124 story Fordham Spire.
Posted on 07/03/2006 10:21:45 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
124 story Fordham Spire.
92 story Trump International Hotel & Tower.
90 story Waterview Tower.
"124 story Fordham Spire"
That's a beauty.
Plus it will have an outstanding view of the fireworks (looking down) from Navy Pier.
New York City needs to learn from Chicago and start to be more creative with their skyscraper projects in the future.
Freedom Tower is crap.
Skyline of Chicago
May 22, 2006 Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago Construction (view from sales center)
The building will also break the record for the world’s highest residence, which has been held since 1969 by the nearby John Hancock Center. Note that since this building has both hotel condominiums and residential condominiums it will not contest the record recently set by the Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast of Australia which is 80 stories high as the tallest all-residential building.
I don't know how to post pictures, but if you could find the one that shows an artist's view up from the base of the Tower, it'd be pretty cool to post.
It looks reallllly cooool. Amazing design too. The building actually "spires"
Yes it is, thanks for posting the pics!
I'll look for it.
Everyone assist me if you can.
Some 20+ years ago this architect, living in denver(the mile high city)at the time, noticed that it has no landmark structure like seattle's space needle, St Louis's arch, Paris's Eiffel Tower; so why not a mile high structure for the mile high city? Quickly you realize that a skyscraper is a cantilevered beam in the wind(or earthquake). First idea : trumpet bell base w/cylinder of clear, endless belts "walking" the wind around in a double vortex(100' o.c. support ring spacing)far outside the central column. Next, instead of a compression tower : twin spinning balloons pulling UP in tension. But what, people are inside SPINNING balloons? Next : twin blimps at about 1000' spacing on frames, with center tether line/elevator cable. 52 of them = 52,000' = 10 miles up = the tropopause.....Yes, lightning has to be dealt with but the twin blimps(could be pumpkin balloon rings)orient to any wind flow. Severe weather coming? De-couple and fly to grade as individual units....Idea is more or less related to the proposed space elevator but a LOT cheaper and practical experience in handling LIGHTNING is gained....So think outside the box : TENSION TOWERS instead of olde compression towers. With a 10 mile high T-Tower these "high rises" would be mere pebbles between the toes...
I'd hate to be in the building that the Trump Tower is building in front of. Talk about a ruined view. Now to be blocked by Trump's Tower. Bet they're steamed about it. That view looks down the Chicago River and out onto the lake. Those who will live in the Trump Tower will have exquisite vistas. The poor suckers in the building that used to have the view will now get to stare at the Trump Tower instead.
I could have spent a month there.
Fordham Spire reminds me of my drill bit set.
The black building behind the Trump Tower is the IBM Building.
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