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> an 11-story iron-framed skyscraper. Here in Dubai, it is not uncommon for skyscrapers to be built on top of an 11 story parking building / platau / base. I

> an 11-story iron-framed skyscraper. Here in Dubai, it is not uncommon for skyscrapers to be built on top of an 11 story parking building / platau / base. I think 11 stories would be considered low-rise and even 20-story buildings looks tiny against the Marina skyline.

grishka 3y ago
> Here in Dubai, it is not uncommon for skyscrapers to be built on top of an 11 story parking building And that looks awful when you're up close on the ground. Some buildings hide it better than the others, but still the architecture of Dubai really only looks nice when you're seeing it from a distance (or a height). I even tweeted about that: https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595045771744780292 https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595045771744780292 New York City is much nicer visually because it wasn't built around cars and is overall much denser. Manhattan somehow manages to look nice both from the streets and from a distance.
- heavenlyblue 3y ago
  Your tweet isn't showing the parking
  - wodenokoto 3y ago
    This is vida hotel in Dubai Marina. The base is “only” 10 stories though: https://cloudfront--us--east--1-images-arcpublishing-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w820/s/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LG3V7WHJB5B4RJLKUGX5LTCWE4.jpg https://cloudfront--us--east--1-images-arcpublishing-com.cdn...
  - grishka 3y ago
    The second one in the thread does
    - Macha 3y ago
      Replies to individual linked tweets don't seem to render for logged out users on mobile these days. I only see one tweet, not a thread.
      - grishka 3y ago
        Oof. Musk is at it again. Here's the second tweet: https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595046077438328832 https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595046077438328832
- wodenokoto 3y ago
  I wasn’t commenting on the aesthetics, but the size. I think it’s crazy that what was once called a skyscraper is today considered parking.
- tharkun__ 3y ago
  Skyscrapers look awful no matter what except from a distance. There, my opinion on that. Does that help? Not at all. Your esthetics are different from mine are different from your parent. I happen to like sprawled suburbs with lots of greenery. Not the typical actual "cul-de-sac" suburbia but like the more or less naturally grown looking very low density towns. With huge lots but not huge houses. Skyscrapers are of course marvels of engineering and I can appreciate them for that and some even for the esthetics from afar. The Burj Al Arab did look majestic though I'm not sure how close exactly I was. I would never want to live there. Lots of people that close to each other, all next to other buildings that size tend to breed problems. Not that the Burj has that particular problem but a Chicago and New York do. Not that I'm going to solve over population but that doesn't change the fact that overpopulation breeds issues.
tokai 3y ago
If you read the article you would understand that its not the height but the construction that makes it a skyscraper.

grishka 3y ago

> Here in Dubai, it is not uncommon for skyscrapers to be built on top of an 11 story parking building And that looks awful when you're up close on the ground. Some buildings hide it better than the others, but still the architecture of Dubai really only looks nice when you're seeing it from a distance (or a height). I even tweeted about that: https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595045771744780292 https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595045771744780292 New York City is much nicer visually because it wasn't built around cars and is overall much denser. Manhattan somehow manages to look nice both from the streets and from a distance.

heavenlyblue 3y ago
Your tweet isn't showing the parking
- wodenokoto 3y ago
  This is vida hotel in Dubai Marina. The base is “only” 10 stories though: https://cloudfront--us--east--1-images-arcpublishing-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w820/s/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LG3V7WHJB5B4RJLKUGX5LTCWE4.jpg https://cloudfront--us--east--1-images-arcpublishing-com.cdn...
- grishka 3y ago
  The second one in the thread does
  - Macha 3y ago
    Replies to individual linked tweets don't seem to render for logged out users on mobile these days. I only see one tweet, not a thread.
    - grishka 3y ago
      Oof. Musk is at it again. Here's the second tweet: https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595046077438328832 https://twitter.com/grishka11/status/1595046077438328832
wodenokoto 3y ago
I wasn’t commenting on the aesthetics, but the size. I think it’s crazy that what was once called a skyscraper is today considered parking.
tharkun__ 3y ago
Skyscrapers look awful no matter what except from a distance. There, my opinion on that. Does that help? Not at all. Your esthetics are different from mine are different from your parent. I happen to like sprawled suburbs with lots of greenery. Not the typical actual "cul-de-sac" suburbia but like the more or less naturally grown looking very low density towns. With huge lots but not huge houses. Skyscrapers are of course marvels of engineering and I can appreciate them for that and some even for the esthetics from afar. The Burj Al Arab did look majestic though I'm not sure how close exactly I was. I would never want to live there. Lots of people that close to each other, all next to other buildings that size tend to breed problems. Not that the Burj has that particular problem but a Chicago and New York do. Not that I'm going to solve over population but that doesn't change the fact that overpopulation breeds issues.

tokai 3y ago

If you read the article you would understand that its not the height but the construction that makes it a skyscraper.