#015 l Emirates Towers l DUBAI l 355m/309m l 56/54fl - Page 4

Trances · June 13th, 2004, 06:35 AM

See them every day now
So worth it
now 10/10

beyond 1000 · June 19th, 2004, 07:12 AM

Masterfully created. Superb complex all around. My rating is 10!

digili_man · July 8th, 2004, 07:43 PM

The design for me...................................9

yoyo22 · July 14th, 2004, 08:42 PM

7.5/10

Like the towers. The offset height doesnt bother me, but doesnt impress me. I like the top with those windows, but the facade is too stark, even for me. Interesting lower levels tho, and atrium. A very nice building. Will help Dubai look great as a lot more gets built in the next couple years

jimm · July 14th, 2004, 09:26 PM

8/10

kiku99 · July 14th, 2004, 10:49 PM

i don't like the design that much. but height is very impressive

LibertyTwo · July 16th, 2004, 01:44 PM

Maybe Trances can help me out here

Are these towers, esp the office (taller one) like Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia in that the top 1/3 of the buildings are ornamental

I see 355 meters, yet 54 storeys to me says half the building is being taken up without floor space, either that or you are some tall people in UAE ;-)

I like the designs, but I hate buildings that are ornamental...people complain about Freedom Tower as cheating, but I hate these Hidden Cheats even more, like Kingdom Centre, Domiko (or whatever it is called) Tower in Tokyo etc...

I have never been a huge fan of these twins, I will be very happy when Burj Dubai is built so taht these are no longer Dubai's tallest

On a different note, I had no idea only 650,000 people live in the city of Dubai, are all these buildings office space?

***AltinD*** · July 18th, 2004, 10:56 PM

The following is a production photo from the new sci-fi movie "CODE 46" with Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton, opening in North America on Aug 6th

Part of the movie was filmed in Dubai.

Emirates towers, to respond to a question, are office building the 355 m and the 305 m tower is a 5 star hotel and they are united by a shopping arcade. I love Vu's Bar, on the 51st (top) floor of the hotel. The view is great, the bar itself is GREAT.

Trances · July 19th, 2004, 11:31 AM

Well the Floor are very High I know that and yes much of the top after where the bands and cuverd glass end and the Angle starts. So yes there is cheating in you want to call it that !

Solblanc · July 19th, 2004, 12:05 PM

gorgeous.

9/10

SA BOY · July 19th, 2004, 12:44 PM

Vus bar rules.At sunset its an amazing place

July 25th, 2004, 10:47 AM

I was up at VU's last night... I love the ET's and everything inside. So elegant, subtle, yet beastly and innovative.

I tried to read into Hazel Wong's source for ideas in creating this, but my reasearch was unconclusive. Nevertheless, I still believe that the towers carry an idea which was first introduced by Dali on one of his works. It is called Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus from 1935.

It is the two figures facing each other but not directly, protruding noticeably above and beyond everything else around. I think the pics speak for themselves... Have a look a the link below and tell me what you think!??

http://www.virtualdali.com/35Archaeo...niscences.html

And the reason why it is so striking to me is because I have an ultraviolet interpretation of this painting in my apt!!! and it is spectacular and huuuuuge!!!!! I will try posting a picture of it when I get a chance!!!!

Cheers,
Roberto

July 25th, 2004, 11:10 AM

Great buildings, crap location. 8.5

***AltinD*** · July 25th, 2004, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shuzstar

Great buildings, crap location. 8.5

Retarted

Dubai-Lover · August 10th, 2004, 02:46 PM

this is for the guy describing the location as crap!

have more more impressive pics on my german computer! these i've taken from my dubai residence last week!

another one:

driving down the highway through this skyline is like heaven on earth and it will even get much more impressive when the financial center, the burj dubai complex and the other 15 towers (under construction right now) on this road will be completed.

just for your information, this is a pic of the highway in 1992. nothing back then, today about 100 towers and still growing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
today this highway runs through a canyon of towers on the left and right side.

Jheef · August 23rd, 2004, 02:50 PM

8.5/10

Stratosphere 2020 · August 23rd, 2004, 03:06 PM

8.5 nice design, but they should have added more glass.

DRAKKO · August 23rd, 2004, 09:44 PM

a esto le llamaria verdadera aquitectura moderna la verdad son muy llamativas le doy un 10

Yardmaster · August 23rd, 2004, 10:12 PM

These two buildings seem to argue- indeed to bite!- at each other rather than to harmonize. The shot in the fog is great: fantastic!, but, looking at the night-shots of Dubai, there's a building to the right which captures my eye, rather than these towers: I guess I prefer symmetry.

Dubai's Twin Towers: very interesting architecture, moreso because they AREN'T the same height, but I'm glad they're not in my town. They wouldn't fit here. Very up-front Twenty-First Century. Very aggressive buildings. Perhaps it suits the landscape.

7.5/10

hmmm ... I have a pretty slow line here, and the pictures are still coming in ... I can see I am going to ruffle some feathers. Very angular buildings.

Jules · August 25th, 2004, 12:06 AM

Don't like them too much. 6.

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June 13th, 2004, 06:35 AM	#61
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,911 Likes (Received): 5	See them every day now So worth it now 10/10 __________________ "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.”

July 8th, 2004, 07:43 PM	#63
digili_man timmy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: currently in T.O., later NYC Posts: 72 Likes (Received): 0	The design for me...................................9 __________________ USA CANADA AUSTRALIA

July 14th, 2004, 10:49 PM	#66
kiku99 ไทย Amazing Thailand 泰国 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bangkok Posts: 3,357 Likes (Received): 4	i don't like the design that much. but height is very impressive __________________ 'BANGKOK-THAILAND' --> Los Angeles --> Melbourne, Australia! --> & now back to amazing Bangkok, Thailand again Bangkok Skyline Links Thai forum \| Bangkok Skyscrapers Info \| Amazing Thailand \| Bangkok City

July 16th, 2004, 01:44 PM	#67
LibertyTwo nohup rm -rf / Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 96 Likes (Received): 0	Maybe Trances can help me out here Are these towers, esp the office (taller one) like Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia in that the top 1/3 of the buildings are ornamental I see 355 meters, yet 54 storeys to me says half the building is being taken up without floor space, either that or you are some tall people in UAE ;-) I like the designs, but I hate buildings that are ornamental...people complain about Freedom Tower as cheating, but I hate these Hidden Cheats even more, like Kingdom Centre, Domiko (or whatever it is called) Tower in Tokyo etc... I have never been a huge fan of these twins, I will be very happy when Burj Dubai is built so taht these are no longer Dubai's tallest On a different note, I had no idea only 650,000 people live in the city of Dubai, are all these buildings office space? __________________ Yes -- Dubai rocks, FT sucks, spires cheat, and Taipei101 is ugly --- we know all ready, can we move on to more interesting chatter

June 19th, 2004, 07:12 AM	#62
beyond 1000 BANNED Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 360 Likes (Received): 0	Masterfully created. Superb complex all around. My rating is 10!

July 14th, 2004, 08:42 PM	#64
yoyo22 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 112 Likes (Received): 0	7.5/10 Like the towers. The offset height doesnt bother me, but doesnt impress me. I like the top with those windows, but the facade is too stark, even for me. Interesting lower levels tho, and atrium. A very nice building. Will help Dubai look great as a lot more gets built in the next couple years

July 14th, 2004, 09:26 PM	#65
jimm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 660 Likes (Received): 0	8/10

July 18th, 2004, 10:56 PM	#68
*AltinD* The Modecator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tiranë / DUBAI / Vienna Posts: 29,854 Likes (Received): 712	The following is a production photo from the new sci-fi movie "CODE 46" with Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton, opening in North America on Aug 6th Part of the movie was filmed in Dubai. Emirates towers, to respond to a question, are office building the 355 m and the 305 m tower is a 5 star hotel and they are united by a shopping arcade. I love Vu's Bar, on the 51st (top) floor of the hotel. The view is great, the bar itself is GREAT.

July 19th, 2004, 11:31 AM	#69
Trances , , and , Fade to Black. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Living in London Posts: 7,911 Likes (Received): 5	Well the Floor are very High I know that and yes much of the top after where the bands and cuverd glass end and the Angle starts. So yes there is cheating in you want to call it that ! __________________ "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.”

July 19th, 2004, 12:05 PM	#70
Solblanc hot Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manila Posts: 1,979 Likes (Received): 9	gorgeous. 9/10 __________________ Don't hate me for being handsome. Hate me for being handsome AND smart

July 19th, 2004, 12:44 PM	#71
SA BOY back in the real world Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Republic of Waterfall Estate Posts: 9,283 Likes (Received): 25	Vus bar rules.At sunset its an amazing place __________________ Build High-The Pixies

July 25th, 2004, 10:47 AM	#72
vikuna29 Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Dali I was up at VU's last night... I love the ET's and everything inside. So elegant, subtle, yet beastly and innovative. I tried to read into Hazel Wong's source for ideas in creating this, but my reasearch was unconclusive. Nevertheless, I still believe that the towers carry an idea which was first introduced by Dali on one of his works. It is called Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus from 1935. It is the two figures facing each other but not directly, protruding noticeably above and beyond everything else around. I think the pics speak for themselves... Have a look a the link below and tell me what you think!?? http://www.virtualdali.com/35Archaeo...niscences.html And the reason why it is so striking to me is because I have an ultraviolet interpretation of this painting in my apt!!! and it is spectacular and huuuuuge!!!!! I will try posting a picture of it when I get a chance!!!! Cheers, Roberto

July 25th, 2004, 11:10 AM	#73
Shuzstar Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Great buildings, crap location. 8.5

August 10th, 2004, 02:46 PM	#75
Dubai-Lover Construction Paradise Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dubai (UAE) \| Oehringen (GER) \| Bad Honnef (GER) Posts: 12,677 Likes (Received): 2	this is for the guy describing the location as crap! have more more impressive pics on my german computer! these i've taken from my dubai residence last week! another one: driving down the highway through this skyline is like heaven on earth and it will even get much more impressive when the financial center, the burj dubai complex and the other 15 towers (under construction right now) on this road will be completed. just for your information, this is a pic of the highway in 1992. nothing back then, today about 100 towers and still growing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! today this highway runs through a canyon of towers on the left and right side.

August 23rd, 2004, 02:50 PM	#76
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August 23rd, 2004, 03:06 PM	#77
Stratosphere 2020 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rotterdam/Oranjestad Posts: 2,507 Likes (Received): 58	8.5 nice design, but they should have added more glass. __________________ live your life, don't let life live you.

August 23rd, 2004, 09:44 PM	#78
DRAKKO New City!!! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tijuana,MX Posts: 3,069 Likes (Received): 0	a esto le llamaria verdadera aquitectura moderna la verdad son muy llamativas le doy un 10 __________________ Tijuana: Mother of Invention

August 23rd, 2004, 10:12 PM	#79
Yardmaster Registered Melbourne Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,847 Likes (Received): 46	These two buildings seem to argue- indeed to bite!- at each other rather than to harmonize. The shot in the fog is great: fantastic!, but, looking at the night-shots of Dubai, there's a building to the right which captures my eye, rather than these towers: I guess I prefer symmetry. Dubai's Twin Towers: very interesting architecture, moreso because they AREN'T the same height, but I'm glad they're not in my town. They wouldn't fit here. Very up-front Twenty-First Century. Very aggressive buildings. Perhaps it suits the landscape. 7.5/10 hmmm ... I have a pretty slow line here, and the pictures are still coming in ... I can see I am going to ruffle some feathers. Very angular buildings. Last edited by Yardmaster; August 23rd, 2004 at 10:21 PM.

August 25th, 2004, 12:06 AM	#80
Jules Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,548 Likes (Received): 1	Don't like them too much. 6.

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