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Car Forum / Saab Cars / September 2005Sweden's twisting tower
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/27/sweden.skyscraper.ap/index.html Sweden's twisting tower Saturday, August 27, 2005; Posted: 3:59 p.m. EDT (19:59 GMT) MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- The Nordics' tallest skyscraper was officially opened Saturday with prize-winning Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava surveying the view from the 54th floor. With its spectacular 90-degree twist, Turning Torso consists of nine stacked cubes, each turned slightly. The bottom three cubes will be office space and the top six contain 147 luxury apartments. Many residents, who are expected to move to the rented apartments in November, will have a view overlooking either the flat farmland of Skane, Sweden's southernmost province, or the Oresund strait and Denmark. "There was a wish to get something exceptional," Calatrava said after accepting a prize from local authorities. "I also wanted to deliver something technically unique." The HSB housing cooperative that built the skyscraper originally planned condominiums only, but decided to rent the apartments because of the high costs. The most expensive apartment will be rented for about euro3,000 ($3,700) a month. > http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/27/sweden.skyscraper.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > With its spectacular 90-degree twist, Turning Torso consists of nine > stacked cubes, each turned slightly. Yet, the picture looks different to what I imagined. The 'cubes' aren't really cubes as they're perfectly aligned with top and bottom neighbours. It's rather like sections of a candy stick. Fashionable as it looks, these sort of distortions are usually a nightmare for traditional builders and carpenters. >http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/27/sweden.skyscraper.ap/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >high costs. The most expensive apartment will be rented for about >euro3,000 ($3,700) a month. What is a Spanish architect doing building in Sweden. has he hired or associated with a swedish firm for construction? Malcolm William Mason, Dip. N.Arch, B.A. Sc., M.Arch. > > ... prize-winning Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava > What is a Spanish architect doing building in Sweden. Calatrava has also designed bridges built in The Netherlands.  SignatureMH '72 97 '77 96 '78 95 '79 96 '91 900i > > > ... prize-winning Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava > >> What is a Spanish architect doing building in Sweden. > > Calatrava has also designed bridges built in The Netherlands. Also the Milwaukee (Wisconsin, USA) Art Museum. > What is a Spanish architect doing building in Sweden. has he hired or > associated with a swedish firm for construction? > Malcolm William Mason, Dip. N.Arch, B.A. Sc., M.Arch. You're familiar with his other works, I assume? Google his name at images.google.com for other examples; his work is all around the world, and he's one of the best architects of this century. Dave Hinz >You're familiar with his other works, I assume? > >Dave Hinz he is well know for extravagant design but usually has the sense to hire local consultants; archictects and engineers. As the Tornto Canada City Hall was designed by a Finn, the construction was actually supervised by Toronto Architects, John B. Parkin et al with whom I actually apprenticed as Canadians then called it. >>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/27/sweden.skyscraper.ap/index.html >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Malcolm William Mason, Dip. N.Arch, B.A. Sc., M.Arch. He is one of the hottest architects working today. He did a building in my hometown of Milw, WI: http://www.mam.org/thebuilding/index.htm > He is one of the hottest architects working today. He did a building in > my hometown of Milw, WI: > > http://www.mam.org/thebuilding/index.htm Striking ! What's it like for real ? Graham >> He is one of the hottest architects working today. He did a building in >> my hometown of Milw, WI: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Striking ! > What's it like for real ? Absolutely breathtaking. Even the parking garage (under the "wings" part) is stunning. The contents, well, modern art doesn't "do it" for me, but the building is fantastic. Dave Hinz > >> He is one of the hottest architects working today. He did a building in > >> my hometown of Milw, WI: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Dave Hinz I have to say - I'm impressed by what I saw. Do you live in the area ? Graham . Even the parking garage (under the "wings" >> part) is stunning. The contents, well, modern art doesn't "do it" for >> me, but the building is fantastic. >> >> Dave Hinz Which is the art?the cars, the car park? Who pays for this BS. If it is a municipal gallery, then its your money and I am glad that you are thrilled paying for car parks dedicated to museum patron use. If is private or foundation money how mary master pieces will you and your kids miss? Or will you miss them as you stand in the cold and admire the car park.? Malcolm > . Even the parking garage (under the "wings" >>> part) is stunning. The contents, well, modern art doesn't "do it" for >>> me, but the building is fantastic. >> > Which is the art?the cars, the car park? Who pays for this BS. (shrug?) Dunno, not the taxpayers, so who cares? > If it is a municipal gallery, then its your money and I am glad that you > are thrilled paying for car parks dedicated to museum patron use. Well, not sure why you're taking an attitude with me, but if you think about it, even if the taxpayers _did_ pay for the thing to be built, then the people building it were employed by that money, and they're taxpayers, so it all goes around, doesn't it? > If is private or foundation money how mary master pieces will you and > your kids miss? Take it up with someone else, Malcolm. I have no interest in being browbeat by you because I happen to work in a city where there's an attractive building. >>. Even the parking garage (under the "wings" >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > browbeat by you because I happen to work in a city where there's an > attractive building. Plus I doubt there are a bunch of "masterpieces" in a modern art museum. Signature-Fred W Toys for sale, Hey get your toys here: <http://users.adelphia.net/~fredwills/> >>>If is private or foundation money how mary master pieces will you and >>>your kids miss? >> Take it up with someone else, Malcolm. I have no interest in being >> browbeat by you because I happen to work in a city where there's an >> attractive building. > Plus I doubt there are a bunch of "masterpieces" in a modern art museum. In all honesty, the best thing at that museum, is the building. Well, there were about 3 paintings that I liked, and the exhibition of Arts & Crafts furniture was great but of course is temporary. I don't understand what passes for art, but I know a nice looking building when I see one, and this: http://www.mam.org/thebuilding/ is a nice looking building. Dave Hinz > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Dave Hinz Funny... for all the times I've been to WI, I've never seen that building. I know I've been up that road on the lakefront before. Must have been prior to its erection. (hee, hee... He said erection) I'll be headed out there again in a couple of weeks. I'll have to drive by. Signature-Fred W Toys for sale, Hey get your toys here: <http://users.adelphia.net/~fredwills/> >> I don't understand what passes for art, but I know a nice looking >> building when I see one, and this: http://www.mam.org/thebuilding/ >> is a nice looking building. > Funny... for all the times I've been to WI, I've never seen that > building. I know I've been up that road on the lakefront before. Must > have been prior to its erection. (hee, hee... He said erection) I'll > be headed out there again in a couple of weeks. I'll have to drive by. It's right on the lakefront, at the end of Wisconsin Avenue. For reasons that I can't imagine, that abomination called "the sunburst" is _still_ in the way, spoiling the view. I'm sure that some art purist would take me to task, but the thing is _ugly_. Here's a link: http://www.milwaukeeworld.com/html/mlaw/ml011109front.php ...and another showing the relative positioning: http://photos.fasick.net/milwaukee/JLF0402A01 My grandpa had a plan to don orange vests, get a yellow work van, put up cones around the area, and torch-cut the sucker into pieces. I see his point. And, that was _before_ it was blocking the view of a stunningly attractive building. Fred, if you want to give me a call when you get here, or when you're coming, email me and we can do lunch or something. You'll be doing a training session at the ed center, I assume? Dave "Actually, I don't like that sculpture at all, just to be clear" Hinz > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Dave "Actually, I don't like that sculpture at all, just to be clear" Hinz No, no training for me unless I'n giving it. ;-) Week long meeting of the support engineers (yeah, I'm one of them). I'll probably be pretty busy all week, what with all the schmoozing required and all. But if there looks like there's a hole in the schgedule I'll drop you a line. I appreciate the offer. Signature-Fred W Toys for sale, Hey get your toys here: <http://users.adelphia.net/~fredwills/> >> Absolutely breathtaking. Even the parking garage (under the "wings" >> part) is stunning. The contents, well, modern art doesn't "do it" for >> me, but the building is fantastic. > > I have to say - I'm impressed by what I saw. > Do you live in the area ? I can see it from the building where I work, and have been in there twice this summer. Dave >He is one of the hottest architects working today. He did a building in >my hometown of Milw, WI: > > http://www.mam.org/thebuilding/index.htm Do you mean hot as in Frank Gehry with the chain link home and who covered the Guggenheim with titanium because they allowed him to do it at a fantastic cost (and , increased fee) Unlike wright who was really an architect whose spiral New York Gugenheim becomes a part of your access to the art. I'll bet you just love Moishe sadfie's montreal concrete apartments where few will reside. what is it with moths and flames? Malcolm > Do you mean hot as in Frank Gehry with the chain link home and who > covered the Guggenheim with titanium because they allowed him to do it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'll bet you just love Moishe sadfie's montreal concrete apartments > where few will reside. what is it with moths and flames? Sheesh, someone piss in your wheaties this morning? |
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