25 totally crazy buildings that have almost arrived
These drawings of architects reached for the stars - and then some.
As children, we learned to fan the flames of our imaginations in the interest of mitigating creativity, pushing borders and modification of ways to see the world. But in the case of some architects of modern history, it is prudent to say that their imaginations may have done with a fire extinguisher.
Take the building imposed in Paris, proposed in 1937, which would increase a targeting of 1,640 feet in the sky with all the beauty of a giant suppository? Or the Kremlin Plan for a notorious Eyeore entitled "The Soviet Palace" that seemed to have been designed by a child? Or the totally crazy pyramid in the air pyramid in Japan supposed to support a 2.5 mile high nose bleeding? Maybe crazy from all: they are all almost arrived!
This is true, here are the highest, strange and foreign buildings that have almost arrived at competition - but whose projects were based by the war, the lack of funds, or simply destiny. So, read it and try not to amaze you! And for more more on colossal architectural exploits, see these40 Fad facts on the highest buildings in the world.
1 Tatlin's Tower; St. Petersburg, Russia
This constructivist tower, designed by the Russian artist and the architect Vladimir Tatlin, was designed to be built after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. The main form was a twin propeller with four large suspended geometric structures that pivoted at different rates. .
Unfortunately for Tatlin, he had chosen thebad time Propose such an expensive project (not to mention the project that was mainly improbable structurally). And for more examples of why bigger better, checkThe largest houses on the planet.
2 The Chicago glitch; Chicago, Illinois
Originally offered as Fordham Spire in July 2005, Chicago's arrow in downtown Chicago would have been the largest building in the city at 116 stories. Designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the spiral skyscraper would include a hotel and luxury condominiums.
However, quickly after breaking the project on the project, Calatrava did not receive the appropriate amount of building financing. Recently, anew project was planned to fill the construction site - two elegant and tentacular towers at the mouth of the Chicago River.
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3 Nakheel Harbor and Tour; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Describing the future of architecture (or perhaps a past episode ofBattlestar Galactica), theNakheel Harbor and Tour was proposed by developing the Nakheel Group in 2003 as a centerpiece of the Palm Jumeirah Islands of Human Manufacturing.
The height of the building had to be a monstrous 2,460 feet with 120 floors of luxury apartments. However, due to the 2009 debt stop in Dubai, the project evaporated and finally replaced by the hotel and Trump International Tower. And for more luxury places around the world, checkThe 25 most exclusive clubs on the planet.
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4 Lighthouse of the world; Paris, France
Perhaps one of the most perfidious on the list, the lighthouse in the world in Paris has been proposed in 1937 asobservation tower Complete the world fair. Designed by the Eugene Freyssinet architect, the tower was announced as a "half-kilometer pleasure tower" and included a spiral road outside the building that drivers would use to climb to the garage located at 1 640 feet above the ground. Due to the dangerous design of the building and steep production costs, the project was quickly discarded after its creation.
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5 Attraction of the hotel; New York, New York
Designed to be a phase of power and style on the Horizon of Manhattan, the hotel's attraction was a project proposed in 1908 by architect Antoni Gaudí. According tosubsequent stories Posted on Gaudí and the building, its proposed designs were incredibly advanced at the time and probably would never have been successfully completed.
According to these stories, the design was too advanced for his time, and it is actually Gaudí himself who canceled the project after realizing that his building would only respond to rich customers. (As a communist, he rejected this idea and quickly abandoned the plans elaborated for the manhattan horizon.) And for more amazing hotels, check these20 such scandalous hotels you do not believe they are real.
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6 Soviet Palace; Moscow, Russia
This ODE at the powerful Kremlin was conceived in 1933 as part of an architectural competition won by Boris Iofan. This huge and opulentneoclassical buildinghad to become the administrative center and the congress hall in Moscow. The construction began in 1937 but was finally dismissed after the epidemic of the Second World War. The foundations of the palace have since been transformed into the largest outdoor pool, the Moskva pool.
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7 X-seed 4000; Tokyo, Japan
While the X-seed 4000 was never in the shape of the plan plan plan, it still holds thesave To be the largest building in the history of the world, climbing an impressive 2.5 miles of height. Designed by the Taaaei Corporation in 1995, the building was specially designed to be larger than Mount Fuji (735 feet) and, according to architects, X-Seed 4000 is not a plausible design because of its location in The peaceful fire ring, making it constantly sensitive to tsunamis and earthquakes, and internal air gradations probably learn to those who are ascending at the upper levels of the building. Today, X-Seed 4000 would cost about $ 479 billion and $ 1.2 billion to build.
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8 VOLKSHALLLE; Berlin, Germany
This huge dome-shaped building has not been offered by any other than Adolph Hitler and its architect, Albert Speer. The word "Volk", while translating loosely "the movement of people", had specifically racist shades, and the plans of the building were finally scrapped after the fall of Hitler's empire.According to Hitler, he shot the inspiration from this pantheon building.
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9 The fourth grace / cloud; Liverpool, England
The fourth grace was a planned proposal intended to become the fourth addition of the trilogy of historic buildings in Liverpool, including the port of Liverpool Construction, the Cunard building and the royal liver building.
Four proposals were subjected to the design of the building and, although the standard was a mixed-use building with a 1000-seater theater designed by the architects Edward Cullinan, the oneoptionally chosen was the more conceptual design of Alsop Farm architect, on the picture above. However, possibly, because of budget cuts, the project has been canceled.
10 Illinois; Chicago, Illinois
If it had been finished successfully, Illinois would have become theThe highest building in the world, make the Burj Khalifa to Dubai looks like the child's play. Horizon of Chicago at 528 Stories Hautes (1,600 meters), Illinois was destined to become a pillar of the animated metropolis of Chicago, designed by a famous architectFrank Lloyd Wright In 1956. Unfortunately, because of its ridiculous and a lack of funds, the project has never been completed.
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11 The Tower of Russia; Moscow, Russia
The Tower of Russia was onceplanned Be the International Business Center of Moscow. The city of Moscow finally organized a contest for the design of the building in 2006, which was won by the architect Norman Foster with his set of towers, climbing 118 stories above the ground. Despite the demand of the business center, however, the Russian debt crisis in 2008 provoked the annulment of the project.
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12 Pyramid of the City of Shimizu Mega-City; Tokyo, Japan
Designed by Shimizu in 1996, theShimizu Mega-City Pyramid was ready to be the largest artificial structure of the Earth ever done. Standing up to more than one kilometer in height and can accommodate about one million people to its capacity, this dwelling was designed to be a more sustainable way for those in Tokyo in the distant future.
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13 Contemporary city; Paris, France
This unrealized ParisianUtopia, Contemporary city, was designed by the French architect-SwitzerlandLe CorbusierIn 1922. The neighborhood, designed mainly with the rich in mind, introduced a 60-storey skyscraper group with offices and lofts, located on lush parks, with a transport hub on the city center. , trains, main motorways for automobiles and an airport. If these helpful things seem familiar, it is because these plans were then raised by US planners to create low-income housing here in states.
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14 Ultima Tower; San Francisco, California
WhileThe Ultima TowerIt is only a skeptical conception by the American architect Eugene Tsui, she gives a head to the growing popularity and the resurgence of utopian design. In this colossal building, overlooking two miles on the ground, about a million inhabitants would be able to live and work comfortably within the limits of its walls. And, although building materials are still discovered that would allow that such an engineering feat exists, many believe that this 1991 plan can be performed sooner than once believed before.
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15 Clusters in the air; Tokyo, Japan
This incrediblyimaginative design was created by Japanese architects Kenzo Tangu, Kiyonori Kikutake, Kisho Kurokawa and Fumihiko Maki, and appeared for the first time in the Tokyo Design Conference in 1960. The "clusters in the air" project turned out to be One of the most convincing exploits of urban expansion architecture, including Tokyo, under the "Metabolism" movement that has found new ways to design buildings with moving parts that can be added or withdrawn from structures at need. You have guessed: this Farfelu design never lives the light of day.
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16 Hyperbuilation of Bangkok; Bangkok, China
TheHyperbuiling Bangkok, designed by the Oma of Rem Koolhaas (Metropolitan Architecture Office) and proposed in 1996, never really had a chance, seeing that much of the design revolved around his shocking nature - not his practicality . The building has been designed to stand on the shores of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok and serve more and more architecture than a design with substance and space for businesses.
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17 Asian Cairns; Shenzhen, China
These "sustainable farm parks" created by Vincent Callebaut Architects in 2013 are Crazy Pod structures that present "three eco-spirals in the intertwining pebbles that weave their way to two megalithic towers", designed to limit CO2 emissions from CO2. the region and the urban expansion crisis,according to News of global architecture.
18 Guggenheim Museum; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
From 2017, thismassive projectDesigned by Frank Gehry and led by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York, was suspended due to construction concerns. This branch of the Guggenheim Museum, designed to be built on Saadiyat Island, as well as other current cultural centers, aims to reflect the Islamic and Eastern culture of the people in Abu Dhabi.
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19 The Minerva building; London, England
Thiswatered The skyscraper was formerly intended to live in the eastern edge of the London financial district until the political and financial turmoil quickly ended rapidly the project before construction could even start. Proposed in 2001 (and revised several times over the years) from Minerva plc, the building of 712 feet of height for the offices of the house was finally involved in the money for the political scandal peerages, after its discovery only two of the Main figures from Minerva had been important. Donations and Loans to the Labor Party - ending the project for the property.
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20 City sky; Changsha, China
ProposedSkyscraper, stretching above the Changsha horizon line at 2,749 feet, boasted with a construction chronology just as impressive, claiming that the building would be finished just 210 days. However, because of the increased regulation and manifestations concerning the disruption of the wetland of Daze Lake, this has not happened. Now the construction site is used as a fish farm.
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21 Dubai Towers Dubai; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ThiscomplexIn Dubai, designed by TVSdesign, should be intended to serve as a centerpiece of the lagoons, located on Dubai Creek and composed of seven separate islands. The towers would have been different from heights between 57 and 94 stories, projecting a new dramatic silhouette on the water. However, due to an economic slowdown in 2008, shortly after its creation, the project was officially terminated.
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22 Signature tower; Nashville, Tennessee
TheSignature In Nashville, designed to host retail shops, offices, condominiums and a hotel, was designed by Giartana LLC in 2006. Designed to position 1,030 feet high, the building was to become the largest in the southern United. His impressive stature was soon reduced when the economic recession struck in 2008, forcing the developer to cut corners to save on losses. Finally, the developer, after reading to make the project a reality, used the construction site to build a much smaller residential tower called 505.
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23 Guggenheim Guadalajara; Guadalajara, Mexico
Another architectural area of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, this dream building overlooking the expansive hills of Guadalajara, Mexico, will probably never happen. After fixing the foundations of the project in 2004 and move forward with the Mexican architect Enrique Norten's Designs, he finally decided that the $ 170 million project was justoverlap For those looking to invest in the project.
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24 The endless tower; Courbevoie, France
Translate in "Endless Tour", this building, before the economic crash of the early 1990s suspended its construction, has been designed to be theantidote Suffofant architecture, climb to the heart of the Defense in Courbevoie.
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25 Jeddah's tower; Jeddah, Arabia Saudia
The American architect Adrian Smith is ready to survive the Burj Khalifa from hundreds of feet with his design of the Jeddah Tower, on the point of becoming Jeddah's phone card, Sausa Arabia, that is to say. can succeed in building it.
Due to multiple financial and political setbacks, building the building has almost ground to an increase in many investors to rethink this Sky-High strategy. And for more amazing images, do not miss the50 Selfies of Death Challenge.
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