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Originally Posted by thebigATL
We could get a Man-made Mountain With A nice waterfall w/ a water park... We really do not have theme parks...for a tropical city I think we do....
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Perhaps instead of a waterfall we pursue a variant of the modern reflecting-pool and/or fountains theme? The new Olympic Plaza in Adler (Sochi) features the cauldron hanging over a reflecting pool with an animated Olympic ring fountain system. Basically a Bellagio pool done at 1/8 scale.
How about this: We pursue the "Green Line," the linear park space that would cover MARTA's 5 Points station and lead all the way to Phillips Arena. If that were done we could redevelop the Underground Atlanta side of Peachtree Street to feature a similarly scaled fountain and artistic feature. Maybe move the Atlanta's Olympic Cauldron there, or include an artistic tower that incorporates a light show and waterfall? The whole stretch could serve as something like Rockafeller Plaza, complete with Macy's Tree Lighting come Thanksgiving!
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Originally Posted by thebigATL
It will be nice if we had an new signature Tower For Atlanta!!!
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Indeed. The City lacks iconic spaces and structures, so anything to stand out would be phenomenal.
I've often suggested that we get Turner productions to develop a version of CN Tower, but with a more interactive base.
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Originally Posted by bryantm3
when it comes to supertalls, for the most part, i think they're like a city's penis. the bigger it is, the better the city can claim it is. however, look at the cities that have the biggest towers: Shenzhen, Dubai, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur... these are not cities that have their shit together, in layman's terms. they certainly aren't the world's biggest or most important cities. for the most part, they're cities with a large impoverished population that has had some recent financial gains and is trying to prove itself.
i'd hate to see atlanta join the ranks of those cities, just to prove itself. i'd rather see atlanta grow until it actually *needs* another supertall building. to build ourselves another supertall would be like giving ourselves an undeserved trophy. we don't need another supertall for practical purposes; however, the current development is being demanded by the market and is working very well.
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Oh goody! Phallic references!!
While I don't agree with all of your reasoning I think it is inarguable that many of these showcase buildings are indeed more points of ego and pride than actual necessity, and that often means the designs tend to be plastic and gaudy. I agree that would be bad for Atlanta.
It would be nice, however, if some of Atlanta's prominent businesses did indeed make their mark on/in urban Atlanta. It's a shame that Fortune 500 companies like Home Depot and Delta don't feature in the skyline the way, say, you see in NY (Citi, AT&T) or Chicago (Sears). And regrettably Coca Cola's home is decidedly mundane and removed from the bulk of other skyscrapers. I'd certainly enjoy being able to point to the skyline and say "There are the hq's for Coke, Delta, Equifax, Holiday Inn..."
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look at the BoA tower, for example, of a building that is tall but not needed. it looks beautiful on the skyline, and i hope it stays there for a very long time. however, it was constructed without a real need for vertical construction in the city; now a large portion of the building is completely vacant, since there are much better and cheaper locations for office space, even in the core.
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To be fair, when C&S first proposed the structure they were going to occupy most of it, if not all. Then the financial winds changed, NC became a haven for banking institutions and C&S would be bought into NationsBank, thereby eliminating a lot of the middle managers that would've occupied those floors.