Some older pics of it still under construction
And now . . .
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And now . . .
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Zaha Hadid Architects completes Leeza SOHO skyscraper in Beijing with world's tallest atrium
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Agreed. It's one thing to have a simply gorgeous building, but it's another thing to have it fit the scenery. In Sydney, we have a bunch of nice modern architecture buildings, but they're clustered around a specific area of the city, instead of being dotted across the city in the middle of older buildings with more primitive architectural styles. I believe Paris does the same thing with its modern high-rise buildings.
You gotta start somewhere. I bet in a decade, that place will be surrounded by other beautiful buildings.
Saying this when the building is for a publicly traded company and architect is Iraqi just makes you come across as incredibly Xenophobic.
"Leeza SOHO's atrium acts as a public square for the new business district, linking all spaces within the tower and providing varying views due to its twisting, sculptural form; creating a fantastic new civic space for Beijing that is directly connected to the city's transport network."
You're right, It's a good thing that the capital city of the country currently putting protesting students and Uyghurs in concentration camps has a fantastic new civic space.
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Good ole fashion racism. Good for you.
Or launch from inside it or inflitrate it to get to the secret laboratory underneath it to find the bad people.
Yeah, that is a pretty gorgeous building.
Not at all! The US has some gorgeous buildings of varying styles built throughout the ages. St. Patrick's Cathedral is an amazing work of art for example.
Zaha Hadid also has an interesting building in New York.
Not at all! The US has some gorgeous buildings of varying styles built throughout the ages. St. Patrick's Cathedral is an amazing work of art for example.
Zaha Hadid also has an interesting building in New York.
Just like they always were. This is a pretty nice looking dick, though.
How the fuck was that racist? Criticism of China is racist?
The building looks incredible though. I'm a big fan of glass skyscrapers though apparently they're not good for the environment. On this basis I keep imagining we're due to enter a new era of materials but this looks so organic and modern, the way they're pushing glass makes me think this style will be here for a while yet.
That is a gorgeous building. Must be a trip to look down into the atrium from one of the top floors.
Kinda wish the outside was as daring as the inside, but definitely one of the most beautiful buildings out there.
ZHA's work is at the best when a bit more restrained, which I think this is. This is better than their other towers but at the end of the day the design still very formal. The atrium design doesn't seem to be environmentally driven like the Gherkin was. It seems a bit dark and not particularly functional. The ground floor space at the bottom of the atrium that's "for the public" looks pretty dead. I mean, I don't see this as being more radical or have ideas compared with the high tech buildings decades ago like the Lloyds in London or HSBC building in HK.
It looks cool from the outside at night I guess but doesn't really provide much to the deep plans with bridge only connecting every ten floors or so.
It looks cool from the outside at night I guess but doesn't really provide much to the deep plans with bridge only connecting every ten floors or so.
That's a great looking building - at least from the inside. I've stayed in a couple of Marriott Marquis hotels with open atriums like this (although not quite as tall and certainly not as cool) and I find them scary on a really primal level, so I'd probably enjoy / hate staying here.