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re: Why are new skyscrapers so ugly?
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:16 pm to TexasTiger08
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:16 pm to TexasTiger08
Progressive liberals probably designed them to look “inclusive”.
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Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:26 pm to TexasTiger08
How long does it take to get up and down one of those if you are towards the very top? Seems like you'd almost have to adjust elevator time into any type of commute you would do.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:44 pm to madamsquirrel
The last one just bothers me because it dwarfs a classic. It messes up the skyline IMO.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:54 pm to TexasTiger08
Love the New Skyscraper in OKC ...Put that city on the map ; otherwise a bland old boring skyline like Memphis
Wish BR LA had a new Skyscraper ....nothing Taller than 12 stories since the late 80's; while Austin & Nashville Skylines continue to grow
Wish BR LA had a new Skyscraper ....nothing Taller than 12 stories since the late 80's; while Austin & Nashville Skylines continue to grow
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:57 pm to TexasTiger08
Wish the Trump tower in New Orleans would’ve passed. Talk about a place that needs a upgrade
Posted on 7/15/25 at 1:58 pm to dakarx
Looks like a stack of radios from the 1970s:
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:00 pm to TexasTiger08
No way would I want to live or work in one of those. Fires would freak me out
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:02 pm to TheOcean
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:03 pm to TexasTiger08
Bro that last one looks nice. What is wrong with you?
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:03 pm to TexasTiger08
I M Pei
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:07 pm to Kentucker
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super skinnies
Can't believe how tall these things are.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:08 pm to TheOcean
quote:Is there an appeal to a studio? Do people even really want it? I don’t understand having a big studio like that. It was purpose built that way, why would you specifically not want a bedroom.
oversized studio
I guess I always assumed studios were converted spaces and had to be cheaper. I don’t get it
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:09 pm to TexasTiger08
Hancock Whitney Center (taller than Driskill Mountain)
Best looking 10+ story building from the 1960s to the present in NOLA's skyline is the 39 story Energy Centre, designed by HKS:
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Best looking 10+ story building from the 1960s to the present in NOLA's skyline is the 39 story Energy Centre, designed by HKS:
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:18 pm to TexasTiger08
Fwiw, this is art deco style
This post was edited on 7/15/25 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:21 pm to TexasTiger08
All of those skyscrapers look just fine.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:23 pm to TexasTiger08
You design one.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:23 pm to Froman
Imagine all skyscrapers looking the same, like some suburban mcmansion.
Then there would be some bitching.
Then there would be some bitching.
This post was edited on 7/15/25 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:23 pm to Grumpy McSmiles
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Fun fact: skyscrapers are built to allow for a small degree of "sway"
The average (depends on the cladding) allowable drift is H/360. That's almost 3 feet of drift in all directions for a 1,000' building.
For the Burj Khalifa the allowable drift is a little over 7.5'.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:24 pm to TexasTiger08
They use the cheapest materials possible to build these days.
Posted on 7/15/25 at 2:26 pm to Kentucker
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They represent a new class of skyscrapers called super skinnies.
Super talls/Pencils are a direct result of permitting and restrictions.
Also a great way to make money for the surrounding buildings selling their air rights.
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