Comments on: Revolutionary Development for Turkey / RMJM

By: Maged Butter

Maged Butter — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:12:41 +0000

Revolutionary Development for Turkey / RMJM http://t.co/aBcpVbIX #architecture

By: Jessica Kate Tweed

Jessica Kate Tweed — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:57:45 +0000

wow…anyone else think that the pictures of new developments always look breathtaking? http://t.co/crAFHNz via @archdaily

By: Vic Stapel

Vic Stapel — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:48:27 +0000

Ok it’s not really fugly. But just another “green BOX” in the making. Sadly Green seem to fast become a grey area.
A bit of this and that and the whole project brings nothing but green to the world?
I wonder if there was actually a chart that would show what the % of green in the total project. I think each building should have a commemoration plaque at the entrance that shows how green and not so green it really is!
Sad, not a glimpse of Turkish influence. Just a building that screams we wanna look as we ARE European. Pray they built it 100% earthquake proof!

By: jp

jp — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:46:27 +0000

i guess an architect has to make a livin somehow, huh

By: Jade Doel

Jade Doel — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:25:12 +0000

What a waste of $1 Billion
Poor Istanbul is getting done over! This sort of stuff should be a crime!

By: PanamArq

PanamArq — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:53:34 +0000

what makes LEED certified so revolutionary? Isn’t that the standard now? And isn’t it actually pretty easy to become LEED simply by following the building code? What would be more revolutionary is if it were Energy Neutral! The images remind me of las vegas actually

By: m

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:21:40 +0000

Their poor architecture apart, just look where they put St Petersburg:
http://www.rmjm.com/locations/view-location-map/

They must be very sensitive to local cultural context, you can tell!

Quote ”We’re thrilled to have this opportunity to create a landmark community in Istanbul’s up-and-coming financial district,”

I am thrilled too (with horror).

But it’s good, it’s LEED-certified.

By: Goldschmidt Razvan

Goldschmidt Razvan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:51:04 +0000

oho, well said Lucas Gray! That it the same thing about my country.

By: Lucas Gray

Lucas Gray — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:22:59 +0000

So what if it is the first LEED building. Last time I checked LEED does not equal revolutionary. This building is just plain bad. Not only is it aesthetically horrendous but it is just another office tower, another object we don’t need but is there to make some rich developer even richer.

This is only iconic of what drove our world into this economic crisis.

By: Mac

Mac — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:37:14 +0000

Quote” The project will be revolutionary for Turkey as it will become the country’s first LEED-certified mixed-use development upon its 2011 completion date.”

By: curious cow

curious cow — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:34:18 +0000

“RMJM’s design not only addresses Istanbul’s culture…”
Istanbul’s culture?
How does it address?
And does it have to adress?

By: Goldschmidt Razvan

Goldschmidt Razvan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:18:42 +0000

Hmm, maiby it is a sustainable design, but actually I don’t like it. And what is so revolutionary in it?

By: citicritter

citicritter — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:00:36 +0000

“revolutionary”?

By: Sinking Cities

Sinking Cities — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:51:13 +0000

It’s great the buildings are “green” for whatever marketing value that ads – but the design just seems so bland and boring. The relationships between the towers, scale, design, etc all seem too common.

By: CultureFeast.com

CultureFeast.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:13:35 +0000

reading: Revolutionary Development for Turkey / RMJM http://bit.ly/1BGhT2