What Buildings Would You Pick For Kansas City?
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I'll take Kingdom Center in Riyadh.
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The HSB Turning Torso building is my favorite building ever. Relocate it! It's actually 7 feet shorter than 1KCP!
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While your talkin' about buildings thought I'd just add my personal fav.
The palace of science and fine arts in Warsaw Poland.
I like how the entrances are so elaborate on each of the four sides.
http://flickr.com/photos/baalands/440375542/
The palace of science and fine arts in Warsaw Poland.
I like how the entrances are so elaborate on each of the four sides.
http://flickr.com/photos/baalands/440375542/
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I think the Carbide and Carbon Building would look great in downtown KC. It's Art Deco style would fit right into KC's skyline.
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IMHO... I thought this building would like nice in the area currently being occupied by the Sprint Arena, but hey... thats just my opinion
Its was proposed Brooklyn Nets Arena designed by Frank Gehry. Very similar to the end result Sprint Center, but with a green space and outer walking area on the top. If I remember, it was also supposed to be an ice skating rink.
They're still trying to build an arena up in Brooklyn, but the design has changed. It's call the Barclays Center now. http://www.barclayscenter.com/
Its was proposed Brooklyn Nets Arena designed by Frank Gehry. Very similar to the end result Sprint Center, but with a green space and outer walking area on the top. If I remember, it was also supposed to be an ice skating rink.
They're still trying to build an arena up in Brooklyn, but the design has changed. It's call the Barclays Center now. http://www.barclayscenter.com/
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Do you know how hard it is to take photos of all that wavy metal?
I have this feeling that the arena in that rendering woud look nothing like that after built. Where is the skin?
I love the Sprint Center just the way it is!
I have this feeling that the arena in that rendering woud look nothing like that after built. Where is the skin?
I love the Sprint Center just the way it is!
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Me to.GRID wrote:
I love the Sprint Center just the way it is!
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I love this building. It, or a variation like it would be amazing in our DT!
bahua wrote: The HSB Turning Torso building is my favorite building ever. Relocate it! It's actually 7 feet shorter than 1KCP!
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I have always loved the 225 South Sixth Building in Minneapolis.
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Yeah, I like the Sprint Center too. It's nice to have a new arena. But I'm not impressed with it at all. I'm a designer/architect by education and profession. The Sprint Center offers nothing new or innovative in way of architecture, design or ergonomics. Don't get me wrong. Its a very nice arena. A great edition to Kansas City and I'm glad we have it now. But, IMHO, I don't see the Sprint Arena getting any awards in breakthrough design and innovation. Its no Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Peter Zumthor or a Frank Gehry, sorry.GRID wrote: Do you know how hard it is to take photos of all that wavy metal?
I have this feeling that the arena in that rendering woud look nothing like that after built. Where is the skin?
I love the Sprint Center just the way it is!
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3344 Peachtree is one attractive building.
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a scaled down slightly different version of the sears tower...if there was no sears tower. i'm incredibly in love with the sears tower. or another building with such a commanding presence over the city like the sears tower is to chicago, like a taller 1KCP. Anyone have a rendering of 2KCP? Not exactly what I mean, but the scale is closer.
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Without any hesitation, my first pick is the Chrysler Building.
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This is a relic of the Mayor Wheeler days. They tore down the imfamous 12th street of our "Paris of the Plains" days. I can understand why City Hall would want to close down a whole row of strip clubs. But did the buildings have to go with them? It's a bit of historical fabric I wish we still had.Tosspot wrote: Our Marriott is a hideous piece of crap. At least from three of the four sides.
I was downtown last night and noticed its unbridled hideosity. I cannot fathom the concept of a professional architect/designer shitting forth such a god-awful piece of architectural poppycock onto the cityscape. These people deserve to be thrashed and beaten with reeds.
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The one to the left of BoA HQ is Hearst Tower. Beautiful lobby!FangKC wrote: That is a neat building. I like the crown. I like the little one to the left too.
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Marriott was built as a Vista during Berkely days, not Wheeler. The proposal in the Wheeler days was a Hyatt for the spot looking very much like the one in San Francisco.
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True, The Vista (now Marriott) was built during Mayor Berkely's term.
It was the beginning a of a boom for downtown.
I think the Marriott looks OK except for it's poor interaction with the street.
It was the beginning a of a boom for downtown.
I think the Marriott looks OK except for it's poor interaction with the street.
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Clearly no one has posted to this topic, but I find it to be interesting. That being said I would pick both 801 Grand in Des Moines and the RSA Battle House Tower in Mobile