Visionary and Canceled Projects & Proposals | Discussion

Per: Exclusive Reveal for $700 Million Harlem River Yards Mega-Project, Including New York's First Soccer Stadium Designed by Rafael Viñoly - New York YIMBY

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Do any of you have some more info on a proposed master plan in Philadelphia in 1992.

KPF is developing (1992) a master plan on Amtrak 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, I only have the info that it has a lot of air rights and is a general development.

Per: Amtrak - 30th Street Station: Multiple Projects - Aegis Property Group

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Anyone ever post this one? Looks like it would be built over an Ave.

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Love the ambition.

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An artist’s rendering of the Arizona Coyotes’ possible new arena in Tempe, Arizona. (Arizona Coyotes Photo)

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Per: A Tree-Covered, 2,400-Foot Tower Could Become NYC’s Tallest—and Most Sustainable—Building

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That’s one of the coolest proposals I’ve ever seen. One can only dream.

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I am exited to see if this gets built, it seems really cool

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It’s not a real proposal, just a concept/vision.

I REALLY hate when articles use proposal/concept interchangeably when they are different terms or use the word could instead of would.

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New York - 250 West 55th Street 1000 feet

New York Times Headquarters

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Wow that proposal is infinitely better than what was actually built there.

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Crane Tower Chicago (1,022 feet)
Proposed in May 1929

Apparel and Manufacturers Building Chicago
Proposed on June 17, 1928

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In Philadelphia

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https://carlosdinizart.com/gallery/

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Also known as 175 Park Avenue, the Grand Central Tower was Breuer’s most controversial project. In 1967, the Penn Central Railroad Group, which owned Grand Central Station, approached Breuer’s office to design a large tower meant to solve a shortage of office space in New York City and to make use of valuable air rights above the station. The tower was envisioned by the client as “a companion” to the nearby Pan-Am Tower (now Met-Life Building), designed by a team of architects that included Breuer’s mentor, Walter Gropius. Breuer and Beckhard’s first proposal floated 55 stories of cast stone and granite above the beloved, neoclassical facade of Grand Central. Both this first design (Project I) and later ones that would have demolished the station to make way for vertical or sloping legs to support the bulk of the tower (Projects IIa and IIb) were soundly rejected by the Landmarks Preservation Commission and so never built.

Marcel Breuer Digital Archive

More infos: Marcel Breuer - Search Results




https://www.instagram.com/p/CuIoUNFrq9z/

Kudos to the builder in Minecraft, :+1:but would the Grand Central Tower (175 Park Ave) really be that tall?

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Thanks for the shoutout! (That builder is me lol) @Mackensen

The building itself is around 290 meters (950 ft) high, which is the real height. But it sits on a cantilever over Grand Central Terminal, making the building appear “taller” at around 330 meters. :slight_smile:

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Hudson Yards Phase Two


https://sreesundareswara.com/rng.aspx?iid=276937614&cid=70

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I have not been able to find a picture or drawing of the 383 Madison Ave. Scheme III (1987 by KPF). Yes, there was the project but the pictures are in a modern book from 1992. If you are interested in rebuilding Scheme III in Minecraft, I’ll send you the pictures.

What if names like Larkin, Metlife, and Travelstead were synonymous with NYC? - Page 2 - SkyscraperPage Forum

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