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Natali Altayskaya
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 Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:43 am Post subject: beautiful Towers |
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What towers the most beautiful and
interesting from the architectural aspect?
I like three towers:
1. "Gherkin" (30 St Mary Axe - Swiss Re) by Norman Foster and Ken Shuttleworth in London:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
2. “HSB Turning Torso” by Santiago Calatrava in Sweden:
http://www.turningtorso.com/
3. Shukhov tower in Moscow:
http://www.shukhov.org/tower.html
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P.C.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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They are all fine examples of various technikes ,very different structures from tube lattrice as Fosters townhall ,the surface mesh forming the other tower just a surface lattrice no thought for floors .
The one I do not apriciate are the twisted one -- but all would erupt much more challancing,in real new building technikes.
Such tree different structures , in each different building technikes shuld indicate, that innovation is what architecture need, --- not refining old technikes further when the real thing to do is to realise the digital options.
Anyway --- this unbuild exact projected structure allow the outher shell to act the floors and walls, all building frames sections, can be cut from sheet material, these Towers allow the structure to deliver floor supports integrated into the structure intire mass --- this make towers or family houses, this is just one way you could enforce the same forms ;
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mx2
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Both beauty and interest are subjective terms. The answer is and always will be a personal matter. Architecturally, the only important thing to consider are the parameters...but even those could be arguably more subjective matter. How does the tower function? How does it fit in its context? How is it used? What is it made of? Who occupies it? Where's the entrance? What are the views...? It also deopends on your definition of tower, but if I had to choose three high-rise structures (of any use) that I find to be both interesting and beautiful, I would vote for (in no particular order) the Chrysler Building (I think it's simply a beautiful building), the Eiffel Tower (I think it's a beautiful structure) and the CN Tower...( the tallest structure and therefore interesting). But there is no right or wrong answer...so my question is, why? Why do you ask? Even more interestingly, why did I answer? 
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lekizz
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Your Gherkin photo is interesting because it counterposes two towers, one shiny, hi-tech and modern, the other a now-dwarfed medieval church. The towers that amaze me are church and cathedral spires. Imagine being the person who fixed the weathervane on the top of Salisbury Cathedral, maybe the first person ever to see the view from so high.
In contrast, modern towers are of necessity repetitve, uniform and often very corporate.
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elisa kouloumenta
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i think nothing compares to Eiffel Tower. It looks like the most beautiful jewelry of the world.
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solidred
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The other weekend I caught oblique sight of La Tour Eiffel from the Musee Quai Branly (Nouvel) and it really was stunning, framed so: it was in a vaguely sunlit haze which made it seem somewhat ethereal. Then, when lit up at night, you're strolling along the Seine and there's such a rush of connection: 'I'm in Paris!!'.
It's funny how in this age of complex curvilinearities in the known shape(s) of the topological universe, people still have this ancient aspiration towards the literal upwards. Ironic, too, that such structures might be our environmental downfall. Ah, the romance of Icarus...
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RSCarcht
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There is something about Foster's Gherkin that I find disconcerting. Normally I am an admirer of his work but that tower looks like a lava lamp and makes the urban setting look like a 1970's kitchen table littered with scattered toys. To me it changes the environment and the human is made to feel small and out of place.
My favorite towers are those where the scale of the street is handled delicately and the larger urban setting is handled independently. The care and craft of the Chrysler Building comes to mind...
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solidred
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Find somewhere to check out the cleaning robot housed in the cap of the thing, Mr.Carcht: pure James Bond! 
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amdsoo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: Eiffel Tower wins |
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Definitely the Eiffel tower is a better choice .
If you go to this site , http://www.freespaces.com/amdsoo/ you can download 3dxml files , the full tower is available
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elisa kouloumenta
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that's very interesting job, congratulations!!!
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