“Krung Thep Mahanakhon”, Ole Scheeren tells me, is the Thai name for Bangkok. That last, strange-sounding word translates as “metropolis”. Ever since Fritz Lang’s 1926 filmic vision of an expressionistic, hubristic, futuristic city with a Babel-like skyscraper at its heart, the word “metropolis” has become one of the richest, most evocative words in architecture. It means urbanity, “cityness”. And it would be hard to think of a better name for Scheeren’s extraordinary new skyscraper design.
“Krung Thep Mahanakhon”, Ole Scheeren tells me, is the Thai name for Bangkok. That last, strange-sounding word translates as “metropolis”. Ever since Fritz Lang’s 1926 filmic vision of an expressionistic, hubristic, futuristic city with a Babel-like skyscraper at its heart, the word “metropolis” has become one of the richest, most evocative words in architecture. It means urbanity, “cityness”. And it would be hard to think of a better name for Scheeren’s extraordinary new skyscraper design.Financial Times
the balcony and architectural treatment on the "de-pixelization" areas give it a bit more credit, especially as it reaches down towards the street...still, can't help but feel gimicky...
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the balcony and architectural treatment on the "de-pixelization" areas give it a bit more credit, especially as it reaches down towards the street...still, can't help but feel gimicky...
Reminds me of the project they had for the staritecture condos in Manhattan.
Are they kidding? if the design concept was commerce beacon, post aerial attack, great job guys. Those impact scars are really vivid.
just looks this this if you ask me
http://www.56leonardtribeca.com/#/global-landmark-by-herzog-and-de-meuron
wugee,
That is the one i was talking about..
This building is damn ugly.
i knew playing jenga could help you become an architect!
Also, see Libeskind's tower: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/4726/daniel-libeskinds-green-new-york-tower.html
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