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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Russell Nash on September 23, 2007, 06:48:21 PM

Title: SF Cityscape
Post by: Russell Nash on September 23, 2007, 06:48:21 PM

I always liked the SF movies where the cities weren't totally modernized.  Skylines are updated one building at a time.  This view of London, that I saw on a crappy, rainy day, just seemed to be waiting for a hover-car to go shooting past.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/1658353469_ae8bf369a2_b.jpg)

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: bolddeceiver on September 24, 2007, 02:34:53 AM

I have an artist friend who draws beautiful half-futuristic city-scapes... if I can find an online copy of one of his pocs I will post it.

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: lowky on September 24, 2007, 01:39:18 PM

what is that building that looks like an argyle striped dildo?

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: Alasdair5000 on September 24, 2007, 01:43:32 PM

That would be the Gherkin.  Although I like your description slightly better:)  It's at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gherkin

Rather endearingly, it's also known, apparently, as The Crystal Phallus and The Towering Innuendo.

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: Russell Nash on September 24, 2007, 06:22:42 PM

My wife and I were joking about whether it was a dildo or a butt plug.

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: Listener on September 24, 2007, 10:22:57 PM

The cityscape in Code 46 is just futuristic enough.  That film has some really great production design.

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: Roney on September 29, 2007, 06:16:21 PM

Quote from: Russell Nash on September 23, 2007, 06:48:21 PM

Skylines are updated one building at a time.

You say that, but London's got a whole batch of funky skyscrapers on the way, including the Shard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_London_Bridge), the Cheese Grater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_Leadenhall_Street) and the Helter-Skelter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsgate_Tower).  Although the artist's impression at the bottom of this page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_London) suggests that the net effect will be to obscure the Gherkin and make the cityscape look less futuristic.

I still like the retro rocket-ship shape of the Telecom Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Tower_%28London%29).

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: bolddeceiver on September 29, 2007, 08:12:44 PM

Quote from: Russell Nash on September 24, 2007, 06:22:42 PM

My wife and I were joking about whether it was a dildo or a butt plug.

Then wait till you see this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Agbar)...

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: Heradel on September 30, 2007, 12:32:13 AM

To fight back for our side of the pond (though in the non-phallic categories):

Blue (the Village, NYC): (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/368911883_b469a341c2.jpg)

IAC (NYC)[Gehry]: (http://time-blog.com/looking_around/IAC_Albert%20Vecerka_ESTO_06.jpg)

The new New York Times Building (Midtown, NYC): (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/Ny-times-tower.jpg)

Title: Re: SF Cityscape
Post by: Planish on September 30, 2007, 03:42:59 AM

Here is my humble village, where we spin Sinclair Monofilaments:

(http://data2.archives.ca/e/e040/e000990828.jpg)

Okay, so it's really Expo 67 in Montreal, admittedly an artificial setting as opposed to a real city.
But it was used for an Battlestar Galactica O.S. episode:

(http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/expo67/images/bsg-10.jpg)
Wave to Starbuck.

The truncated tetrahedron buildings were pretty cool, as well as the Bucky Fuller dome for the USA pavillion.