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it is high time that we stopped the stupid race

June 7, 2007

Many developing countries have been pumping their buildings up recently. It seems they want to prove that the higher building they have the more power, wealth and importance they have. The tallest building in the world is Taipei 101 but mainland has announced to build a higher skycraper in Shanghai called Shanghai Fanacial Center. willother asian countries or some Middle East countries go on the race of hightening structures? When will the stupid race stop.

Skyscrapers have many disadantages. It is usually the main target of terrorists, it prevents the sunlight of the city and some of them aren't harmoney to their surroundings.If some accidents occur such as fire or earthquake the higher the building is the more difficult to evacuate.

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05:42 PM Jul 18 2009
sassolino Italy	I completely agree with you. n Italy many skyscrapers have been built in historical centres and the landscape has been devastated ...just give a look to Naples Business Center, planned by one of the most aknowledged architects in the world, Kenzo Tange:the result is a cancer in the flesh and bone of the town...Beautiful (may be, if you like them ) nut it has nothing to do with this town, her history, her culture. Moreover, who lives or works in those building knows that they are really uncomfortable: a lot of time wasted waiting for the lift, and when there is a blackout or the lift is out of order (it happens not so rarely as one could think) well be sure to be in good health. an when the wind blows....you experience how it is to be a kite....

05:42 PM Jul 18 2009

sassolino
Italy

I completely agree with you. n Italy many skyscrapers have been built in historical centres and the landscape has been devastated ...just give a look to Naples Business Center, planned by one of the most aknowledged architects in the world, Kenzo Tange:the result is a cancer in the flesh and bone of the town...Beautiful (may be, if you like them ) nut it has nothing to do with this town, her history, her culture. Moreover, who lives or works in those building knows that they are really uncomfortable: a lot of time wasted waiting for the lift, and when there is a blackout or the lift is out of order (it happens not so rarely as one could think) well be sure to be in good health. an when the wind blows....you experience how it is to be a kite....

08:03 AM Sep 09 2007
asian_j@son China	Agree so much!

08:03 AM Sep 09 2007

asian_j@son
China

Agree so much!

03:37 AM Jul 11 2007
worldmikel United States	I saw a thing on TV saying that this Shanghai building is being built on soil that has not been tested to be safe to standards required for buildings nearly that tall. It may be subject to some major disaster from and earthquake. It was suggested that it is being rammed through just to give Shanghai the ability to say it has the tallest building. I was surprise when I went to the Petronas that the Sybridge was only on the 42nd floor. What was more surprising was to look out from there into the two buildings and see floors virtually vacant. It kind of shows how unnecessary these buildings are. There is a point of diminishing returns for building upward. It is energy-intensive to get water, heating/air conditioning and gas upward. All the savings of land space is defeated by the energy it takes to allow them to be at those heights. Now if they'd line the building with Solar panels and pipes to collect heat for water, that might produce more than they'd use and make them an asset to a city, instead of a liability.

03:37 AM Jul 11 2007

worldmikel
United States

I saw a thing on TV saying that this Shanghai building is being built on soil that has not been tested to be safe to standards required for buildings nearly that tall. It may be subject to some major disaster from and earthquake. It was suggested that it is being rammed through just to give Shanghai the ability to say it has the tallest building.

I was surprise when I went to the Petronas that the Sybridge was only on the 42nd floor. What was more surprising was to look out from there into the two buildings and see floors virtually vacant. It kind of shows how unnecessary these buildings are. There is a point of diminishing returns for building upward. It is energy-intensive to get water, heating/air conditioning and gas upward. All the savings of land space is defeated by the energy it takes to allow them to be at those heights. Now if they'd line the building with Solar panels and pipes to collect heat for water, that might produce more than they'd use and make them an asset to a city, instead of a liability.

12:41 AM Jul 04 2007
wendy wang China	yes progression. I just don't like the skyscrapers prevent the sunshine especially in winter. Every time i pass by those high buildings in windy days, i feel as if i were nearly flown away.

12:41 AM Jul 04 2007

wendy wang
China

yes progression.

I just don't like the skyscrapers prevent the sunshine especially in winter. Every time i pass by those high buildings in windy days, i feel as if i were nearly flown away.

06:49 AM Jul 01 2007
progression Turkey	I think it would not be easier to settle an increasing population without building high blocks of apartment. I can argue that skyscrapers are playing a research&development role in this effect

06:49 AM Jul 01 2007

progression
Turkey

I think it would not be easier to settle an increasing population without building high blocks of apartment. I can argue that skyscrapers are playing a research&development role in this effect

nervous

June 4, 2007

i will give a speech in english in a conference tomorrow. I feel so nervous now. God bless me that i won't make any mistakes. What should i dress i haven't decided. It is said that we would be picture recorded.

Oh GOD where are you now.

But,

After tomorrow , i will have a good rest. my present job will get a brief pause.:))

Anyway i am expecting the day after tomorrow.

NERVOUS!

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12:43 PM Jun 04 2007
Michellita Brazil	Good luck! I hope you succeed in your presentation! Best wishes

12:43 PM Jun 04 2007

Michellita
Brazil

Good luck! I hope you succeed in your presentation!

Best wishes

why

May 29, 2007

There is a theater nearby the apartment i live in. Every time when there is a leader coming here to go to the theater , there are tens of bodyguards and policemen get here in advance and when the leader comes he/sh ride i a black shining car and nobody is allowed to move before he/she passed. Why? Does he/she have privilege? Or he/she is afraid of being murdered?How stupid he/she is!

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05:06 AM Dec 01 2007
tiger1816 China	so many phenomenon in our surounding. our leader don't have any fault. as they want to show their coming and power. there is few man who are from our authority partment are work for the people. as the mao said.

05:06 AM Dec 01 2007

tiger1816
China

so many phenomenon in our surounding. our leader don't have any fault. as they want to show their coming and power.

there is few man who are from our authority partment are work for the people. as the mao said.

03:49 AM May 30 2007
nsuarnie India	He / She is not stupid. U people who select them to become leader. so u are stupid . haha

03:49 AM May 30 2007

nsuarnie
India

He / She is not stupid. U people who select them to become leader. so u are stupid . haha

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