Tag Archives: architecture

Orlando Loses Iconic Neon Sign

Brooklyn and Philadelphia both lost iconic neon signs this year and today the same happens in my hometown of Orlando. For decades, the Merita Bread sign acted as a welcoming beacon to downtown Orlando for those traveling eastbound on I-4, just south of downtown. Two years ago, the bread company closed its doors when Hostess, its former parent company, went …

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Afternoon View – Provincetown House

This Commercial Street house used to be a fire station. The owners remodeled the truck bay so that the door rolls up to reveal a cozy front porch.

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NEW YORK CITY: Midtown Manhattan May Get World’s Tallest Residential Tower

According to plans leaked by New York Yimby, a skyscraper planned for midtown Manhattan would be only one foot shorter than WTC 1, making it the tallest residential tower in the world. 225 West 57th Street‘s facade will top-out 1,479′ above street level, while a surprise spire on top will cap the tower at 1,775 feet. Adrian Smith and Gordon …

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Afternoon View – The Strand

Key West’s Strand Theater is now a Walgreens, but you can see they did a great job of preserving many of the old elements, including the box office. 

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1WTC Wins “Tallest” Ruling

One World Trade Center has been judged the tallest building in the western hemisphere by the “official” ruling body of such matters. Sorry, Chicago. The nonprofit Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat—the accepted arbiter on matters of skyscraper height—on Tuesday ruled that the spire atop One World Trade Center counts toward the official “architectural” height, making the new tower …

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Which Is The Tallest?

The “arbiters of world building heights” are meeting this weekend to decide if the almost-completed One World Trade Center will take the crown from Chicago’s Willis Tower as the tallest building in the western hemisphere. “Most of the time these decisions are not so controversial,” said Daniel Safarik, an architect and spokesman for the nonprofit Council on Tall Buildings and …

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New York Times Rejects Banksy Op-Ed That Slams One World Trade Center

Via Yahoo News: Banksy, the elusive British street artist nearing the end of a month-long New York City residency, published an op-ed column on his website Sunday slamming the design of One World Trade Center, the 104-story skyscraper scheduled to be opened on the World Trade Center site next year. “As a visitor staying New York for the past few …

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London’s “Fryscraper” Melts Cars

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Adding The Spire To One WTC

You might want a Dramamine by the halfway point.

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NYC To Get 96-Story Condo Tower

The 79-story One Carnegie isn’t finished yet, but its claim as the city’s tallest residential building will be short-lived because 432 Park (rendering above) will be even taller at 96 stories. That will give it the national record, eclipsing Chicago’s 92-story Trump Tower. The building, known as 432 Park, has a total asking price for its 126 units of $2.7 …

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Inside The Chrysler Building Spire

To get to the very top of the Chrysler Building’s spire, you must climb over 100 feet of ladders after reaching the top floor.

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Morning View: Philly City Hall

Philadelphia City Hall was the world’s tallest building from 1901-1908. The 548 foot tower remains the tallest masonry building in the world.  At 37 feet, the statue of William Penn is the tallest atop any building in the world.  So sez Wikipedia.

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Afternoon View

Artist House, just down the street from Island House.

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Something Cool That Will Never Happen

How about this: A giant donut walkway could soon hover above New York’s Grand Central Station in plans to restore the transport hub to its former glory as the glittering gateway into America’s commercial heartland. The circular gallery would be suspended hundreds of feet in the air between two skyscrapers and will move up and down to give visitors views …

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Swimming Pool Of The Day

A glass bottom and 24 stories in the sky. I’d swim in it. It’s a Holiday Inn! In China.

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Afternoon View – Bowling Green Station

Opened in 1905 and one of the few original Beaux Arts control houses in Manhattan. Its twin is on the Upper West Side at Broadway and 72nd.

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China To Build 220-Story Tower

And they say they’re going to build it in just 90 days by using prefabricated parts partially assembled off-site. The building will be 10m taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the tallest manmade structure on earth. SkyCity One, with a rather imposing design, will contain 1,610,000m2 across 220 storeys, containing a mix of residential, commercial and retail space …

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Tomorrow

Details.

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New WTC Nearly Capped Off

A couple of weeks ago One World Trade Center reached its 100th of 104 floors. The Port Authority has a live-cam of the construction, although at this writing the rain has made it useless.

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Afternoon View – Halston House

This Upper East Side townhouse was built in 1966 by noted modernist Paul Rudolph. When Halston lived there, it was known as the Studio 54 after-party house. The Alexander Hirsch and Lewis Turner Residence, aka Halston House, 101 East 63rd Street, New York NY. Includes a private garage and rooftop deck. 7349 square feet. Sold in 1974 to designer Roy …

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