What do you think of these buildings?

[BurtWorm]

Are they works of art? Targets? What do you think?




At 1,667 feet, Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan is the world's tallest building.




At about 2,000 feet tall, the Fordham Spire would be the tallest building in the United States when all building elements are counted.

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1. They just look like

phallic symbols to me. :)

[Hosnon]

8. What other way would you design a skyscraper? Seems to me

it almost has to resemble that organ...

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24. You're probably right

but those are definitely too high for my taste. Especially after spending 15 years in SoCal, many of them in skyscrapers during earthquakes. *shudder*

[seriousstan]

14. Yes, we should all live and work in the Grand Canyon.

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25. Amen to that!

I much prefer canyons surrounding me. Zion is good enough, though; don't need Grand Canyon. :)

[Richardo]

2. The Taipei one looks like a bunch of Chinese take-out boxes stacked up

:)

[BurtWorm]

7. Phew! I wasn't the only one!

:hi:

(Do you get hungry just looking at it?)

[soothsayer]

16. LOL!

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. yep

[KG]

3. can't imagine construction guys wanting to work up that high

:scared:

[WeRQ4U]

4. A little of both I imagine.

[demnan]

5. They both almost look like spaceships

poised to take off.

[Terran]

6. I like them.

The Taipei 101 is a little out of place, with no competition whatsoever. The Fordham Spire looks like it will be really beautiful. But I'm a fan of big building and futuristic architecture.

[Richardo]

Where is the Fordham tower supposed to be?

I can't tell the city from the rendering.

[Richardo]

12. Chicago. Thought so.

[Terran]

17. Chicago, I believe. n/t

[AngryAmish]

20. Chicago (Streeterville neighborhood)

Near Navy Pier

[jobycom]

9. You couldn't have picked two more opposite expressions, could you?

Both rather awesome. Hope they don't become targets. Damn I miss Bill Clinton.

[madrchsod]

10. fordham looks like a thread tap.

it will be awhile before it is built if ever because there`s alot of opposition to this building in chicago

[Hosnon]

11. I love them. In another life I was probably an architect.

Are those actual twists in the Fordham Spire Building? How cool...

[Taverner]

13. wow, penises

[DS1]

15. Looks like Chicago's getting screwed.

Again.

:D

[Missy M]

18. The Fordham Spire looks like a giant Xmas tree icicle to me...

they certainly make easy targets and I don't understand the competition to build the world's tallest buildings. I guess it's the mine is bigger than yours syndrome. I don't think I would want to work on the upper floors of either of those buildings. They always remind me of death traps.

[MercutioATC]

19. China's gonna own a BIG building in a couple of years...

...when they repatriate Taiwan.

[AngryAmish]

22. I love these thngs

I hope they build the one in Chicago. I suspect it will be built because Alderman Natarus supports it. However, they will have to sell the condos before they break ground.

Also, Trump hates it so I'm for it.

[Greyhound]

23. I like the Chicago Building, not wild about the one in Taipei. n/t

[Xithras]

26. Building tall is better than building sprawl.

Arcologies would be better, but I'll take tall.

[Kraklen]

27. I like the Taipei building.

I think the bottom one looks like a dried up piece of dog shit.

There's one going up in Shanghai (I think) that looks really cool too.

model:

[NV Whino]

28. The spiral is kinda cool

The other one is asking for trouble. Not to mention being unattractive.