Sunday, August 5, 2012

Skyscrapers 1: Real and Virtual

"Turning Torso"; Malmo, Sweden

Very interesting building. The only problem with the twist is it tends to make the building look crooked and unstable. This might be rectified if the profile of the building tapered significantly as it rose, or if it had a more uniform cross-section.

Burj Khalifa; Dubai, UAE

The tallest free-standing structure in the world, its pinnacle is almost a kilometer high. Its visually appealing design is an intellectual product of the West; the architects responsible for the design are based in Chicago.
Some more nice pictures here:
Traveling Chemist: Burj Khalifa

From the real world to a virtual world: Agency Tower in the Crackdown series is probably the tallest fully climbable building in all of video gamedom: