Comments on: TALL Buildings

TALL Buildings

riffola — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:38:36 -0800

Tall Buildings (Flash required)

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:51:44 -0800

Cool. Also, best flash loading screen ever. If you don't realize it's a loading screen, it has done its job.

By: Stan Chin

Stan Chin — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:01:00 -0800

Jesus, even the silhouette on a Flash loading screen of the WTC is ridiculously gaudy.

By: filmgoerjuan

filmgoerjuan — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:02:40 -0800

Way to break the front page of MeFi, riffola!

By: riffola

riffola — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:04:42 -0800

Way to break the front page of MeFi, riffola! Wait a minute, I thought you said breaking MeFi required 100px high text! You double crosser!

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:08:24 -0800

It's not broken, it's just embiggened! Thanks, riffola.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:12:03 -0800

a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. Excellent link, riffola!

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:25:31 -0800

Oh, man, I can't believe Matt changed it. Boo!

By: garethspor

garethspor — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:32:44 -0800

Awesome site, maybe I missed something, but it would be nice if they differentiated between proposed buildings, buildings under construction and actual buildings, nice interface, and still lots of fun. But what happened, it broke the front page? I missed it.

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:33:32 -0800

Not sure I like this trend towards translucent, angular buildings. Number 14 in Korea looks neat in a cyberpunk sort of way. Too bad a lot of these never got past the planning stages. I'd give the flash a C+, looks nice, good interface, but ignores browsers back/forward function, and I can't bookmark individual sections or copy text.

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:57:34 -0800

When do we see the buildings like they have in Mega City One? That's all I want to know.

By: e.e. coli

e.e. coli — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:27:22 -0800

The site lives up to the design of many of the buildings featured, in that it's hopelessly ugly and ungainly. Hooray for shit design!

By: LairBob

LairBob — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:52:48 -0800

Man, that Swiss Re building is cool--I know some critics said it looks like a pineapple (and it kinda does), but it's still a really innovative and good-looking building. More importantly, it's really cleverly designed. (Great people circulation, air circulation, light distribution, etc.)

By: tcp

tcp — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:26:11 -0800

This website is a masterpiece of design. My father will love it. Thanks, riffola.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:01:01 -0800

Wow. Wow.

By: Poagao

Poagao — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:30:50 -0800

Yeah, except they "forgot" the world's current tallest building, the 101-story Taipei Financial Center. It's not on their map or even mentioned anywhere. Amazing how many "world's tallest building" sites haven't added this building to their sites. Is this due to laziness or some kind of PRC campaign to reduce awareness of everything Taiwanese?

By: Poagao

Poagao — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:32:46 -0800

...and, of course, resounding silence when I bring it up. Amazing.

By: riffola

riffola — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:51:04 -0800

Wow I had no idea about this building. Thanks Poagao!

By: Poagao

Poagao — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:21:11 -0800

Apparently, nobody does. Perhaps if I didn't see it every day I would "forget" as well.

By: t r a c y

t r a c y — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:31:36 -0800

1667 feet does not trump 1815 feet, antenna or no.