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Model photos of iPod-inspired building revealed
The first photos of a scale model for the iPod-inspired residential tower in Dubai have been posted online. The 23-story tower, due to open in 2009, will be built on a “docking station” at an angle of six degrees. It will include more than 200 homes and offices. The tower is being designed by Hong Kong-based James Law Cybertecture, an award-winning architecture firm focused on futuristic projects and “intelligent” buildings.
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1
That has to be the uglies thing i’ve seen in a while.
Posted by jason on December 27, 2006 at 1:30 PM (PDT)
2
looks like a tetris inspired building to me…
Posted by christ on December 27, 2006 at 2:29 PM (PDT)
3
You guys need to post the images on this site:
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/official-renderings-of-ipod-inspired-building
it shows the front, where to true iPod inspiration is.
Posted by Kyle on December 27, 2006 at 3:24 PM (PDT)
4
Too bad the rest of the Middle East can’t be more like the UAE.
Posted by btn on December 27, 2006 at 4:35 PM (PDT)
5
Christ, you are right it looks like a Tetris screenshot not an iPod. Where is the wheel?
Posted by gbendana on December 27, 2006 at 4:45 PM (PDT)
6
kyle is right that website is a better interpritation of the ipod inspired designed.
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/official-renderings-of-ipod-inspired-building
Posted by BIGP in Texas on December 27, 2006 at 5:09 PM (PDT)
7
Neither inspired, nor architecure…look more like iPoop, than iPad.
Posted by FahrenheiPod 451 on December 29, 2006 at 11:06 PM (PDT)