tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125670097185809488.post5107141487015753402..comments2009-08-12T11:39:07.359-07:00Lucas Grayhttps://profiles.google.com/106313871449969970206noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125670097185809488.post-15431948550417159222009-08-12T11:39:07.359-07:002009-08-12T11:39:07.359-07:00It isn't a terrible design. I find it more troubling as a continued symbol of what drove us into this economic mess - building for wants instead of for needs. Greed is the problem and I think this tower is a symbol of the greed of the developers, the millionaires who will buy the units and even the architect who needs to make something bold and different to make a name for themselves.Lucas Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05678400561545054929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125670097185809488.post-14364729105056387692009-08-09T13:47:45.784-07:002009-08-09T13:47:45.784-07:00I would say its not a bad building, but I do agrre with Lucas Gray, I mean these guys are just trying to get the money out of people's pockets that's all. What is facinating though is how he designed the building so that it doesn't use regular electric energy. I would say this isn't such a bad building in the sense of architectural design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125670097185809488.post-83151910459574425842009-08-03T11:57:06.550-07:002009-08-03T11:57:06.550-07:00It seems like too many architects are just stroking the egos of insanely rich clients these days. The people who are funding luxury condo towers of this sort should be convinced (or forced somehow) to invest in the billions of people living in poverty. Many US cities have 1% for Art policy requiring a percentage of the cost of the project to fund art installations. Perhaps a 10 percent for the poor policy should be implemented worldwide.Lucas Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05678400561545054929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125670097185809488.post-33318987386098089382009-07-16T10:19:30.116-07:002009-07-16T10:19:30.116-07:00Same here...cant figure out the purpose or meaning of such designs...doesnt it conflict with the social responsibility of an architect?MubMajhttp://www.driedpages.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com