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Old Posted Aug 15, 2007, 2:20 PM
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With the exception of the Vegs and Edmonton proposals, the others are pretty neat.
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It's hard to think of a "Worst skyscraper design" thread without a cameo by New York's favorite roach motel architect, Gene Kaufman. These are some of the beauties u/c around NYC:

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Sheraton Four Points (326 West 40th Street): 33 floors - 297 feet
Marriot Fairfield (330 West 40th Street): 33 floors - 297 feet



Holiday Inn Chelsea (125 West 26th Street): 24 floors



Holiday Garden (121 West 28th Street): 24 floors



Fairfield Inn (126 Water Street): 26 floors



Chelsea Hotel (128 West 29th Street): 25 floors



Holiday Inn Express (20 Maiden Lane): 20 floors



Strand Hotel (33 West 37th Street): 19 floors



Sheraton Four Points (66 Charlton Street): 19 floors



Wyndham Hotel (37 West 24th Street): 18 floors



Marriot Fairfield (116 West 28th Street): 17 floors
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It's hard to think of a "Worst skyscraper design" thread without a cameo by New York's favorite roach motel architect, Gene Kaufman. These are some of the beauties u/c around NYC:
Those things look like they had unholy carnal relations with that Edmonton turder.
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Looks like the stage set from one of the Batman flicks. It'd make for a good new theme area at Disneyland, perhaps.
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Lest we forget, here is Le Corbusier's utopian plan for the historic center of Paris:


www.tu-harburg.de/ b/kuehn/voisin.jpg
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Okay, I'm a freak: I love the Angel City proposals.
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Okay, I'm a freak: I love the Angel City proposals.

Me too..
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I actually like some of the New York proposals.
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Shoot... it looks like something from Bladerunner.
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Shoot... it looks like something from Bladerunner.

That is the model from Blade Runner, the company was called tyrell corporation. Hence the caption talking about academy awards
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Ok, this looks like it was designed by the reknowned firm of Fog Eiffel, Back, and Simon.

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Seriously though, can you imagine the cost in todays market of the steel for this project? There was an earlier reference, and joke, about this looking good in San Diego. While that might be the best, we should think of some even more absurd locations for this project. How about:

Salt Lake City
Indianapolis
Tulsa?

Strangely, I can see it working in a place like Pittsburgh. How about Gary, IN?
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maybe someone else can help me out with the render, but this horribleness was proposed for the yonkers, NY waterfront. It was multicolored like a circus tent except 20 something stories tall. yuck
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Shoot... it looks like something from Bladerunner.
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That is the model from Blade Runner, the company was called tyrell corporation. Hence the caption talking about academy awards
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It belongs in Vegas.
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It belongs in Vegas.
Even Vegas would shun it.

HOWEVER, if this building were to be toned down like ALOT, I could see it in Atlanta or Charlotte.

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