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Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

netally posted:

I only found out this thing existed the other day. ArcelorMittal Orbit, some sort of lovely observation tower built for the 2012 Olympics.

It looks like someone designed a regular, boring tower, but their kid scribbled all over the design randomly, so they just presented it as some cutting edge design.

It's pushing the definition of architecture but on the subject of London I feel the urge to mention the 'Emirates Air Lines' aka the cross-thames cable car that opened around the same time as the ArcelorMittal Orbit (.ie in time for Olympics). Numbers are falling (to 10% of capacity) and it keeps having to be shut due to high winds. At one point a massive four people were using it enough in a week to trigger the commuter discount, now nobody does.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...y-10079921.html

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Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

Last week the Guardian posted an interesting article on London's future skyscapers and the historical quirks that affect their planning.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/dec/11/city-of-london-skyline-of-tomorrow-interactive

# ¿ Dec 18, 2015 00:23

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

SPACE HOMOS posted:

Is there a reason the scientology buildings are blue?

Yes but I can't tell you until you've attended at least twenty $99 training sessions and ascended to a sufficiently high spiritual plane. The fact they are all blue is itself protected Scientology knowledge. Please accept this DCMA take-down notice.

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