it has a big core in the middle, how its controversial and was full of drug dealers and illegal residents for years, how its dirty and brash and mysterious, and dramatic. As well, it has changed from being proud in one era to horrible in another (although it's on the upswing now in a few ways) and how at night it looks so modern with its sign atop it, and its lighting.

Forza Raalte · August 21st, 2005, 11:51 PM

I really like this one.
Some people really hate it

gucci_london · August 22nd, 2005, 12:06 AM

i hate jin mao tower in shanghai.

***wjfox*** · August 22nd, 2005, 02:24 PM

I love Tower 42. I know it ain't pretty, but the sheer feeling of height you get from seeing it is awesome!

london-b · August 22nd, 2005, 03:04 PM

@wjfox, same here I love tower 42!

STR · August 23rd, 2005, 02:20 AM

Torre Agbar, it cracks me up every time I see it:

WTF were they thinking?

eweezerinc · August 23rd, 2005, 02:26 AM

Call me twisted but I have grown really be fascinated with the Kaden Tower(Louisville)...

August 26th, 2005, 07:09 AM

Carlton Centre.......was the least favourite in the 100-200....but its one of my favs! I love the color, the shape, the simplicity and the sheer size of it. 730 feet.........oooooooh........

August 21st, 2005, 04:07 AM	#1
Travis007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,851 Likes (Received): 2	Your "Guilty Pleasure" Skyscrapers? Which skyscrapers do most people find to be hideous or under-rated but you find them interesting? I don't know how you can hate this thing...isn't it awwdowable... I'm guessing most people dislike the Baiyoke Tower because it is pomo but I just love it: I'm really surprised people hate CITIC Plaza and Shun Hing Square so much and how it gets so little fan-fare. They are easily IMO the most elegant looking towers in the world. I don't get how people hate the Oriental pearl Tower, I just get high looking at it. __________________ View my photos on: Flickr & Follow me on: Twitter

August 21st, 2005, 06:36 AM	#3
*Oriolus* OzScrapers Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Townsville Posts: 4,950 Likes (Received): 24	Well I like all of those as well Travis. The Elephant is ugly but it gets big points for being so unique. Oriental Pearl & Shun Hing are both stunning and CITIC & Baiyoke and very good also. Jiali Plaza, Wuhan, the most unpopular skyscraper in the top 100 But I quite like it, I certainly can't see why most poeple seem to hate it with a passion. __________________ Townsville Biggest city in the northern half of the great southern land. Visit me on flickr

August 21st, 2005, 04:25 PM	#4
lakegz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 172 Likes (Received): 4	My guilty pleasure is Chase Manhattan bank in Lower Manhattan. theres nothing too great about it but i love its mass. __________________ World's biggest T Monk fan

August 23rd, 2005, 02:20 AM	#11
STR What'u smokin' Willis? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 2,076 Likes (Received): 18	Torre Agbar, it cracks me up every time I see it: WTF were they thinking? __________________ There are six phases to every project 1) enthusiasm, 2) disillusionment, 3) panic, 4) search for the guilty, 5) punishment of the innocent, 6) praise for the non-participants. - Guy Tozzoli Build your own Model Skyscrapers New World Trade Center (2006-) 3D Model World Trade Center (1971-2001) 3D Model

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August 21st, 2005, 06:29 AM	#2
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Well, the Baiyoke is one of my favourites, its almost magical. as for CITIC Plaza, I dont think many here hate it...most people concede that its stunning..one of the best in China in my opinion.

August 21st, 2005, 11:26 PM	#5
micro Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hamburg, .de Home: everywhere Posts: 1,517 Likes (Received): 3	I like these buildings in Honolulu though many people probably would find them ugly. They look so otherworldly and a little like oversized capacitors on a circuit board. Awesome!

August 21st, 2005, 11:39 PM	#6
thryve °°°°°°°°°° Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 5,446 Likes (Received): 2	Ponte City in Johannesburg... I know, it's ugly as hell... but it sends chills up and down my spine... I love how it is up on a hill, accentuating its height, how it has a big core in the middle, how its controversial and was full of drug dealers and illegal residents for years, how its dirty and brash and mysterious, and dramatic. As well, it has changed from being proud in one era to horrible in another (although it's on the upswing now in a few ways) and how at night it looks so modern with its sign atop it, and its lighting.

August 21st, 2005, 11:51 PM	#7
Forza Raalte Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Raalte Posts: 7,209 Likes (Received): 0	I really like this one. Some people really hate it

August 22nd, 2005, 12:06 AM	#8
gucci_london BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 41 Likes (Received): 0	i hate jin mao tower in shanghai.

August 22nd, 2005, 02:24 PM	#9
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,192 Likes (Received): 930	I love Tower 42. I know it ain't pretty, but the sheer feeling of height you get from seeing it is awesome!

August 22nd, 2005, 03:04 PM	#10
london-b βAŇŇĘÐ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ma chambre Posts: 7,542 Likes (Received): 157	@wjfox, same here I love tower 42!

August 23rd, 2005, 02:26 AM	#12
eweezerinc President of Catan Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville/Los Angeles Posts: 2,310 Likes (Received): 0	Call me twisted but I have grown really be fascinated with the Kaden Tower(Louisville)...

August 26th, 2005, 07:09 AM	#13
Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 0 Likes (Received): 0	Carlton Centre.......was the least favourite in the 100-200....but its one of my favs! I love the color, the shape, the simplicity and the sheer size of it. 730 feet.........oooooooh........