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I'm neither an architect nor a designer, but my gut reaction is that you can only get so creative at 1,070′. Without any evidence to back this up, I'm going to
by teekno 9y ago
I'm neither an architect nor a designer, but my gut reaction is that you can only get so creative at 1,070′. Without any evidence to back this up, I'm going to say that physics will force most skyscraper designs to converge.
- teekno 9y agoBut yes, it's not particularly beautiful or original
- anonfunction 9y agoIf you look at the tallest buildings they all have unique designs. http://www.hearandplay.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tallestbuilding.jpg http://www.hearandplay.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/t...
- capkutay 9y agoThe competing design for transbay (salesforce) tower was much nicer but their group didn't win because they bid less money on the project. [0] https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zKV9lrNlb8M/maxresdefault.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zKV9lrNlb8M/maxresdefault.jpg 0: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2007/09/pelli_clarke_pelli_and_hines_bid_the_most_and_get_the_n.html http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2007/09/pelli_clarke_pell...
- thevardanian 9y agoThat looks so much better tbh.
- drawnwren 9y agoI think the Burj Khalifa disagrees with you.
- teekno 9y agoAfter capkutay's and anonfunction's comments, I disagree with me too, haha
- drawnwren 9y agoCongratulations on being a reasonable human being.
- drawnwren 9y agoI'm really unsure why this got down voted, I was genuinely glad to see someone change their opinion (however minor) when presented with facts that discredited it.
- schoen 9y agoMaybe someone was upset at the use of "human being" because of a perceived connotation that people who behave irrationally thereby lose some of their humanity? (I'm sure you only meant "congratulations on being willing to change your opinion".)