Comments on: Featured category: skyscrapers http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/featured-category-skyscrapers/ architecture and design magazine Mon, 20 May 2013 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: chris k http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/featured-category-skyscrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-506613 chris k Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:23:24 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=91153#comment-506613 All this criticism of a building when most people here sound like they have not been to see it themselves. You need to see it in person to experience it properly, so when you doubt that it is flattering at a human scale, that doubt may be misplaced. Just returning from the UAE I thought the Burj would leave me architecturally dirty, however, the sheer scale of the building and surrounding development blew me away. This citadel is seen all over the city and glistens in the desert heat as the sun sets. Even at human scale on the ground, detailing is done so very tastefully, much unlike the rest of Dubai at the moment. It may be a heavily engineered orientated project, but so was the Eiffel tower, and that had its critics back then as well. Rant over. All this criticism of a building when most people here sound like they have not been to see it themselves. You need to see it in person to experience it properly, so when you doubt that it is flattering at a human scale, that doubt may be misplaced.

Just returning from the UAE I thought the Burj would leave me architecturally dirty, however, the sheer scale of the building and surrounding development blew me away. This citadel is seen all over the city and glistens in the desert heat as the sun sets. Even at human scale on the ground, detailing is done so very tastefully, much unlike the rest of Dubai at the moment. It may be a heavily engineered orientated project, but so was the Eiffel tower, and that had its critics back then as well.

Rant over.

]]> By: Erik http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/featured-category-skyscrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-505635 Erik Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:46:39 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=91153#comment-505635 This is not Architecture. This is almost as bad as it gets. This is good engineering and good commercial skills in order to get it done. But when it comes to human scale and the architectural experience, I doubt it is even flattering. This is not Architecture. This is almost as bad as it gets. This is good engineering and good commercial skills in order to get it done. But when it comes to human scale and the architectural experience, I doubt it is even flattering.

]]> By: ehab http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/featured-category-skyscrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-505112 ehab Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:29:17 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=91153#comment-505112 and can i ask what do you care about where did money come from or the what kind of ambitions they have that not related to any kind architecture veiw and what is bad about having an ambition or this is stirct to US and other people should live farms cuz they have no right to try to be better and you said you like chicago school well i dont dose that make chicago skyscrapes the outcome of greedy captalizm sick people so ur point of view dose not say that you r an architect its just the fact that you feel that these people who earnd money by oil have no right to use it so they better give to you cuz you just simply now better and can i ask what do you care about where did money come from or the what kind of ambitions they have that not related to any kind architecture veiw and what is bad about having an ambition or this is stirct to US and other people should live farms cuz they have no right to try to be better and you said you like chicago school well i dont dose that make chicago skyscrapes the outcome of greedy captalizm sick people so ur point of view dose not say that you r an architect its just the fact that you feel that these people who earnd money by oil have no right to use it so they better give to you cuz you just simply now better

]]> By: The Modulor http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/featured-category-skyscrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-504723 The Modulor Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:45:47 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=91153#comment-504723 Way to go! The Youtube Fanatic! :) Way to go! The Youtube Fanatic! :)

]]> By: The Youtube Fanatic http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/11/featured-category-skyscrapers/comment-page-1/#comment-504285 The Youtube Fanatic Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:27:23 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=91153#comment-504285 OMG, like 3 people missed the 'like' button... OMG, like 3 people missed the 'like' button…

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