Rappy Veteran Posted December 26, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 26, 2007 Moscow?s rapidly growing skyline will soon feature an eye-popping new addition: Crystal Island, which will be the world?s biggest building when completed. Sir Norman Foster?s mountainous 27 million square feet spiraling ?city within a building? will cost $4 billion and it is scheduled to be built within next 5 years.The Crystal Island will be Lord Foster?s second large scale project in the Russian capital, and his third new building design that resembles a volcano (we?re talking about his two mountainous buildings in Astana, Kazakstan). Although many people are calling this design the ?Christmas Tree? of Moscow - we can?t help but be reminded of the utopian and also rather volcanic X-Seed 4000 design for Tokyo. Unlike that pipe-dream project, however, Foster has a track record of getting buildings built, so the likelihood is high that we will see this striking structure towering over the Kremlin within 5 years time. [Read More[/b]w/"]Read More] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I think there comes a point when something can be too big. Just look at this pic: Would you really want that in your local town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 What's the point. Build something proper instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Symons Veteran Posted December 26, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 26, 2007 What a waste =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I guess that could help with Russia's tourism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I like it, just because its different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Doesn't this resemble that tower being built in the millennium episode of Star Trek Voyager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 (in the OP's picture) Why does it look like smoke is coming out of it? Are they preemptively deciding its going to burn to the ground anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Doesn't this resemble that tower being built in the millennium episode of Star Trek Voyager? your very much right :rofl: that's halarious ... must be a Trek fan.(in the OP's picture) Why does it look like smoke is coming out of it? Are they preemptively deciding its going to burn to the ground anyway?Hmmm that would be clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Poor Russia :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted December 27, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted December 27, 2007 Its not gonna be the biggest tho is it now they said it, someone probably Dubai will come along and trump that with a glass sphere or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 it will do good, next to being a huge tourist attraction, it will be a "city within a city" meaning more people and businesses within a small area. tokyo is trying to do this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran Posted December 27, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 27, 2007 It looks quite impressive and a definite pull for the tourists :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altra Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 It looks really neat, I'm not sure that I would bother going to Russia to see that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Reid Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 We see the plans for buildings like this all the time, but they never happen except in dubai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samboini Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted December 27, 2007 Supervisor Share Posted December 27, 2007 Is that Dr. Evil in that picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Well, at least they're building stuff rather than blowing them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leovanham Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Is this one of those buildingcomplexes that has multiple tall buildings in them and makes a city within a city? then that would be cool to see :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted December 27, 2007 MVC Share Posted December 27, 2007 Dang somebody already said what I was thinking. In other news, Dubai has just announced a "new" world's biggest building. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badtz-Maru Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 We see the plans for buildings like this all the time, but they never happenexcept in dubai And Russia's oil wealth is almost making it another Dubai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted December 27, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted December 27, 2007 Is this one of those buildingcomplexes that has multiple tall buildings in them and makes a city within a city? then that would be cool to see :) Yeah I can imagine its gonna look awesome inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fagutish Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Sweet! Another landmark to be destroyed in future apocalyptic movies from Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgo89 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 And Russia's oil wealth is almost making it another Dubai. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANova Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Dang somebody already said what I was thinking. In other news, Dubai has just announced a "new" world's biggest building. The Burj Dubai is already the tallest structure in the world beating out the 2063 foot TV Mast in North Dakota and it's not even at it's full height of 2600'. Then there is the Al Burj (currently at the concept stage) also in Dubai that will be 3000'. Chicago is getting the Fordham Spire that will be 2000'. Frank Loyd Wright designed a mile (5280 feet) high tower as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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