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malec Feb 25, 2007 2:52 PM
DOHA | Convention Centre and Tower | 1,808 FT / 551 M | 112 FLOORS
 
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7...93dcabows9.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/1...63fb6fofz7.jpg


A long article about how doha will become the best city in the world, blah blah, but mentions this tower


Quote:
Originally Posted by article
The developer of Lusail – Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment and Development Company – also has plans to develop the Doha Convention Centre and Tower which will bring a breathtaking aspect to the Doha skyline. Projected to cost $1.2 billion, architects Murphy Jahn Inc, famous for the Deutsche Post building in Bonn and the Sony Centre in Berlin, have produced a design which is both innovative and inspirational.
The tower will soar approximately 105 storeys into the sky and offer panoramic city views and over the blue water from its prestigious central location on the Corniche. It will be home to a hotel with 300 guest rooms, 80 serviced apartments, and 300 residential apartments.
The Convention Centre, adjacent to the tower, will provide 100,000 sq m of convention space and is destined to become an important regional and international exhibition location.

JBinCalgary Feb 25, 2007 7:43 PM
good news, but the tower is out of place

Thskyscraper Feb 25, 2007 8:23 PM
Looks nice, but they better build some higher buildings around it to compliment it because it's going to look awful lonely with those short towers there.

ZZ-II Feb 25, 2007 8:39 PM
looking good

DUBAI2015 Feb 25, 2007 9:24 PM
Kind of reminds me of the Grollo Tower and the old Burj Dubai and the Russia Tower combined

Stratosphere Feb 25, 2007 10:33 PM
Oh boy! It's the Grollo Tower again.

http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/melgroll.jpg

DUBAI2015 Feb 26, 2007 4:20 AM
Looks like the same tower has had 4 incarnations:

Grollo Tower
http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/melgroll.jpg

Burj Dubai
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2...ai-render1.jpg

Russia Tower
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1184/rt023gk.jpg

Now this:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7...93dcabows9.jpg

Kooky! :leek:

gttx Feb 26, 2007 3:29 PM
And all four of them were ugly! Why on earth does this design keep coming up?

Thskyscraper Feb 26, 2007 8:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gttx (Post 2652709)
And all four of them were ugly! Why on earth does this design keep coming up?
Because it seems that it never gets build. Grollo never got built, Burj changed the design, and I'm not sure what happened with the Russia Tower. I actually like it, but it always seems to be placed all alone, so it looks out of place. I think it needs to be built with some taller buildings that compliment this design in the same area in order for it to look nicer.

canucklehead2 Feb 27, 2007 12:40 AM
Either way, I like the design and I hope it gets built...

DUBAI2015 Feb 27, 2007 2:14 AM
the Russia Tower is set to start in July

phillyskyline Feb 27, 2007 2:17 AM
Anyone got the exact height on this one?

DUBAI2015 Feb 27, 2007 4:29 AM
Someone should do a diagram of this Grollo tower twin!

Vito Corleone Feb 27, 2007 8:58 AM
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Originally Posted by phillyskyline (Post 2653845)
Anyone got the exact height on this one?
According to Turner Construction, it will be 550 m.

ZZ-II Mar 3, 2007 1:13 PM
i love that simple design

Aleks Mar 3, 2007 7:42 PM
it does look like various towers combined

is this a common shape/design in west asia?!?! and east europe?!?!

malec Oct 21, 2007 10:10 PM
Cityscape 2007

Doha Tower and Convention Center,Qatar

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/592...solt121zx0.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/994...solt126ka9.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/390...solt131lw5.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/315...t122qj4.th.jpghttp://img88.imageshack.us/img88/330...t123ep9.th.jpghttp://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7...t124lo1.th.jpghttp://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4...t125dd5.th.jpghttp://img81.imageshack.us/img81/284...t127yi8.th.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1...t128bs6.th.jpghttp://img81.imageshack.us/img81/882...t129yg3.th.jpghttp://img88.imageshack.us/img88/615...t130eg0.th.jpghttp://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1...t132jo3.th.jpg

Fabb Oct 22, 2007 9:45 AM
I'm not sure that the ornament at the top is appropriate. Is it supposed to be iconic ?

sfguy Oct 23, 2007 12:50 AM

wow, this is an interesting project. these renderings make the corners of the tower look kind of like the international commerce centre in hong kong

10023 Oct 23, 2007 1:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DUBAI2015 (Post 2652182)
Looks like the same tower has had 4 incarnations:
And all look like they're based on this, if it has ever been finished:

http://static.flickr.com/33/51865820_6d4556c598_o.jpg

The Grollo and Russia towers, at least, have the same tripod shape.


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