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Manny
27th August 2005, 05:23 PM
Architecture is one of the arts, no? If not I apologize and ask the mods to move this where it belongs.

The Turning Torso (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/27/sweden.skyscraper.ap/index.html) skyscraper just opened. You can catch the official website (including an English translation) here (http://www.turningtorso.com/).

Is this not the coolest residential building ever? I want to rent an apartment there. Better, I want to rent an apartment across the street so I can look at it.
The Central Scrutinizer
27th August 2005, 09:26 PM
Yes, architecture is art.

And the building is way beyond cool!

And unless you are filthy rich, I doubt you could afford to live there.
Jorghnassen
27th August 2005, 11:55 PM
There are better reasons to move to Sweden...

/I probably wouldn't.
Cleopatra
28th August 2005, 01:53 PM
Originally posted by manny
Architecture is one of the arts, no? If not I apologize and ask the mods to move this where it belongs. I don't know what Architecture is. It gets on my nerves. So do architects. In Greece every failed architect opens a restaurant.

Is this not the coolest residential building ever? I want to rent an apartment there. Better, I want to rent an apartment across the street so I can look at it. I find such comments really interesting. It demonstrates how different people think and I find this fascinating. When I saw the tower at the news I found it horrible and I was wondering why people violate their vision with such monstrous buildings. It's impressive yes but how many times can you see this building? I bet that after people seing it for 10 days they will hate it.BUT I find your approach interesting. I will try to look at it with your eyes.
Chaos
28th August 2005, 02:03 PM
Originally posted by Cleopatra
I don't know what Architecture is. It gets on my nerves. So do architects. In Greece every failed architect opens a restaurant.

*snip*

There is a German saying, "Wer nichts wird, wird Wirt" - roughly, "if you fail at everything else, open a restaurant"... :D

*ducks and runs*
Cleopatra
28th August 2005, 02:05 PM
Originally posted by Chaos
There is a German saying, "Wer nichts wird, wird Wirt" - roughly, "if you fail at everything else, open a restaurant"... :D

*ducks and runs*

:D I will quote you.

It's funny though because the restaurant business is one of the hardest ones.