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>>53885090

roughly same spot today

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Thoughts on these?

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/19/linknyc-gigabit-wifi-hands-on/

>>53885090
>>53885334
Dude, this is insane. I don't know if I'm most impressed, afraid or feeling due to its semblance with the WTC (RIP).

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>>53885580
Sounds nice, I hope it actually happens. Also bumping with more pics.

>>53886381
It already has happened.

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>>53886411
Doesn't that article say they're still in the beta though?
>>53886381

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>>53886478

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Is Fazlur Khan the most based structural engineer of all time?

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>>53886543

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>be from rural childhood, never been around a building taller than 4-5 stories
>go to urban area (Dallas)
>constantly feel like shits about to fall on me

fuck

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>>53885090
>doing anything other then brutalist architecture
literally cuchitects

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>>53886744
>live in city for a long time
>literally never leave city limits for a year plus
>go out to rural area
>panic because its too much open space

>>53885760
tbqh WTC was pretty ugly the only thing it had going for it is that the two buildings looked kinda neat together . if only osama let people evacuate before rekking it he would be doing america and everyone a favor .

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>>53886729
Huh, blue and white look so nice together but it makes the building look more cartoony at the same time. Still looks nice overall though.
>>53886744
How does pic related make you feel?

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>>53886795
>not absolutely based structural expressionism

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>>53886745
Autumn really is the nicest season.
>>53886663

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>>53886890
>the only thing it had going for it

pleb detected

>>53886892
makes me feel outdated

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>our governor wants to tear this down

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>>53887126
Any reason why? It looks to still be in working order.
>>53887012

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>>53886744
>>53886870
>live in rural forested, mountainous area
>panic in city because buildings are fucking huge
>panic in flatland plains rural area because it's too fucking open
I'll stay in my dirty forest, then.

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>>53887318
>Any reason why?

money

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>>53887380
Forests are spooky as fuck desu.
>>53887318

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>>53886978
>not international style with a bit of structural expressionism thrown in

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>>53887529
What is it, a mall?
>>53887550

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>>53887771

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>>53887964

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i hope this is "urban" enough

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>>53888430

>>53885090
seriously who thought that this was a good idea?

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My hometown

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>>53888574

>>53887771

offices of the state government/transit hub

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>>53888279
>murdermore tore this down

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neat

>>53888914
I didn't know Baltimore had a Hall of Justice.
>>53888616
Very nice, rainy streets make the best pics.

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>>53889162

damn nigga

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>>53885580
>mfw people prefer western architecture over eastern architecture

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>>53889318

nyc is just insane now

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>>53889379

>>53889333
what do you mean? old eastern architecture was cool but modern eastern architecture is the blandest of the bland. they really took the "international style" to heart.

>>53889379
Is anyone who isn't a millionaire allowed to live there anymore?

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>>53889431

how u want ur pyramid senpai?

>>53889507
there's no middle class in nyc. it's the wealthy and then the chimpout niggers/puerto ricans

nice place to visit though. i spent a summer there and i had a blast.

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>>53889507
Most parts yeah, but a lot of these buildings are in the popular sections. The cheapest of apartments in those areas will run you at least 3.5k a month.
>>53889333
Post some then.

>>53886890
>Osama
Heh, you're a funny one Shekelsberg.

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>>53889333
>mfw i quoted a post for no reason

>>53889436
I suppose I prefer the international style then.

>>53889806
Obama*
sorry

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>>53889436
>modern eastern architecture is the blandest of the bland
Depending on how you see it, that could be said for the whole world. Not many modern styles actually reflect the location they're in, and thus I'd say some of the modern architecture in Asia is more true to its roots than elsewhere.

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>>53889333
>mfw people prefer western architecture over eastern architecture
>implying it can even compete

top kek

>>53889711

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>>53890034

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>>53890219

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>>53890020
As beautiful as cathedrals are, you can't deny some Asian temples are pretty hardcore too.

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>>53890266

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How do I survive downtown? tfw move around my nice little suburb, rarley leave my apartment, only when I need to buy groceries or something. I have to go downtown tomorrow. Haven't for a year. What do I do with the anxiety?

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>>53890396

>>53889526
Based Baha-is. Truly the best Arabs.

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Do you have bike lanes and bike rents in your city? We were infected with that cancer in recent years.
And dedicated bus lanes on weekdays.

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>>53890433
Don't make eye contact with anyone you don't have to, just look straight ahead of you. Wear headphones so you can ignore beggars and people handing out flyers.

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>>53890789

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>>53890675
I don't know much about them
but the gardens look very cool

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>>53890789
>>53890841
yes

>>53889333
worst feeling
>>53885090
>/Urban/
>first letter capitalized
REEEEEEEE
Also just make it /urban/ + /architecture/ or /urban + architecture/ next time.

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>>53890375
>implying they can compete

lol

same scale

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lads

/urban/ + /architecture/
or
/urban + architecture/
?

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>>53890789
What's the problem with encouraging more biking? And yeah, all cities have bike lanes, although most are really shitty hand-to-hand with traffic ones. Always pretty scary, especially when the markings are fading away as proof of traffic driving where bikers are supposed to be. And only the largest cities have bike rentals, as they're not exactly needed for sub-100k towns.

>>53891123
the former

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>>53890861
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOilTG4wBs

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>>53890993
>size = everything
Typical Americans.

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>>53891179
Bahaist temples are great.

>>53891179
Looks very nice but did they build it in the middle of a slum or something?

>>53891131
They steal space from normal people on cars. Biker hipsters often break traffic rules when use public roads and cause traffic accidents.
They annoy pedestrians too.
We have too cold climate for biking so it's all way to steal money.

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>>53885090
> hey so this is our proposal for your skyscraper, its fully covered in marble
> and how much will that cosd me?
> around 100 million lol (cost of typical skyscraper)
> lol, deal

>>53891131
>marking are fading away as proof of traffic driving there
Weather does that for us here

>>53888340
That's a weird angle.

>>53891326
That plot seems to be at least 2 hectares. To afford that, probably.

>>53891369
Might be a combination here, but I've seen my share of naughty night-time drivers who can't keep a proper eye on the road. I wish we could invest in more proper lanes, like they do in Denmark. Norwegians have always been huge on biking as mountainous our terrain is.

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HOW CAN WESTERNERS EVEN COMPETE

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>>53891606
THEY CAN'T

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>>53891326


ours was, its simple af, not a world marvel like indias

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Does it look like shit?

I think so.

>>53891968
no, not really
not that bad

>>53891251
>heavy stone infill with tiny ass open chambers
>large open spaced vaults supported by columns and buttresses

Norway can't see the huge gap in engineering knowledge and application.

I'm not saying eastern asian architecture isn't aesthetically appealing, but in terms of technological sophistication nothing can touch europe from the late middle ages on until the us starts making skyscrapers.

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>tfw they built this monstrosity outside my window

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>>53891606
>europe literally pushed stone to its very structural limits
>can't compete with a people who built viking like wooden """"""""""""""""""""""temples""""""""""""""""""""""

kek

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>>53892058
It looks like the building on the right is hugging the other one.
>>53891502
How's this senpai?

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>>53891825
>41 meters tall
>beauvais has 47m vault height
>it can literally fit inside of this.

lol

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>>53892107
someone is mad his ugly boring buildings aren't even feng shui

>>53892194
I really do like the AIG building. Such a good looking building. Definitely my favorite in NYC.

>>53892194
>It looks like the building on the right is hugging the other one.
I was just thinking that

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>>53891999
>>53892107
I'm not saying cathedrals aren't impressive structurally, but to build a whole town of temples like these is quite the feat, and this was even before Gothic cathedrals had made their mark, and while churches were incredibly vulnerable to decay, these could stand for centuries with little to no attention. Europeans were at the top of the world when it came to architecture, but they were late bloomers.

>>53892250
I'd be more upset if something I built was described as being "feng shui".

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>>53892250
>gay disco nightclub
>boring

u aving a giggle?

>>53892107

japan and china built wood or brick tower pagodas long before gothic style. those arent just stacks of stone

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>>53890002
>mfw China beat the US in their very game they are building better and taller skyscrapers

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>>53892390
>but they were late bloomers.

L O FUCKING L

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Post sports stadiums

>>53890002
That looks really, really good

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>>53892601
They're building a new tennis stadium nearby, but I can't see it getting much use desu.

>>53892592

Remember that time you said that hong kong was outpacing nyc in skyscrapers and supertalls?

>NYC
>9 supertalls U/C
>19 between 100-300m U/C
>hong kong
>no supertall U/C
>2 skyscrapers U/C

lol

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>>53892592
>mfw ours are actually filled

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>>53892601
>mfw we paid around $900mil to build this shit

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HOW CAN WESTERNERS EVEN

>>53892792

And lets compare more

>LA
>1 supertall U/C
>11 skyscrapers U/C
>Chicago
>15 skyscrapers U/C
>san fran
>1 supertall U/C
>11 skyscrapers U/C

lol @ hong kong

>>53892853


i think its an awesome design. way overpriced though, maybe 400 mil

>>53892859
Looks like Kung Fu Panda.

>>53892853
Surely there were better designs than that...

>>53892761
I love American flags on the fields. Really beautiful imo

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>>53892859

even cockroaches beat you

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>>53892643
Really is the nicest modern pagoda. There are a few more "traditional" styled Asian towers out there, notably the Jin Mao tower and the Petrona towers, which are both worth looking into.

>>53892859
>get cucked by europe
>n-n-no we awe be-better!!!

>>53892969
>Romans
>cockroaches

>>53892792
>>53892907
why the hell are you comparing the US to HK?

>>53892792
>Remember that time you said that hong kong was outpacing nyc in skyscrapers and supertalls?
>>53893118
>why the hell are you comparing the US to HK?

???

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I'm not really sure why compact and dense cities are so loved. There doesn't seem to be any room.

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>>53893351
Because it's best suited humans, not only on a social level, but also on a practical one.

>>53893232
>>Remember that time you said that hong kong was outpacing nyc in skyscrapers and supertalls?
???
I probably said the skyline is better that's all. HK has a lot more skyscrapers than NYC.

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>>53893351
There's plenty of room, it just looks packed. The streets are pretty wide and you have plenty of green space in a lot of them.

>>53893624
qt, where is that?

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HOW DO WESTERNERS EVEN COMPETE

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>>53893785
Southern Spain, in the province of Malaga. Plenty of white villages like it all over the country, especially in the south.

>>53891329
>>/o/
Which episode of StopHam were you on?

More bikelans -> less cars -> more fluent traffic

When you finally get out of the 50's and realise why modernist urban planing was wrong, please do read up on Braess' and Downs-Thomson paradox for a mathematical proof that wider roads and more lanes =/= better traffic flow.

>>53893844
Is this a joke?

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>>53893877
Wew, province of Granada*
This one however is in Malaga. Presumably Super Mario 64 had a background based off of this one.

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TELL ME HOW

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>>53892959
This one for instance.

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EASTERNERS ARE CLEARLY SUPERIOR

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>>53894101

taking the piss?

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>>53894133
They sure are.

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>>53894133

having a giggle?

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>>53894121

t. civil engineer

>>53894133
>that """""""""""elephant"""""""""""""
>plastic wooden base
>cheesy golden statue

ayyyyy lmao

its like a parody

>>53894376
There's something I don't understand about all these Indian architectural marvels. So they put the effort into making these very nice looking structures or art pieces, which is good. But then they surround them with garbage. Why?

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>>53894302
HOW DO WESTERNERS EVEN COMPETE

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>Asians carved gigantic faces into rocks 700 years before Americans
HOW CAN THEY EVEN

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>>53894518

and what year was that made ;^)

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>>53894615
AND THE FULL BODY EXPERIENCE OVER A FULL MILLENNIUM BEFORE AMERICANS (now blown up by taliban may dog bless these statues)

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>>53894454
because those are old structures that got swallowed in poor towns

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BUT SERIOUSLY

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>>53895418
Interestingly enough, Asian roof ornamentation is the same found on viking ships and later on stave churches. I wonder how this even reached Scandinavia in the first place.

>>53895501
Or maybe it's kind of like how there's pyramids all over the world and not just in Egypt.

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>>53895566
Might be, but it's just so similar. It's only natural to think there might have been some connection at some point in time.

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>>53885090
What's the name of that building?

Also, here's the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The campus features brutalist architectural style, and was built with concrete left over from the interstate highway project. Some of the buildings have flat roofs that are meant to serve as landing pads for hover cars, if they ever become a thing. There are large earth mounds blocking the views to the parking lots to keep students focused on either nature or on the architecture. The stairs are also deliberately made with a slow incline and wide steps to slow people down and make them look around. The benches all curl around themselves to facilitate conversation, but if you look at them on google maps, they look like they spell out "666".

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>>53895418
HOW DO WESTERNERS EVEN COMPETE WITH THIS?
>>53895501
it was developed independently

>>53895709
>It is owned by Chalermchai Kositpipat, who designed, constructed, and opened it to visitors in 1997.
>1997

BRAVO
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>>53895709
>it was developed independently
Might have been so, but when they even had literal Buddha figures on their ships, one truly ponders.

>>53895890
LOL FUCKING WHAT

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My city is installing this bad boy. Does your city have light rail/thoughts on ligt rail?

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>>53895890

or its so old that it was around during early human migration and trade

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>>53896173
You mean trams? Every single big city in Europe does

Isn't some fucking enormous gothic Spanish church still being constructed? Even after like, 150 years?

>>53896445
yeah

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>>53896445
Yeah, the Sagrada Familia. Pretty amazing, and it'll be the tallest church in the world once completed around 2030.

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Rate my city's "downtown core", /urban/.

>>53896594
>2030
What the fuck is taking so long?

>>53897763
boring/10

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>>53897929
Well, it will be just under 150 years since its groundbreaking once finished, which in ancient times would be nothing. Although of course, for a modern church, that is a while. The reason is simply that it's a church of an incredibly scope, built of difficult materials and with the most intricate design you can imagine. It would have been completed sooner, but work was halted numerous times during the 20th century. The Nidaros Cathedral here originally took 230 years to build, and 100 years to rebuild. Would have taken even longer if not for the whole medieval base still being intact.

>>53892907
LA and Chicago are absolutely horrible.

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DUDE LET'S JUST BUILD HORRIBLE LOOKING COMMIE BLOCKS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE RICH LMAO

>>53900642
cause crazy fuckers blew up our federal buildings

the absolute madmen

>>53898155


imagine if governments started developing projects in contracts of over a 100 years nowadays

i bet some itneresting things could come up

>>53900905
That's actually an interesting thought, although I'm not sure who it would benefit. Churches/religious buildings in general were built for higher deities and everything spiritual, so it works despite the costs, but most other types of constructions are mainly for money there and then. Especially nowadays.