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KidNeStonez · October 2nd, 2008, 04:02 PM

Looks like the set of Ugly Betty.

LoveTheCity · October 3rd, 2008, 02:31 AM

I thought exactly the same when I first saw it.. maybe their design inspiration..?!

Leeds No.1 · October 3rd, 2008, 08:17 AM

Some news I probably forgot to say is that BWP will be lit up pink this week for Breast Cancer Awareness. So I read in the paper anyway. I expect it'll just be the same as usual but constantly pink instead of changing colours.

van heckler · October 3rd, 2008, 12:40 PM

This one is up for the Carbuncle Cup!

(If you didn't already know)

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?...00000001838485

Dan B · October 3rd, 2008, 02:18 PM

The nomination for Bridgewater Place is ridiculous + Broadgate Tower? Eh?. They really haven't tried hard enough if they think those are the worst buildings completed within this last year, although some on the list do deserve it.

tomd89 · October 3rd, 2008, 06:37 PM

Opal anyone?

Immunda Leodis · October 3rd, 2008, 08:02 PM

Fucking ridiculous to nominate this building for the CBC. What a joke!

Gherkin · October 3rd, 2008, 08:05 PM

Come on though, Bridgewater is a bit of a grim bitch. The picture on that website is it's best angle! From the side and back it looks awful.

Immunda Leodis · October 3rd, 2008, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gherkin007

Come on though, Bridgewater is a bit of a grim bitch. The picture on that website is it's best angle! From the side and back it looks awful.

Behave!!!!!!

BWP is a fantastic building and unlike a lot of the buildings that have been built recently I think it will age well!

Leeds No.1 · October 3rd, 2008, 08:46 PM

I like Broadgate in general but the diagonal criss-crossing is a bit clumsy I think. It should have been decreased in scale. BWP is a good building, definitely not a carbuncle.

LoveTheCity · October 3rd, 2008, 09:02 PM

Got to say for a long time I really didnt like BWP, thought it was really ugly.. but it has grown on me, and think it is quite a good piece of architechture..

BWP = Marmite

Leeds No.1 · October 4th, 2008, 02:03 AM

I always think the plant floors look uncompleted. But it improves the entrance to the city massively, and there is a very good view of the tower from the back of the atrium.

New_To _This_City · October 4th, 2008, 06:10 PM

Im a massive fan of BWP, and have struggled to find an angle in which it doesn't look great!!! I also love it because it was the Genesis of the Leeds high rise boom pretty much, and will hopefully encourage many more other buildings 100m+ to plant their foundations in Leeds!!!

Val Verde · October 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM

I guess one thing about Bridgewater Place was the removal of the spire which if it was included would surely have acted a bit of a crown to the top of BWP and would have given more visual prominence. Was there any reason ever given in public for not including the spire?

Still it is imo a decent enough building.

Skychaser 2005 · October 5th, 2008, 01:12 AM

I think they ran out of money, and the cost for the spire was too expensive to include at the final construction stage. Its a great shame, would have topped it off perfectly. Maybe BT or Virgin will come along and put a big telecommunications mast on top which would do the job.

LoveTheCity · October 5th, 2008, 02:41 AM

Would the spire have made BWP an 'official' skyscraper.. or is 40ft for a spire too much to ask (i'm not really good with imagining measurements).. any way if so, i'm guessing some one from Manchester complained

Seriously tho, just jesting, don't want to kick off another Leeds vs Manchester debate.

But who knows maybe it could make a return in the form of 'fins' to sort out the wind tunnel?

Leeds No.1 · October 5th, 2008, 02:47 AM

Being over 100m, it is a skyscraper. As for wind problems, tree planting would break the force of the wind up quite a bit.

LoveTheCity · October 5th, 2008, 03:07 AM

I thought for a building to be classified as an 'official' skyscraper it had to measure 150m, hence Mancunian claims of having the only 'real' skyscraper outside London..?

hsc-online · October 5th, 2008, 05:51 AM

Yes, even I hope that Leeds is getting some attention atlast . I hope this will lead to the increase of th eprice in property at Leeds. Leeds is the best to invest now, as of now the prices were decreasing in the UK market , expected to decrease more in new year. I hope we could get property at an low price over here.

Leeds No.1 · October 5th, 2008, 10:05 AM

Well no there isn't any official thing. But in the UK 100m+ is widely accepted as skyscraper. 150m is the next obvious benchmark so it's just something to try and make Beetham sound better if it's the only skyscraper.

October 3rd, 2008, 08:17 AM	#103
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,298 Likes (Received): 102	Some news I probably forgot to say is that BWP will be lit up pink this week for Breast Cancer Awareness. So I read in the paper anyway. I expect it'll just be the same as usual but constantly pink instead of changing colours. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

October 3rd, 2008, 02:18 PM	#105
Dan B BAND Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bradford/Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,734 Likes (Received): 0	The nomination for Bridgewater Place is ridiculous + Broadgate Tower? Eh?. They really haven't tried hard enough if they think those are the worst buildings completed within this last year, although some on the list do deserve it. __________________ ''There are only two things in the world that give us absolute total happiness, one is unwrapping a newly bought CD and the other is seeing other people fail'' http://www.flickr.com/photos/danbrassington/

October 3rd, 2008, 08:46 PM	#110
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,298 Likes (Received): 102	I like Broadgate in general but the diagonal criss-crossing is a bit clumsy I think. It should have been decreased in scale. BWP is a good building, definitely not a carbuncle. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

October 4th, 2008, 02:03 AM	#112
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,298 Likes (Received): 102	I always think the plant floors look uncompleted. But it improves the entrance to the city massively, and there is a very good view of the tower from the back of the atrium. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

October 4th, 2008, 06:10 PM	#113
New_To _This_City Dedicated Festival Fan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 472 Likes (Received): 0	Im a massive fan of BWP, and have struggled to find an angle in which it doesn't look great!!! I also love it because it was the Genesis of the Leeds high rise boom pretty much, and will hopefully encourage many more other buildings 100m+ to plant their foundations in Leeds!!! __________________ Leeds ... is good...

October 2nd, 2008, 04:02 PM	#101
KidNeStonez Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Perth, Aus Posts: 108 Likes (Received): 15	Looks like the set of Ugly Betty.

October 3rd, 2008, 02:31 AM	#102
LoveTheCity LS17 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 938 Likes (Received): 23	I thought exactly the same when I first saw it.. maybe their design inspiration..?!

October 3rd, 2008, 12:40 PM	#104
van heckler Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wolverhampton/Birmingham Posts: 2,725 Likes (Received): 3	This one is up for the Carbuncle Cup! (If you didn't already know) http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?...00000001838485

October 3rd, 2008, 06:37 PM	#106
tomd89 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 609 Likes (Received): 0	Opal anyone?

October 3rd, 2008, 08:02 PM	#107
Immunda Leodis Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 985 Likes (Received): 9	Fucking ridiculous to nominate this building for the CBC. What a joke!

October 3rd, 2008, 08:05 PM	#108
Gherkin actual gherkin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 13,737 Likes (Received): 160	Come on though, Bridgewater is a bit of a grim bitch. The picture on that website is it's best angle! From the side and back it looks awful.

October 3rd, 2008, 09:02 PM	#111
LoveTheCity LS17 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 938 Likes (Received): 23	Got to say for a long time I really didnt like BWP, thought it was really ugly.. but it has grown on me, and think it is quite a good piece of architechture.. BWP = Marmite

October 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM	#114
Val Verde Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 5,547 Likes (Received): 8	I guess one thing about Bridgewater Place was the removal of the spire which if it was included would surely have acted a bit of a crown to the top of BWP and would have given more visual prominence. Was there any reason ever given in public for not including the spire? Still it is imo a decent enough building.

October 5th, 2008, 01:12 AM	#115
Skychaser 2005 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,456 Likes (Received): 21	I think they ran out of money, and the cost for the spire was too expensive to include at the final construction stage. Its a great shame, would have topped it off perfectly. Maybe BT or Virgin will come along and put a big telecommunications mast on top which would do the job.

October 5th, 2008, 02:41 AM	#116
LoveTheCity LS17 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 938 Likes (Received): 23	Would the spire have made BWP an 'official' skyscraper.. or is 40ft for a spire too much to ask (i'm not really good with imagining measurements).. any way if so, i'm guessing some one from Manchester complained Seriously tho, just jesting, don't want to kick off another Leeds vs Manchester debate. But who knows maybe it could make a return in the form of 'fins' to sort out the wind tunnel?

October 5th, 2008, 02:47 AM	#117
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,298 Likes (Received): 102	Being over 100m, it is a skyscraper. As for wind problems, tree planting would break the force of the wind up quite a bit. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

October 5th, 2008, 03:07 AM	#118
LoveTheCity LS17 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 938 Likes (Received): 23	I thought for a building to be classified as an 'official' skyscraper it had to measure 150m, hence Mancunian claims of having the only 'real' skyscraper outside London..?

October 5th, 2008, 05:51 AM	#119
hsc-online BANNED Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 42 Likes (Received): 0	Yes, even I hope that Leeds is getting some attention atlast . I hope this will lead to the increase of th eprice in property at Leeds. Leeds is the best to invest now, as of now the prices were decreasing in the UK market , expected to decrease more in new year. I hope we could get property at an low price over here.

October 5th, 2008, 10:05 AM	#120
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,298 Likes (Received): 102	Well no there isn't any official thing. But in the UK 100m+ is widely accepted as skyscraper. 150m is the next obvious benchmark so it's just something to try and make Beetham sound better if it's the only skyscraper. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

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