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re: In retrospect what do you think about the aesthetics of the Twin Towers
Posted on 8/1/18 at 9:53 pm to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 8/1/18 at 9:53 pm to tgrbaitn08
MAGA, and true.
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Posted on 8/1/18 at 9:54 pm to Schmelly
quote:
Stanley > Shaq
Posted on 8/1/18 at 9:55 pm to DavidTheGnome
This one kinda looks like my penis going into a really big vagina
Posted on 8/1/18 at 9:56 pm to 50_Tiger
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This thread is ban worthy
Not really.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:20 pm to brgfather129
The towers were not great architecture but they became iconic images of NYC. The new tower is really mundane but thats what you get with NYC politics. The original design for the building was much better.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:22 pm to DavidTheGnome
They were not very ornate or interesting. But they were huge and twins. And that made them cool.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:32 pm to DavidTheGnome
I can understand why you created this thread but you'll never be rebeloke.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:33 pm to DavidTheGnome
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If you look at the architects othe buildings they are all flat, bland rectangles
...because cost is a major factor when constructing these towers.
The more intricate the design, the more engineering considerations and additional costs needed.
Going back to my first post, these buildings were designed for utility, not pleasing to the skyline.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:37 pm to DavidTheGnome
I approve of this thread and agree with you. Really ugly. Not a huge fan of the new tower either; the original design was awesome.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:38 pm to BurningHeart
It’s not truthful to imply aesthetics doesn’t come into play when designing them. These aren’t soviet apartment blocks. If efficiency in cost was the sole driving factor there would be one blueprint featureless building and we’d build one after another after another.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:38 pm to Cosmo
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:43 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Except taller
And more temperature resistant beams
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:44 pm to DavidTheGnome
Why do you hate America?
you fricking commie bastard
you fricking commie bastard
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:45 pm to DavidTheGnome
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It’s not truthful to imply aesthetics doesn’t come into play when designing them. These aren’t soviet apartment blocks. If efficiency in cost was the sole driving factor there would be one blueprint featureless building and we’d build one after another after another.
You're just being difficult now.
There's a range for everything in life. The WTCs were designed the way average buildings looked at that time.
Why do I need to explain the basics of the world to you? Are you drunk?
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:50 pm to DavidTheGnome
I miss them.
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:52 pm to DavidTheGnome
The first time I saw them was on 9/11 and I wasn’t as impressed either but after growing up and seeing them in old films you appreciate the symbol they were. They wouldn’t have been any more memorable if they were flashy, it was that there were two that made them unique
The St. Louis Arch
The Golden Gate Bridge
Twin towers, you know it’s NY
The St. Louis Arch
The Golden Gate Bridge
Twin towers, you know it’s NY
Posted on 8/1/18 at 10:52 pm to DavidTheGnome
What the frick is wrong with you
Posted on 8/1/18 at 11:19 pm to DavidTheGnome
It was not their form that was the strength of them, it was their size, imprint, and audacity. When I first moved to NYC I relegated them to the areas that tourists visited and the place that business people filed in and out of. After spending time meeting friends in Battery Park and numerous birthday parties cruising around them in the Frying Pan... the sight of them at night illuminated became a huge imprint emotionally. The freedom to be that one felt while you were looking at them. The possibilities. The building became a cypher for the city itself. Huge! there's two of them! How dare they!
I had an appointment at the passport office in their shadow at 9am on Sept 11th, 2001. I overslept and awoke to the news. It smelled like burnt plastic for months.
They were great.
I had an appointment at the passport office in their shadow at 9am on Sept 11th, 2001. I overslept and awoke to the news. It smelled like burnt plastic for months.
They were great.
This post was edited on 8/1/18 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 8/1/18 at 11:24 pm to DavidTheGnome
This is always my favorite World Trade Center building...
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