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Tall Building Awards - the finalists
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These leggy beauties make even the most crowded skyline look magnificent, and in honour of them, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has included them in the Tall Building Award 2012. Four regional winners have already been selected (they will go on to compete for the worldwide award in October), and three finalists have been included. Not forgetting, of course, lifetime achievement awards for architects who've been transforming urban horizons for years. Crane your neck for a look...
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27/06/2012 00:30
27/06/2012 12:23
Yes I agree no Burj Khalifa this is surely one of the most awe inspiring buildings in the World. You can see it from miles away in shimmering silver. I think the buildings they have picked out are amongst the ugliest and politically chosen.I have watched as they constructed these tall buildings in China and believe me the construction methods are a lot to be desired. I would not want to live in one.
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27/06/2012 08:23
Don't know about you but some of these things look inherently unstable to me: I'm not convinced I'd be happy going up in some of them, especially Ghana and Stockholm.
The Shard in London is a good one though not on this list, not tall enough I suppose, but substantial, interesting and attractive I think, without being outlandish or wobbly-looking.
06/07/2012 20:29
Futuristic designs and a lot of money, some look quite nice and others look ugly. I wonder if these buildings were built on or off the flood plains? Recent reading has seen the amount of money spent on the most recent investigation into the "Bloody Sunday" saga states that 0ver £194 million was spent on the investigation and more will be spent on yet another investigation 40 plus years too late. It is about time to let sleeping dogs sleep. All this money I'm sure could be put to better use in creating jobs for flood defences instead of lining some persons pockets.
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