Outrage over 9/11 replica design of exploding Twin Towers, Korea.

Run_to_da_hills · 10-12-2011 9:46am #1

Bad taste, I wonder was this design intentional? I would have thought that something like this would have been designed in a more hostile country like Iran.

http://i39.tinypic.com/fc60sx.jpg

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/design-korean-towers-evokes-exploding-wtc-9-11-architects-mvrdv-apologize-wasn-t-intentional-article-1.989391?localLinksEnabled=false

Black Cow · 10-12-2011 9:51am

Eh, that's a 3D architect's design - it's not real.

Immaculate Pasta · 10-12-2011 9:53am

It's only a design ffs. Why so sensitive?

Burgo · 10-12-2011 9:54am

Yeah the headline gives it away "Design for Korean towers evokes exploding WTC on 9/11"

Ellis Dee · 10-12-2011 10:00am

The designers say it was unintentional, so why can't the Americans just believe them?:rolleyes: They can't expect the rest of the world to bend over backwards to accommodate their ultra-sensitivities for ever. And the days when they can just bully everyone are numbered and dwindling all the time.:)

Even here in Ireland we had to endure a whole day of mourning over the 11 September bombings, but five minutes of silence was considered enough for the victims of Omagh.:mad:

Your idea of sanctions against a committed ally that is a powerful and strengthening force in the world economy is almost as dumb as some of the drivel the biggest cretins in the Tea Party come out with.:eek:

Jumpy · 10-12-2011 10:51am

Black Cow wrote: »

Eh, that's a 3D architect's design - it's not real.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO LEARN WHEN THEY CANT EVEN FIT IN THE DOOR.

Rhyme · 10-12-2011 10:54am

Jumpy wrote: »

HOW DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO LEARN WHEN THEY CANT EVEN FIT IN THE DOOR.

WHAT IS THIS? A CENTRE FOR ANTS!?

Jumpy · 10-12-2011 10:56am

Rhyme wrote: »

WHAT IS THIS? A CENTRE FOR ANTS!?

IT NEEDS TO BE LIKE ... THREE TIMES LARGER THAN THIS.

Sunnyisland · 10-12-2011 10:56am

Its a horrible design sure how would you hang out your washing ?

stimpson · 10-12-2011 10:58am

Jumpy wrote: »

IT NEEDS TO BE LIKE ... THREE TIMES LARGER THAN THIS.

He's absolutely right.

johngalway · 10-12-2011 11:00am

That's fugly.

chin_grin · 10-12-2011 11:00am

Jumpy wrote: »

IT NEEDS TO BE LIKE ... THREE TIMES LARGER THAN THIS.

YOU KNOW FROTHY LATTES MAKE ME FARTY AND BLOATED.

Jumpy · 10-12-2011 11:03am

Hmmm, the Osama Bin Laden Tower for Jihadists that Cant Fly Good.

TheZohanS · 10-12-2011 11:11am

Need moar flames.

RachaelVO · 10-12-2011 11:16am

OPs not quoting articles need to be b1tch slapped... here's the article for anyone on a phone

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/design-korean-towers-evokes-exploding-wtc-9-11-architects-mvrdv-apologize-wasn-t-intentional-article-1.989391?localLinksEnabled=false

An architecture firm said Friday it “regrets” a bizarre design for two high-rises in Korea reminds people of the twin towers exploding on 9/11.

A mockup shows two soaring skyscrapers connected in the middle by a “pixelated cloud” that evoked the clouds of debris that erupted from the iconic World Trade Center towers after terrorists flew planes into them.

“What the hell were these architects thinking?” asked the headline on a Gizmodo article about the plans for the Seoul apartment buildings.

MVRDV, which is based in the Netherlands, insisted in a statement that it didn’t notice the uncanny similarity that struck many observers instantly.

“MVRDV regrets deeply any connotations The Cloud project evokes regarding 9/11,” it wrote on its website.

“It was not our intention to create an image resembling the attacks nor did we see the resemblance during the design process. We sincerely apologize to anyone whose feelings we have hurt.”

Jim Riches, a retired FDNY deputy chief whose son was killed on 9/11, said he didn’t believe the architects.

“I think it’s a total lie and they have no respect for the people who died that day,” he said. “They’re crossing a line.

“It looks just like the towers imploding,” he said. “I think they’re trying to sensationalize it. It’s a cheap way to get publicity.”

Despite their regrets, the architects did not indicate any plans to alter the design of the buildings — one 850 feet tall, the other 970 feet tall — which are expected to be finished by 2015.

In an ironic twist, the towers will be at the entrance of the Yongsan Dreamhub project, which was designed by Daniel Libeskind, who created the master plan of the rebuilt World Trade Center.

Dotrel · 10-12-2011 11:42am

Great design. They should stick all the jerks in Tower one.

speedboatchase · 10-12-2011 12:30pm

Ellis Dee wrote: »

The designers say it was unintentional, so why can't the Americans just believe them?:rolleyes: They can't expect the rest of the world to bend over backwards to accommodate their ultra-sensitivities for ever. And the days when they can just bully everyone are numbered and dwindling all the time.:)

If we can put aside the anti-American sentiment for a second, the designer's spokesman Jan Knikker has been found to have told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad that "I must admit that we also thought of September 11, 2011. But it is not intended association with the attacks." There is no way that anybody in the design process didn't see the resemblance and they're already contradicted themselves.

rubadub · 12-12-2011 9:22pm

Publicity stunt worked well for them.

“What the hell were these architects thinking?”

This could be said if 9/11 never happened. Imagine the massive extra cost that would be involved to make a building like that. There's good reasons why most buildings will go straight up or taper inwards at the top.

stimpson · 12-12-2011 11:51pm

rubadub wrote: »

Publicity stunt worked well for them.

This could be said if 9/11 never happened. Imagine the massive extra cost that would be involved to make a building like that. There's good reasons why most buildings will go straight up or taper inwards at the top.

Its ironic , considering your location, you would advocate building a box.