The Aqua Tower is one of those buildings that seem, even at their opening, to be destined for global fame. It is an amazing structure, to put it simply - it is almost as if the eroded rocks of the Great Lakes had been transformed in to a skyscraper.
Skyscrapers are often seen to be an expression of, to put it politely, male prowess and there has always been a certain my skyscraper is taller than yours not so friendly competition. Perhaps the elegance and fluidity of this design is due to the fact that the main architect is a woman – as is at least half of the staff on her team.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by taliesyn30.
In the 1949 movie, an architect laments the boring design of 'modern' buildings... and then goes on to design exciting new buildings which, to my modern eye, look as boring and derivative as anything he sought to replace.
It looks like one of those Dubai travesties.
I assume the upper floor balconies are fake, to prevent suicides.
I'm not impressed.