New TOWERS of the world.

[SingaporeCity]

Originally Posted by mrfusion

this is a real eyesore, wonder what it looks like at night.

Haha, maybe from that angle, the towers look too massive.

Once fully ready, they should look more like the renderings.


http://www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-...l-Land-Ltd.jpg


http://www.archicentral.com/wp-conte...lections-3.jpg

What about these?

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5155/...afbe33df_z.jpg


http://www.aboutsingaporeproperty.co.../Lily-Lai1.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/...921e7d336d.jpg

[Vrooms]

I think this project is the most eye catching condominium development in SG

[Dilaz89]

Those towers look great from Sentosa. What's the area called?

[Avatar]

Originally Posted by CULWULLA

awesome nouvel tower planned for NYC
320m!
http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog...tower-round-2/

Angel Place much?

[Avatar]

Originally Posted by SingaporeCity

Haha, maybe from that angle, the towers look too massive.

Once fully ready, they should look more like the renderings.


http://www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-...l-Land-Ltd.jpg


http://www.archicentral.com/wp-conte...lections-3.jpg

What about these?

image hosted on flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5155/...afbe33df_z.jpg


http://www.aboutsingaporeproperty.co.../Lily-Lai1.jpg

image hosted on flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/...921e7d336d.jpg

Revolting. Who wants their city to look like a 2CB trip from toontown?

[Vrooms]

Originally Posted by Dilaz89

Those towers look great from Sentosa. What's the area called?

The area is called Keppel Bay, the Development is called Reflections at Keppel Bay

[Avatar]

Reflections of a big night with too many shrooms no doubt?


Just because the tech to build oddly shaped, curved and distressed-looking towers is now possible ... does not mean that we should.
These types of buildings challenge symmetry, form and rhythm normally associated with aesthetically pleasing design. They lack a coherent message and undermine typical expectations of the built environment. They are unerving and a grotesque parody of what has come before, especially in overly structured and manufactured synthetic singapore.

[GaryinSydney]

I disagree - they look fab imo, really striking and far nicer than the cookie cutter, low-rise Meriton boxes we have for apartments in Australia.

& don't slag off SGP - "Overly structured & manufactured" you say - Heck, they at least allow for some fantastic developments and have innovative architects like WOHA (ILuma etc). Check out the amazing new buildings at the One-North business park etc.

If only Australia could build a world-class MRT system like they have. (new extension to the Circle line opens 12 Sept )

It takes longer here to build a cycle way down Bourke St than to pop up a new tower in Marina bay!

[christos-greece]

Originally Posted by Avatar

Revolting. Who wants their city to look like a 2CB trip from toontown?

Those towers in Singapore are almost completed, or still U/C?

[Vrooms]

Originally Posted by christos-greece

Those towers in Singapore are almost completed, or still U/C?

They are already T/O

[JV2007]

Originally Posted by Avatar

Reflections of a big night with too many shrooms no doubt?


Just because the tech to build oddly shaped, curved and distressed-looking towers is now possible ... does not mean that we should.
These types of buildings challenge symmetry, form and rhythm normally associated with aesthetically pleasing design. They lack a coherent message and undermine typical expectations of the built environment. They are unerving and a grotesque parody of what has come before, especially in overly structured and manufactured synthetic singapore.

Reflections is my favourite development in Singapore, I love the look and environment, with the sea at the front and the green hills of Mt Faber at the back. Of almost anywhere in the world where I would want to work, my dream place would probably be a Reflections villa overlooking the marina.

I agree that just because something can be done does not mean that it should be done. A pet peeves is overly artistic airports....curse the architects that make you hump luggage and kids further just to win design awards!

I don’t fully understand your criticisms though...if you have a moment and choose to, I would be grateful if you could explain a bit more. Whenever I look at art and architecture and see people using complex descriptions I always wonder if they really know what they are talking about. Which, as a grand master is unlikely to be a description that would apply to you.

“These types of buildings challenge symmetry, form and rhythm normally associated with aesthetically pleasing design....” – I may disagree, but it’s a valid opinion. I think Liberskien may have deliberately tried to interrupt symmetry by using an design that borrows ideas from ikebana concepts.

“They lack a coherent message and undermine typical expectations of the built environment....” - What are the "typical expectations of a built environment, and could you give some good examples of superior built environments?

“They are unnerving and a grotesque parody of what has come before…” - What is being parodied here?

"Especially in overly structured and manufactured synthetic Singapore." - One of the reasons I hope you will respond is I am curious what would work better here...a square skycraper?

Singapore is a place a lot of people dislike, but the city works well, and function can be argued to have its own beauty. Singapore is probably the city that looks least pretty in postcards amongst the financial centres, but as compared to (IMO) the soullessness of Geneva or mayhem of Shanghai or HK it has a charm than a few residents think shine though.

[redbaron_012]

Originally Posted by Avatar

Revolting. Who wants their city to look like a 2CB trip from toontown?

and make sure you don't have furniture on casters !

[swifty78]

Originally Posted by Brizer

Wanjing SOHO, Beijing.
Zaha Hadid
Up to 200m.

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That would like nice on the banks of Brisbane river

[christos-greece]

Interesting project; would be a hotel?

[CULWULLA]

freedom tower is a now a supertall. 305m, steel has reached level 80!!
looks incredible
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[thewallpart6]

The glass

[Andrewwise]

Originally Posted by CULWULLA

freedom tower is a now a supertall. 305m, steel has reached level 80!!
looks incredible
image hosted on flickr

I took this pic a few days ago, from almost the exact same spot.

[christos-greece]

The project of WTC1 is really great, no doubt

[Vrooms]

Yeah it looks great

[christos-greece]

Imagine that one completed