cnd Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Skyscraper design looks like Twin Towers collapsing A SOUTH Korean developer says it will not alter the design of a twin-tower project despite complaints in the United States that it mimics the explosions at New York's World Trade Centre in 2001. The towers, one with 54 floors and the other with 60, are designed by Dutch architects MVRDV and will be built at the entrance to Seoul’s redeveloped Yongsan business district by 2016. The towers will be connected midway up by a cloud-shaped bridging section that will house amenities including sky lounges, a swimming pool and restaurants. But families of victims of the 9/11 attacks see a marked resemblance between the project known as The Cloud and the clouds of debris that billowed from the World Trade Centre after hijacked airliners ploughed into the towers. "Allegations that it [the design] was inspired by the 9/11 attacks are groundless," said White Paik, spokesman for the Yongsan Development Corporation. "There will be no revision or change in our project," he said, adding that construction would begin in January 2013 as scheduled. MVRDV said it "regrets deeply" any painful connotations. "It was not our intention to create an image resembling the attacks nor did we see the resemblance during the design process," it said in a statement on its website. "We sincerely apologise to anyone whose feelings we have hurt," it added. Jim Riches, a retired New York deputy fire chief whose son was killed on 9/11, said he did not believe the architects. "It looks just like the towers imploding," the New York Daily News quoted him as saying. "I think they’re trying to sensationalise it. It’s a cheap way to get publicity.” http://www.news.com.au/world/skyscraper-design-looks-like-twin-towers-collapsing/story-e6frfkyi-1226220540181 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 That picture is heavenly and would work as a desktop background. Do they have that pic in HQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Oh yeah and it does look like the Twin Towers collapsing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 they did that shit on purpose smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 they did that shit on purpose smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 That picture is heavenly and would work as a desktop background. Do they have that pic in HQ? It's your lucky day. I captured the render from the developer's site: http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7287/14728505.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It's your lucky day. I captured the render from the developer's site: http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7287/14728505.png Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 they did that shit on purpose smh You said that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You said that already. Let's not that's google browser messing up on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It was not our intention to create an image resembling the attacks nor did we see the resemblance during the design process," it said in a statement on its website. He is full of shit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 SOUTH Korea is an American ally. They wouldn't purposely try to start something. But anyway, I can see both sides. It is pretty creative, regardless. And the photo is remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idrag4mj Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 wow thats beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I like it. The photo looks hot...like Arkham city hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Oh and it looks more like a Tetris game gone wrong than a cloud or cloud of debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 A cloud-shaped bridge seems like a strange idea. I doubt that was their original intention. Beautiful pic, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Let's not that's google browser messing up on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Look at the design from this angle: They are fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Look at the design from this angle: They are fools. Oh it looks like it from that angle for sure. I refuse to believe the thought never came to them during the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Oh gosh Just one question...why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The towers, one with 54 floors and the other with 60, are designed by Dutch architects MVRDV and will be built at the entrance to Seoul’s redeveloped Yongsan business district by 2016. OH wow..that's going to be a busyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy area! I know exactly where that's at..actually it's near the military base over there..damn, I wish I could go visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Oh and it looks more like a Tetris game gone wrong than a cloud or cloud of debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 ...To make matters worse, one MVRDV official, Jan Knikker, was quoted telling the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, “I have to admit that we also thought of the 9/11 attacks.” There was no word on whether the Korean towers, scheduled for completion by 2015, would be built as designed. The Weekly Standard magazine said the architects “could hardly have not thought of the 9/11 attacks.” The reason is that the residential towers will be constructed at the entrance of Seoul’s Yongsan Dream Hub. The hub is a business complex designed by Daniel Libeskind, who is perhaps best known for working out the original master plan for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site. In fact, the Seoul complex closely resembles Libeskind’s Manhattan master plan, the Weekly Standard said. The “pixelated cloud” design first surfaced on the Web site of Dezeen magazine and touched off a firestorm of criticism. “This is like 9/11 freeze-framed,” one commenter posted. “What a bad idea.” “They’re either sick or ignorant,” another said of the architects. “This design is offensive.” http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/sick_mock_wtc_towers_fLYrjTAzsy1JYuGTw8XCDI#ixzz1gQATsH4Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Even though the pictures are beautiful, everyone involved has no class imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 OH wow..that's going to be a busyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy area! I know exactly where that's at..actually it's near the military base over there..damn, I wish I could go visit! I think Osan Air Base is right there. Like right time you get off he base, you're in Seoul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think Osan Air Base is right there. Like right time you get off he base, you're in Seoul. No, Osan isn't near there..Yongsan is where the Army base is..I think Osan is south of Seoul..I flew out of Osan when I came back to the states..I flew into Seoul coming to Korea..and stayed downtown at the Crown Hotel(which is really nice) because the Dragon Inn was overcrowded on base.. Now coming out of the Army base is Itaewon.. It's where all the shopping outlets are and clubs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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