#299 l Terminal Tower l CLEVELAND l 216m l 52fl - Page 2

UrbanDesigner · October 6th, 2003, 04:10 PM

Look Atlanta, GA ~ at what a real skyscrpaer looks like!

New Jack City · October 6th, 2003, 05:14 PM

8/10...It's a great old classic, but like others pointed out a little too dirty, and the top isn't all that great.

Wu-Gambino · October 7th, 2003, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UrbanDesigner

Look Atlanta, GA ~ at what a real skyscrpaer looks like!

HA HA!

UrbanDesigner · October 7th, 2003, 03:35 AM

I'm serious. I consider the Terminal Tower one of the quintessential skyscrapers that other towers can only aspire to be.

What's going on in Indy. Y'all should be very proud of the "retail revival" in your downtown, not to mention all the other developments in your city. Kudos to Indianapolis! one of the world's next great cities?

Javier · October 11th, 2003, 12:24 AM

Looks like a russian building...
6/10

October 23rd, 2003, 08:59 PM

I hate these church/scraper combinations.

....no wait: I'd hate them if only I wouldn't have to laugh so much when seeing them.

3/10

Liz L · October 28th, 2003, 09:17 PM

7.5/10 - The spire, or everything above the first big setback, from what I can see, is well done - it blends its component parts harmoniously, and rises gracefully to the sky.

The problems are with the main mass of the tower - that heavy cornice at the set back seems to kill the height, and, along with the columns supporting arches don't harmonize with the columns supporting pediments of the spire quite as well as they might.

And the tower, while it is slim enough, and not really ugly, is a bit bland. It also seems to illustrate what I see as the main limination of Beaux Arts as applied to skyscrapers - the classical, Greco-Roman style on which Beaux Arts is based is not really vertical, so it can only go so high before looking forced and stretched - after all, how many layers of columns can you pile on top of each other?

Kommentare · October 29th, 2003, 02:48 AM

10/10

Fabio · November 8th, 2003, 04:05 PM

9.5/10

A great classic.

zaceman · March 9th, 2004, 07:39 PM

woo best skyscraper in town

Necker · March 18th, 2004, 03:08 PM

7

***SeeMacau*** · April 3rd, 2004, 03:25 AM

Classic
8/10

james2390 · April 12th, 2004, 06:01 AM

10/10. Awesome spire.

luis · April 16th, 2004, 04:19 AM

9/10

the pope · June 10th, 2004, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Javier

Looks like a russian building...
6/10

you're definately not the first person to say that......don't know why......

best foodcourt in the city of cleveland.

Also fortunately the observation deck opens maybe once or twice a year.....

Trances · June 10th, 2004, 03:54 PM

Love that one
9/10

Orfeo · June 12th, 2004, 03:41 AM

8
It's great.

7 World Trade · June 18th, 2004, 01:33 AM

looks like the municipal building with its wings cut off at upper levels. really nice details. a good building for cleveland.

8.5

Winus · July 26th, 2004, 04:09 PM

Oew a classic, too bad the base is so fat. 7.0

SChristopher · September 7th, 2004, 09:06 PM

hmm I find that it is really skinny and a little gaudy for my tastes...I give it a 7 because at the same time it has an ok design going on

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October 7th, 2003, 03:35 AM	#24
UrbanDesigner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CHARLOTTE USA Posts: 119 Likes (Received): 0	Naptown... I'm serious. I consider the Terminal Tower one of the quintessential skyscrapers that other towers can only aspire to be. What's going on in Indy. Y'all should be very proud of the "retail revival" in your downtown, not to mention all the other developments in your city. Kudos to Indianapolis! one of the world's next great cities?

October 11th, 2003, 12:24 AM	#25
Javier Arquitextualizado Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Santiago Posts: 5,372 Likes (Received): 202	Looks like a russian building... 6/10 __________________ Flickr / @xcarras / SKYLINES y Rascacielos Chilenos / SANTIAGO DE CHILE \| On my lens / TPV / CC / T3

October 28th, 2003, 09:17 PM	#27
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	7.5/10 - The spire, or everything above the first big setback, from what I can see, is well done - it blends its component parts harmoniously, and rises gracefully to the sky. The problems are with the main mass of the tower - that heavy cornice at the set back seems to kill the height, and, along with the columns supporting arches don't harmonize with the columns supporting pediments of the spire quite as well as they might. And the tower, while it is slim enough, and not really ugly, is a bit bland. It also seems to illustrate what I see as the main limination of Beaux Arts as applied to skyscrapers - the classical, Greco-Roman style on which Beaux Arts is based is not really vertical, so it can only go so high before looking forced and stretched - after all, how many layers of columns can you pile on top of each other? __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules!

October 29th, 2003, 02:48 AM	#28
Kommentare Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania Posts: 447 Likes (Received): 0	10/10 __________________ X

October 6th, 2003, 04:10 PM	#21
UrbanDesigner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CHARLOTTE USA Posts: 119 Likes (Received): 0	Look Atlanta, GA ~ at what a real skyscrpaer looks like!

October 6th, 2003, 05:14 PM	#22
New Jack City User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 5,651 Likes (Received): 2	8/10...It's a great old classic, but like others pointed out a little too dirty, and the top isn't all that great.

October 23rd, 2003, 08:59 PM	#26
airsickpenthousedweller Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	I hate these church/scraper combinations. ....no wait: I'd hate them if only I wouldn't have to laugh so much when seeing them. 3/10

November 8th, 2003, 04:05 PM	#29
Fabio Go Habs! Go! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal-QC Posts: 5,092 Likes (Received): 2	9.5/10 A great classic.

March 9th, 2004, 07:39 PM	#30
zaceman Art Student Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cleveland Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	woo best skyscraper in town

March 18th, 2004, 03:08 PM	#31
Necker BANNED Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Santiago d.C Posts: 1,549 Likes (Received): 0	7

April 3rd, 2004, 03:25 AM	#32
*SeeMacau* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,923 Likes (Received): 48	Classic 8/10 __________________ Experience luxury and excitement at its best in Asia - Macau Cotai Strip Over 20 hotels under construction with more than 60,000 rooms, Shopping Centers, Entertainment Facilities and Casinos.

April 12th, 2004, 06:01 AM	#33
james2390 Tribune Tower Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 0	10/10. Awesome spire.

April 16th, 2004, 04:19 AM	#34
luis Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Puebla Posts: 1,000 Likes (Received): 1	9/10

June 10th, 2004, 03:54 PM	#36
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,896 Likes (Received): 4	Love that one 9/10 __________________ "Are we ready to go farther or have we already gone to far?" “He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.”

June 12th, 2004, 03:41 AM	#37
Orfeo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,392 Likes (Received): 14	8 It's great.

June 18th, 2004, 01:33 AM	#38
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July 26th, 2004, 04:09 PM	#39
Winus heanig an Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 4,554 Likes (Received): 0	Oew a classic, too bad the base is so fat. 7.0 __________________ De kloomp'maj anhoalen: Enschede-Stad.nl

September 7th, 2004, 09:06 PM	#40
SChristopher Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati, Oh Posts: 1,052 Likes (Received): 0	hmm I find that it is really skinny and a little gaudy for my tastes...I give it a 7 because at the same time it has an ok design going on

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