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wayfinder posted:This is in Madrid: I really love this building, one of my favorite modern buildings in Madrid. wayfinder posted:This building is in Minsk, Belarus. It looks like it's made of moldy neapolitan ice cream. This, OTOH, is what you build when you have a gazillion dollars and absolutely no, loving taste.
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wayfinder posted:Russian embassy, Havana: This owns I could totally see an evil megacorporation making its HQ there.
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Applewhite posted:This owns I could totally see an evil megacorporation making its HQ there. It really looks exactly like a Russian embassy should look.
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wayfinder posted:
That building's got a kind of dazzle camouflage thing going on. 
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Fuckin sick as hell trapper keeper bro, is the boat behind it?
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wayfinder posted:
that's not a cheesegrater  with the walkie talkie  And soon to be joined by the scalpel  The new London boom is making for some weird but brilliant buildings (that burn and drop bolts and will destroy the city one at a time)
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netally posted:And here's a Brutalist favourite of mine; the Alexandra Road Estate. Perfect for filming a 70s scifi movie: Recently used as the home for chavvy James Bond alike in the Kingsman film (which is p.good).
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Tochiazuma posted:American Embassy in Ottawa, if the intent was to put up an ugly building that looked like it had a bunker in the roof then Mission Accomplished That seems to be the style they are going for - the one in Oslo looks like a fortress as well.
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wayfinder posted:Nominated for best tower: Salvo Palace, Uruguay: Out of all those things you posted, this is the one that I found the most repulsive and terrible. I can't really articulate what makes it so weird and wrong-looking - maybe just the whole package of weird top-heavy proportions, overwrought bulbous trim and detailing, and being entirely monochrome. It's like a Beaux-Arts building and a Brutalist building got drunk and then begat this monstrosity. Also the blue-green concrete thing set in the cute little town square was pretty loving bad too.
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Tochiazuma posted:American Embassy in Ottawa, if the intent was to put up an ugly building that looked like it had a bunker in the roof then Mission Accomplished That hut on the roof is for the all the spy equipment.
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Computer viking posted:That seems to be the style they are going for - the one in Oslo looks like a fortress as well. 
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Mar 10, 2015 23:13
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Grim Up North posted:That hut on the roof is for the all the spy equipment. I always thought it was some sort of escape capsule that would fly off in case of trouble
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Mar 10, 2015 23:40
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Tochiazuma posted:American Embassy in Ottawa, if the intent was to put up an ugly building that looked like it had a bunker in the roof then Mission Accomplished Reminds me more of a submarine than anything else. 
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Mar 10, 2015 23:44
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RIP Danvers
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I thought it was supposed to evoke a battleship or something, yeah. Because that's what you park next to the parliament of your closest ally.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Can't talk about soulless blocks in Glasgow without the ur-soulless block, the Red Road Flats. Architectural failures - "Load Bearing Asbestos"
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Subjunctive posted:I thought it was supposed to evoke a battleship or something, yeah. Because that's what you park next to the parliament of your closest ally. it's a strategic foothold for future annexation. one day we're going to swap it out for a real one and the canadians will politely pretend they didn't notice
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Subjunctive posted:I thought it was supposed to evoke a battleship or something, yeah. Because that's what you park next to the parliament of the last people to sack your capitol well duh
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Hedenius posted:Still better then the one in Stockholm. I'm sure if you spent enough time here you'd get to enjoy it; perhaps even defend it.
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Segmentation Fox posted:I'm sure if you spent enough time here you'd get to enjoy it; perhaps even defend it. 
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I also appreciated the subtlety of that joke.
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Segmentation Fox posted:I'm sure if you spent enough time here you'd get to enjoy it; perhaps even defend it. Nice.
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Fajita Fiesta posted:On a similar note does anyone have some urban planning monstrosities? Hypothetical ones would be great. Cities: Skyline comes out in an hour and I'm looking for some inspiration for my virtual hellscape. Victory City.    Beyond architecture, beyond city planning, this monstrosity would have homes, work, farms, entertainment, education, its own power plants and other utilities, waste disposal, and everything else for 332,000 people. They also have their own private security, private postal delivery, private hospitals, private schools, private fire service, private everything. No one from the government need ever come here.  Here's one of the cafeterias where everyone eats. Everyone. Every meal. Your apartment has no kitchen facilities and there are no grocery stores. This saves tons of space, and eliminates rats, cockroaches and other pests in the residential areas.  It has everything you could need. It has it's own golf course, race track, even a zoo. You never have to leave! No one ever has to leave.   Enjoy your spacious 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartment. Do not be concerned by the lack of windows in the bedrooms, the darkness will make it easier to sleep. You will get used to it. Everyone will get used to it. You will not be eaten by a Grue. Mere floorplans cannot express the delightful efficiency of the decor. All furniture is included and fire resistant You don't need to bring a thing!
The ideal arrangement will be predetermined with the location of all furniture to be included in the architect's plans and each piece of furniture specified in detail"  If you can not afford a spacious suite, we also have bachelor rooms for you. You do not get windows. Poors do not need windows. Look, every floor has a rec room including a pool table and ping pong table! Oh what fun we'll have. Too poor to afford a private room? We have dormitories for people like you. And we know just who you are, because we own the only bank.
A resident will agree in writing (by signing the rental contract in advance of renting an apartment or ward) to allow Victory City to put him/her out if his/her bank balance drops below the minimum requirement for a ward. This will save Victory City the cost of obtaining court-ordered evictions."
A tenant's entire bank account will be a type of damage deposit. Agreement to this will be included in the terms of the rental contract." Would you like to know more? http://www.victorycities.com/
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Wait that's not some 1960's thing? That's a thing people wanted to build in the last 20 years?
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Angela Christine posted:Victory City. Okay I find these to be the most horrifyingly dystopian things, but I'm going to give the guy credit vs some of the other architects in the thread in that the guy was aware of the human need to eat, poop, sleep, have fresh air, etc. Of course he didn't mind the fact that you'd live in an unceasing hive of dank concrete boxes with no choices at all, but again at least the guy has made some effort to think it through. My dog has more control over it's environment than a person living in one of those things. I liked how workers would be paid to build them with shares of the construction that are only worth anything after the building is made, and then are pro-rated so that all the workers can't dump their shares at once.
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quote:Photo of Orville Simpson, Jr. Yep, this sounds like the kind of fellow that I'd like to put in charge of a future dystopian society! What a terrible waste of $3m.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Wait that's not some 1960's thing? That's a thing people wanted to build in the last 20 years? Have you forgotten the glory that is/was GlennBeckistan? 
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 It's got Zepplin docks and Ferris wheels? 
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So all of the downsides of the Alexandra Road Estates socially with none of the charm when sufficiently encrusted with greenery.
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All I can surmise is that guy really hated people.
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Noggin Monkey posted:All I can surmise is that guy really hated people. He was a landlord. Of course he hated people.
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wayfinder posted:
It looks like it's flipping off the whole goddamned world. A giant middle finger, a huge "gently caress you", just hanging out on the skyline.
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wayfinder posted:
I didn't notice until it was quoted, but this thing looks like Galactus.
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Still nutty they turned the Danvers State Hospital (which is packed to the gills with ghosts and was a mad popular "urbex" location) into condos.
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Uncle Enzo posted:Okay I find these to be the most horrifyingly dystopian things, but I'm going to give the guy credit vs some of the other architects in the thread in that the guy was aware of the human need to eat, poop, sleep, have fresh air, etc. Of course he didn't mind the fact that you'd live in an unceasing hive of dank concrete boxes with no choices at all, but again at least the guy has made some effort to think it through. My dog has more control over it's environment than a person living in one of those things. Workers are rewarded with participating on the project, they don't receive money. To participate on the project, you must sign a contract that if your money balance fails to reach a certain value, you are dropped with no recourse. A perfect system.
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Groovelord Neato posted:Still nutty they turned the Danvers State Hospital (which is packed to the gills with ghosts and was a mad popular "urbex" location) into condos. it's super upsetting imo
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Mark Zuckerberg is having Frank Gehry design a town for 10000 facebook employees which seems like the kind of thing for the thread http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/10/facebook-zee-town-mark-zuckerberg
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Gehry blows his nose a few times, throws the crumpled tissues on the town model, calls it a day
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Uncle Enzo posted:My dog has more control over it's environment than a person living in one of those things. And, should you live there, your dog would have its own condo in the pet area. Not in the apartment, or near the apartment. No dogs or cats allowed there. quote:Each pet will have his own shelter and fenced outdoor area. When visited by his owner, the owner could take the pet around the pet park on a leash. The owner could feed his own pet or make arrangements for a pet park attendant to do all or any part of the feeding.
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