tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post114271999975100364..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: America doesn't mount the world's tallest buildings much anymore - is it a sign of the sapping of our precious bodily fluids?Lynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1158204005745224962006-09-13T22:20:00.001-05:002006-09-13T22:20:00.001-05:00Thank you!http://tbamhygr.com/zrzp/nyic.html | htt...Thank you!<BR/>http://tbamhygr.com/zrzp/nyic.html | http://mhmpjsxa.com/syxb/lhav.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1158203994134581602006-09-13T22:19:00.000-05:002006-09-13T22:19:00.000-05:00Well done![url=http://tbamhygr.com/zrzp/nyic.html]...Well done!<BR/>[url=http://tbamhygr.com/zrzp/nyic.html]My homepage[/url] | [url=http://kpfkaecx.com/dwdn/vlix.html]Cool site[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1143874247679482202006-04-01T00:50:00.000-06:002006-04-01T00:50:00.000-06:00What is a city?What really amazes me is the makeup...What is a city?<BR/>What really amazes me is the makeup of American cities (china is looking a lot like it). Its like an ankor wat model, a few tall important buildings stacked up in the middle surrounded by a sea of small homes. This centralizes everything making it out of the way of everything else. Look at Japan, cities are real urban metropolis, trains everywhere, not one hub and all spokes. Mid size apartments can be found everywhere. Shops are on every street. You dont have to live in a gentrified neighborhood to find shops and thriving business. In comparison, areas that we consider city are really quite suburban. Its spread out. I think we got the whole city thing wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1143690563623922132006-03-29T21:49:00.000-06:002006-03-29T21:49:00.000-06:00Why bother? Most who actually know the figures ag...Why bother? Most who actually know the figures agree that buildings over 70-stories just don't justify themselves financially or functionally. And if the "competition" designs to replace WTC is any indication, you can't "design by committee" projects that large and iconic any way. Daniel Hudson Burnham would be embarressed....Charging Rhinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779435769344428495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1143502209979370032006-03-27T17:30:00.000-06:002006-03-27T17:30:00.000-06:00It doesn't really matter if America doesn't have a...It doesn't really matter if America doesn't have all the tallest towers..or that she has lost the penchant for them. America is a mature country with a mature society and has no real need for tall buildings.The direction of tower design and debate can be seen in the World Trade Tower designs...confusion..is what observers like us see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-1142898102379312992006-03-20T17:41:00.000-06:002006-03-20T17:41:00.000-06:00The Gherkin is also in Woody Allen's sexy "Matchpo...The Gherkin is also in Woody Allen's sexy "Matchpoint."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com