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swami
27-09-2005, 18:05
New York City - World Trade Center Design News:

Trump: I'd have designed a better 'Freedom Tower'

Business icon and real estate mogul says the City of New York should have consulted him when officials were making plans to rebuild the World Trader Center because the "Freedom Tower" they're building now "is a disgrace."

"They should have come to me. I know what to do," the tycoon told Canada AM. "I would have rebuilt the World Trade Center as it was but one storey taller and a lot stronger. That's what should have been built.

"Now, they have buildings that look like hell going up. Well, they're not going up. I don't know if they ever will go up."

Trump says he was never a huge fan of the World Trader Center "until it came down." It now represents for him the spirit of America and he says the new building should reflect America's undaunted spirit.

"I'd like to see it rebuilt as it was, but stronger and a little bit taller. That's really saying 'We won.' What they're building now is a disgrace."

Trump has built office towers and condominiums all over the world; one of his latest projects is going up right now in Toronto: a 70-storey steel and glass hotel and condo project that is scheduled to open in 2009.

While The Donald says he "loves Toronto," his home has been Manhattan and always will be, he says.

"I develop in a lot of locations but New York has an energy that no other place in the world has," he says.

"I'm building some of the greatest buildings in the world now. That's what I like," he says.

As for how Trump hopes to be remembered, he says: "What I'd like is for people to think I was very aesthetic, (that) I really had a good sense of taste and style -- whether it's Trump Tower or any one of the many buildings."

Indeed, the headlines have focused as much on his architecture as on his hairdo.

"It is my hair, whether we love it or not," he says, putting the rumours to rest by revealing his hairline. "And I guess it works in its own way."

:bang head What a DORK! :puke:

(article link here) (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1126015695103_121424895)
Hotrats
27-09-2005, 18:09
Yes Donald, and all the money in the world can't buy you taste....
Hotrats
27-09-2005, 18:13
As for how Trump hopes to be remembered, he says: "What I'd like is for people to think I was very aesthetic, (that) I really had a good sense of taste and style -- whether it's Trump Tower or any one of the many buildings."

Sorry but you'll be remembered as a twat.
primocordara
27-09-2005, 18:17
Reminded me of The Prince of Wales when he got into architecture!
DCLXVI
27-09-2005, 18:18
http://www.trumptoronto.ca/splash/trumpto_splash.html

:bang head
imasayer
27-09-2005, 18:32
"I'm building some of the greatest buildings in the world now. That's what I like," he says.

According to who? I don't think I have seen one of his buildings revered by the architecture community. Donald had builder's syndrome. I saw his penthouse on some show, looks like .... a large steaming pile of.... No one is really ever going to take him seriously. The sad part is i don't think he knows that he is a joke.
DCLXVI
27-09-2005, 18:38
ha!.. I just realized that I've worked with both gentlemen mentioned in the 'Development Team' portion of the website I posted...

yikes!

:puke:
greggV
27-09-2005, 18:52
DC--after visiting that website I feel like I've already been stuck in the tower's elevator.
primocordara
27-09-2005, 19:18
It is interesting from our profession point of view to analyze his success with the public, specially with the wealthy one!

I believe people go for secure investments and sacrifice design and even personal taste. They also value the resale price.

There was a developer here in my country who would sell a building in a weekend only providing the sq. meters, no plans! just due to his fame!
People knew they would sell in a few years with an important plus...

This is something we don't learn at the University...
cacapis
27-09-2005, 20:25
Yes, but we would also have to analyze who are Donald's clients.
I bet they're some guy who is totally rich because he invented toaster strudel or the inventor of pocket flan who got loaded overnight but don't have the education in good taste.
lavardera
27-09-2005, 20:47
I bet they're some guy who is totally rich because he invented toaster strudel or the inventor of pocket flan who got loaded overnight but don't have the education in good taste.

I had to translate this into American for the Donald as he may be confused by unfamiliar terms like "strudel" or "Flan".

I bet they're some guy who is totally rich because he invented Pop-Tarts or the inventor of Jello Pudding who got loaded overnight but don't have the education in good taste.
swami
27-09-2005, 20:57
http://www.trumptoronto.ca/splash/trumpto_splash.html

:bang head

::trump tower toronto::

How many facades can they cram on it?
Mabey they could have fit one more style! :bang head :bang head
cacapis
27-09-2005, 21:05
I had to translate this into American for the Donald as he may be confused by unfamiliar terms like "strudel" or "Flan".

Thank you Greg! I was just quoting movies Mean Girls and Envy
sigue2000
27-09-2005, 21:12
::trump tower toronto::

How many facades can they cram on it?
Mabey they could have fit one more style! :bang head :bang head
Renaissance of what?

This is the Trumptower for Stuttgart that was chosen through a competition.
Architects: asp-architekten (http://www.asp-architekten.de/buero/aktuelles_html?cpath=/EN/Buero/Aktuelles)
They have done better IMHO.

It's not going to be built. The project is dead. :rock on:
jake
27-09-2005, 23:15
The project is dead.:

So is his hair. Cheap shot–sorry. I don't have any either, but at least I don't look like a hairy pancake landed on my head.

Trump is bringing his unique vision to Chicago too. Tearing down the Sun-Times building.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=102119
jake
27-09-2005, 23:27
There is something crazy about the scale of this image. It looks like it's two miles high. Huge.

Notice Pizzeria Uno bottom right. Great deep dish.

http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=228305
swami
27-09-2005, 23:43
an evil force that is devouring once good
and decent cityscapes the world over.

Everywhere there is an opportunity,
A good site, or where once a great building stood,
We will witnesss an unyielding mediocrity spread to the
four corners of the earth.
kuupoika
28-09-2005, 03:30
That is one brilliant caricature...
SWANK-E
28-09-2005, 06:22
potentially a brilliant design too
sigue2000
28-09-2005, 09:10
potentially a brilliant design too

Looks Greg Lynn-ish. :clap:
arv
28-09-2005, 09:19
potentially a brilliant design too
Looks like a creature from the deepest deep :D
Mikael
28-09-2005, 11:51
potentially a brilliant design too

You r right! That could be a wicked building. He carries the solution with him every day (he probably takes it of at night...?), but he just doesn't realise it! :D
MICHEL
28-09-2005, 12:18
Well well well... I think it's time to bring back the Trump game :bang head
imasayer
28-09-2005, 16:27
Well well well... I think it's time to bring back the Trump game :bang head

That face can sell anything!
jake
28-09-2005, 16:50
Looks Greg Lynn-ish. :clap:

You beat me to it. Dammit.
jake
29-09-2005, 00:15
I was bored. Greg Lynn Trump in Cheetah3D
SWANK-E
29-09-2005, 01:39
I was bored. Greg Lynn Trump in Cheetah3D

LOL

Shot of the day??
dgoPull
29-09-2005, 03:02
Definitely shot of the day, transformed it to building and tell Trump "Heyyyy, ur hairdo really inspired me and this is what came out of it. care to maybe had it built???? :peace: "
He might buy the design Lolz :puke: :puke: :puke:
1.8XLi
29-09-2005, 10:43
*now im 'famous'
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/kurdapya/cara_donaldtrump.gif
:clap:
MICHEL
29-09-2005, 12:15
Ok, now tell me how THAT is possible??? :D
Hotrats
29-09-2005, 12:32
I stand corrected. Maybe money can buy you taste!
jake
29-09-2005, 13:15
He is up to his neck in hot women. He was on Howard Stern (he's a regular guest) last week and he is actually a pretty funny guy. There is something about him, an aura of some sort. He's the kind of guy that can fall into a bucket of crap and come out smelling like a rose.

His tastes in architecture and interior design still sucks.
PeterE
29-09-2005, 23:37
So is his hair. Cheap shot–sorry. I don't have any either, but at least I don't look like a hairy pancake landed on my head.

Trump is bringing his unique vision to Chicago too. Tearing down the Sun-Times building.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=102119


Isn't the first "Apprentice" project manager of that one?
jake
30-09-2005, 03:48
I have never seen the show, but I think you are right. I think the guy who won that show has since quit Trump and moved on to do his own thing.
imasayer
30-09-2005, 04:09
I stand corrected. Maybe money can buy you taste!

BS, money can buy you...umm...how do I put it....must hold back...too ..vulgar...p...p...use your imagination