Epic architecture and development projects around the globe - Page 42

***Þróndeimr*** · January 4th, 2010, 05:38 PM

For those who is watching it live, i think the Dubai residents was forced to pay 1000 dollars each for that firework, man!

I hope it will be available for 1080p download soon! :P

***Þróndeimr*** · January 4th, 2010, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imre

Burj Khalifa (aka Burj Dubai)

Updated World Top10 list:
1) Burj Khalifa - Dubai, UAE | 828m - 160fl - 2010
2) Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan | 509m - 101fl - 2004
3) Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai, China | 492m - 101fl - 2008
4) International Commerce Centre - Hong Kong | 483m - 118fl - 2009
5) Petronas Tower 1 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 452m - 88fl - 1998
5) Petronas Tower 2 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 452m - 88fl - 1998
7) Nanjing Greenland Financial Center - Nanjing, China | 450m - 89fl - 2009
8) Willis Tower - Chicago, USA 442m - 108fl - 1973
9) Guangzhou West Tower - Guangzhou, China | 440m - 103fl - 2009
10) Jin Mao Tower - Shanghai, China | 421m - 88fl - 1998

***Tin_Can*** · January 4th, 2010, 06:22 PM

Burj Khalifa? uh-oh... people will still know it as Burj Dubai

Looks like Dubai needs another loan to pay for those fireworks

Anyway,awesome!

Can't wait until some 1km high skyscraper gets built.

***Þróndeimr*** · January 4th, 2010, 06:27 PM

looks like Khalifa (Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan = President in UAE) came in the last second and wanted the tower to be named after him.

Entire district (Downtown Burj Dubai = Downtown Burj Khalifa) will be renamed to that too, and about 500 name-sign's already up here and there!

***Þróndeimr*** · January 4th, 2010, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kony

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3509507...52182/sizes/o/

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3509507...52192/sizes/o/
image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3509507...52190/sizes/o/
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ch1le · January 4th, 2010, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Þróndeimr

looks like Khalifa (Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan = President in UAE) came in the last second and wanted the tower to be named after him.

Entire district (Downtown Burj Dubai = Downtown Burj Khalifa) will be renamed to that too, and about 500 name-sign's already up here and there!

what a dick.

cant believe such medieval people exist in 2010.

Triceratops · January 4th, 2010, 08:47 PM

Anyway the name doesn't change the appearance of the whole mega district!

datoriprogram · January 4th, 2010, 11:42 PM

A film from the opening

http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/nyh...icle6381227.ab

Pansori · January 5th, 2010, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ch1le

what a dick.

cant believe such medieval people exist in 2010.

Which is one of the primary reasons all the fuss about Dubai's mega-projects does not excite me that much. I may sound like a pathetic dick myself but I find the architecture and projects in Dubai, including the Burj Dubai (or whatever its new name is) itself, as lacking sophistication. The tower just screams "I want to be tha taaaaalest" without much else to say. That's fine and still impressive but I think there are much more exciting and sophisticated projects happening all around us which actually serve a purpose.

Sorry for being such a sleazy t*at

***Þróndeimr*** · January 5th, 2010, 01:16 AM

Actually, the architecture, designs of many of the buildings is amazing, new and smart. The masterplanning policy around it however, is trash, putting all these really great towers right next to eachother, with no connection or whatsoever, and many with big atrium's and plaza's, and a big shopping center inside (it becomes very cheesy). It is somewhat understandable though, since Dubai temperatures is so high all year around there is no way they can have the street life cities should have.

ch1le · January 5th, 2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Þróndeimr

Actually, the architecture, designs of many of the buildings is amazing, new and smart. The masterplanning policy around it however, is trash, putting all these really great towers right next to eachother, with no connection or whatsoever, and many with big atrium's and plaza's, and a big shopping center inside (it becomes very cheesy). It is somewhat understandable though, since Dubai temperatures is so high all year around there is no way they can have the street life cities should have.

hear hear!

But, but, time heals all/most masterplanning wounds.

***Þróndeimr*** · January 10th, 2010, 07:23 PM

I posted something about a quality project in Addis Ababa a few pages back,
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=723

There seem to be several projects popping up in the city, and we're talking nice designed buildings here!

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Henn Architekten has won first prize in an architectural competition for the construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) headquarters in
Addis Ababa. Once completed, the 42-storey tower will be the tallest building ever built in Ethiopia.

The firm’s proposal includes, on the longer sides of the slender office tower, a gap in the facade which will reveal the city from a new perspective.
The reduced reflection of the glass skin will permit a contrasting glimpse inside the building. This openness will continue to base level, where the
entrance area will be revealed. The tower will be accompanied by a conference centre and a shopping mall. The buildings will be clustered around
a sunken landscaped plaza.

At the competition awards ceremony, CBE president, Ato Bekalu Zeleke, said: “The construction of the new headquarters building is a gesture of
CBE's aspiration to become a world class bank.” A seven-person jury composed of Ethiopians and foreigners in the field selected the winning
architectural design from 21 local and foreign contestants that submitted their work.

The skyscraper, due to be built in five years' time, will bring CBE’s now-scattered organs under one roof.

AU (African Union) conference hall
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A 150$ million project been fully financed by the Chinese Government.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Other projects, unknown to me. But we have a 5 star hotel been planned and some 20 office highrises. Price 1.5$ billion.

IceCheese · January 10th, 2010, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Þróndeimr

Other projects, unknown to me. But we have a 5 star hotel been planned and some 20 office highrises. Price 1.5$ billion.

Looks like they made the render in City Life!

marshol · January 27th, 2010, 11:37 PM

Miapolis, Miami | 975m | 160fl | Pro

The Americans want to beat the Arabs. This will become the world tallest building, if built.

There's also a video:
http://www.miapoliscity.com/

Lockheed_F-22 · January 28th, 2010, 12:41 PM

Looks really nice, hopefully they'll start building it soon

if they'd start, hopefully it wont happen to it as what happened to Chicago Spire...

***Þróndeimr*** · February 26th, 2010, 11:52 PM

King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art won by Zaha Hadid Architects

The new King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art in Amman, Jordan designed by Zaha Hadid Architects has been announced this week.

The project comes after a competition awarded in June 2008, which included Snøhetta (Norway), Atelier Christian de Portzamparc (France), Delugan
Meissl (Austria), Henning Larsens Tegnestue (Denmark) and Kerry Hill Architects (Singapore). The project consists in a performing arts and cultural
centre that includes a 1600-seat concert theatre, 400-seat theatre, educational centre, rehearsal rooms, and galleries.

***Þróndeimr*** · February 26th, 2010, 11:56 PM

A map i made for Dalian, China, with current planned buildings about 150m.

***Þróndeimr*** · March 26th, 2010, 04:46 PM

And finally, Shanghai Tower is going UP!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kix111

They started pouring :_) Photos from jamyan

Shanghai Tower | 632m | 128 fl | U/C

Pansori · March 26th, 2010, 06:15 PM

The best skyscraper on our planet.

Triceratops · March 27th, 2010, 12:32 PM

^ The same concept as Turning Torso! That's why the one in Malmo should be second best in the world!

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January 4th, 2010, 05:38 PM	#821
*Þróndeimr* Adventurous! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 11,270 Likes (Received): 273	For those who is watching it live, i think the Dubai residents was forced to pay 1000 dollars each for that firework, man! I hope it will be available for 1080p download soon! :P

January 4th, 2010, 06:27 PM	#824
*Þróndeimr* Adventurous! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 11,270 Likes (Received): 273	looks like Khalifa (Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan = President in UAE) came in the last second and wanted the tower to be named after him. Entire district (Downtown Burj Dubai = Downtown Burj Khalifa) will be renamed to that too, and about 500 name-sign's already up here and there!

January 4th, 2010, 11:42 PM	#828
datoriprogram Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stockholm/New York Posts: 760 Likes (Received): 70	A film from the opening http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/nyh...icle6381227.ab

January 5th, 2010, 01:16 AM	#830
*Þróndeimr* Adventurous! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 11,270 Likes (Received): 273	Actually, the architecture, designs of many of the buildings is amazing, new and smart. The masterplanning policy around it however, is trash, putting all these really great towers right next to eachother, with no connection or whatsoever, and many with big atrium's and plaza's, and a big shopping center inside (it becomes very cheesy). It is somewhat understandable though, since Dubai temperatures is so high all year around there is no way they can have the street life cities should have.

January 10th, 2010, 07:23 PM	#832
*Þróndeimr* Adventurous! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 11,270 Likes (Received): 273	I posted something about a quality project in Addis Ababa a few pages back, http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=723 There seem to be several projects popping up in the city, and we're talking nice designed buildings here! Commercial Bank of Ethiopia headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Henn Architekten has won first prize in an architectural competition for the construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) headquarters in Addis Ababa. Once completed, the 42-storey tower will be the tallest building ever built in Ethiopia. The firm’s proposal includes, on the longer sides of the slender office tower, a gap in the facade which will reveal the city from a new perspective. The reduced reflection of the glass skin will permit a contrasting glimpse inside the building. This openness will continue to base level, where the entrance area will be revealed. The tower will be accompanied by a conference centre and a shopping mall. The buildings will be clustered around a sunken landscaped plaza. At the competition awards ceremony, CBE president, Ato Bekalu Zeleke, said: “The construction of the new headquarters building is a gesture of CBE's aspiration to become a world class bank.” A seven-person jury composed of Ethiopians and foreigners in the field selected the winning architectural design from 21 local and foreign contestants that submitted their work. The skyscraper, due to be built in five years' time, will bring CBE’s now-scattered organs under one roof. AU (African Union) conference hall Addis Ababa, Ethiopia A 150$ million project been fully financed by the Chinese Government. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Other projects, unknown to me. But we have a 5 star hotel been planned and some 20 office highrises. Price 1.5$ billion.

January 27th, 2010, 11:37 PM	#834
marshol Landsc. Architect Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oslo Posts: 1,694 Likes (Received): 35	Miapolis, Miami \| 975m \| 160fl \| Pro The Americans want to beat the Arabs. This will become the world tallest building, if built. There's also a video: http://www.miapoliscity.com/

January 28th, 2010, 12:41 PM	#835
Lockheed_F-22 Aviation Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vilnius, LT/ Ennis, IE Posts: 98 Likes (Received): 0	Looks really nice, hopefully they'll start building it soon if they'd start, hopefully it wont happen to it as what happened to Chicago Spire...

February 26th, 2010, 11:52 PM	#836
*Þróndeimr* Adventurous! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 11,270 Likes (Received): 273	King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art won by Zaha Hadid Architects The new King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art in Amman, Jordan designed by Zaha Hadid Architects has been announced this week. The project comes after a competition awarded in June 2008, which included Snøhetta (Norway), Atelier Christian de Portzamparc (France), Delugan Meissl (Austria), Henning Larsens Tegnestue (Denmark) and Kerry Hill Architects (Singapore). The project consists in a performing arts and cultural centre that includes a 1600-seat concert theatre, 400-seat theatre, educational centre, rehearsal rooms, and galleries.

February 26th, 2010, 11:56 PM	#837
*Þróndeimr* Adventurous! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Trondheim Posts: 11,270 Likes (Received): 273	A map i made for Dalian, China, with current planned buildings about 150m.