Architecture

~~MicShazam~~ · 05-31-2018, 11:21 AM

For some reason, the number of floors seems way more excessive to me when 8 of them are underground. Makes it seem like some kind of bond villain hideout.

Lisnaholic · 05-31-2018, 11:22 AM

These are the figures I found on wiki before I posted that comparison:-

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London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region.[43] Its estimated mid-2016 municipal population (corresponding to Greater London) was 8,787,892,[3] the largest of any city in the European Union[44] and accounting for 13.4% of the UK population.[45] London's urban area is the second most populous in the EU, after Paris, with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census.[46] The city's metropolitan area is the most populous in the EU with 14,040,163 inhabitants in 2016,[note 4][2] while the Greater London Authority states the population of the city-region (covering a large part of the south east) as 22.7 million.[47][48] London was the world's most populous city from around 1831 to 1925.[49]

On a related map, London was shown as pretty much everything inside the M25, but yeah, figures vary a lot depending on where you define the boundary.

Lisnaholic · 05-31-2018, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

For some reason, the number of floors seems way more excessive to me when 8 of them are underground. Makes it seem like some kind of bond villain hideout.

^ Yes, it seems excessive, but that's what wiki says. I count, at its highest, ten floors above ground, and of course the bit below ground is presumably much smaller in floor area. Wiki mentions an anti nuclear bunker with conc walls 1.5m thick, so yes, a classic Bond villain hideout!

DwnWthVwls · 05-31-2018, 04:15 PM

Vincent Callebaut has some amazing designs.. I'm not sure how many have been realized.

TAO ZHU YIN YUAN proj Vincent Callebaut

Lilja · 05-31-2018, 11:42 PM

Those apartments kind of remind me of the turning torso in Malmö

Anyway,other architecture greats. I always liked the moorish palaces of Southern Spain because of how they integrate nature and geometry. I mean, they are so detail rich.

Alcazar in Seville, Spain

The Alhambra, Granda

(The neat thing about this place is that there is a Parador in the Alhambra. A Parador is a state hotel where you can stay for the night. I know that Washington Irving stayed there (the guy who wrote the "Headless Horseman" tale).

And , for another area of the world:
The Giger bar in Switzerland (for those Alien fans)

It's all in the details.

DwnWthVwls · 06-01-2018, 02:29 PM

I think you mean Moopish, not Moorish.

Lisnaholic · 06-03-2018, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Vincent Callebaut has some amazing designs.. I'm not sure how many have been realized.

TAO ZHU YIN YUAN proj Vincent Callebaut

^ That's an elegant example of greener architecture than we've seen so far. Here's something from Japan - very worthy because of all the "fruit and veg" on it, but not as eye-catching as VC's tower:-

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@Lilja: yes the detail on the Alhambra is extraordinary, but the Giger Bar is not a place I'd like to stay in for long.

Here's some more detail from the small building I mentioned in post #21 :-

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Lisnaholic · 07-13-2018, 06:56 AM

^ My photo is of the Pedregal Artz shopping mall in Mexico City, a building which is not remakable of itself. After all, to put a slanting face on a shoebox and stack a few of them together is quite a common design idea these days - I think there's a museum in Liverpool that's similar. One thing we can reasonably expect of a building, however, is that it stays up, or to use the industry's prefered phrase, "It maintains its structural integrity." Yesterday, part of the Predregal Artz mall failed that test! As no one was hurt in this completely unprovoked collapse, I think we are entitled to laugh with a free conscience:-

Plankton · 08-28-2018, 11:28 AM

I just heard about this on the radio today. I might have to make a trip out there.

Chicago Architecture Center opens August 31*·*Chicago Architecture Center - CAC

Lisnaholic · 08-29-2018, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

I just heard about this on the radio today. I might have to make a trip out there.

Chicago Architecture Center opens August 31*·*Chicago Architecture Center - CAC

^ Wow! I bet that would be interesting - especially to see Chicago itself. Have u been there, Plankton? As I'm sure you know it was "the birthplace of the skyscraper." Skyscrapers were a great solution to the problem of putting big office buildings on small sites, but when you have the luxury of space, there's a another solution too:-

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Lilja Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 521	Those apartments kind of remind me of the turning torso in Malmö Anyway,other architecture greats. I always liked the moorish palaces of Southern Spain because of how they integrate nature and geometry. I mean, they are so detail rich. Alcazar in Seville, Spain The Alhambra, Granda (The neat thing about this place is that there is a Parador in the Alhambra. A Parador is a state hotel where you can stay for the night. I know that Washington Irving stayed there (the guy who wrote the "Headless Horseman" tale). And , for another area of the world: The Giger bar in Switzerland (for those Alien fans) It's all in the details. Last edited by Lilja; 06-01-2018 at 01:37 AM.

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ My photo is of the Pedregal Artz shopping mall in Mexico City, a building which is not remakable of itself. After all, to put a slanting face on a shoebox and stack a few of them together is quite a common design idea these days - I think there's a museum in Liverpool that's similar. One thing we can reasonably expect of a building, however, is that it stays up, or to use the industry's prefered phrase, "It maintains its structural integrity." Yesterday, part of the Predregal Artz mall failed that test! As no one was hurt in this completely unprovoked collapse, I think we are entitled to laugh with a free conscience:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 07-13-2018 at 07:06 AM.

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	For some reason, the number of floors seems way more excessive to me when 8 of them are underground. Makes it seem like some kind of bond villain hideout.