Leeds 2023 Lighthouse
EDIT: Sorry about the image sizes!
I decided to have a go at creating my own version of what the lighthouse should look like. I think a true-to-life imitation would look disappointing and potentially tacky...we should be aiming higher! This is around 25m wide and 100m tall, and should be visible from all across the city. It wouldn't be made in coloured panels, rather steel beams with LED panels showing these red and white colours racing up the structure to the top. What do you all think?
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Before we get carried away with uncosted designs , it is essential we know what this mystery local business is budgeting to spend on funding the building of a lighthouse. One things for certain, LCC will not be getting a blank cheque.
Ha ha, I think this is a brilliant idea. I've seen some clever forumers putting renders together which makes me think they must work in planning or architects' practices.Starting this so I have somewhere to post my take on the 2023 Lighthouse idea.
Post any and all wacky ideas, towers from other cities, 10,000m skyscrapers that you want to see in Leeds!
Ha ha, I think this is a brilliant idea. I've seen some clever forumers putting renders together which makes me think they must work in planning or architects' practices.
The only drawback for me is that I have neither the artistic skill nor the imagination to produce any ideas which will make your jaws drop at my verve and brilliance. So, all I can do is applaud what you clever folks come up with.
Hi, if you post these as regular hyperlinks we can just visit them to see the images; otherwise, you need to upload them to Imgur and then copy the embed link from there. It seems to be the only way to get images onto the forums from my understanding.edit - can't load images
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Also, just had a look myself; the major problem would be the disruption along the existing viaduct. There's no capacity to incorporate HS2 trains on existing rail so the viaduct would have to be widened, causing massive disruption to the existing built environment; at least with the T - junction style station we're getting, there's not much impact as the buildings it will destroy are mostly of low value in most respects.In the spirit of this thread's title, these images are just for fun, imagining a different way of developing the area south of the Aire. Mostly as a result of thinking about how big an impact a four storey (equivalent) rail viaduct and station would have, crashing through and dividing Holbeck urban village and the proposed south bank. Also, still bewildered as to why it's seen as ok to build a terminus HS2 without the possibility of making through connections to Manchester etc.
I know these things have already been decided, but fantasy, right?
any direct link (ending in .jpg, .gif,) can be embedded by clicking the photo icon when writing a postHi, if you post these as regular hyperlinks we can just visit them to see the images; otherwise, you need to upload them to Imgur and then copy the embed link from there. It seems to be the only way to get images onto the forums from my understanding.