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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#31 Post by tstaylor » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:21 pm

An Adelaide Architect told me that this was not a proposal at all, it was just a concept to get a debate going about building taller towers in Adelaide. Not 500m ones rather 200m+ towers, as we are lacking them atm

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#32 Post by Ho Really » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:48 pm

tstaylor wrote:An Adelaide Architect told me that this was not a proposal at all, it was just a concept to get a debate going about building taller towers in Adelaide. Not 500m ones rather 200m+ towers, as we are lacking them atm
Anyone who believed it was for real, had rocks in their head. As we all know no one at ADL or ACC would let it happen. Towers of 200 metres and over (up to about 250 metres) is about right and it would suit the Adelaide square mile perfectly.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#33 Post by Omicron » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:28 pm

I should like to purchase the Polites building on the corner of Pirie and King William streets and its KWS neighbour, push them over, and put our nice new tower there. Higher-density skylines FTW.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#34 Post by Mants » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:41 pm

Omicron wrote:I should like to purchase the Polites building on the corner of Pirie and King William streets and its KWS neighbour, push them over, and put our nice new tower there. Higher-density skylines FTW.
i may be wrong, but i think that the Polities building is heritage listed.

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#35 Post by Omicron » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:44 pm

Mants wrote:
Omicron wrote:I should like to purchase the Polites building on the corner of Pirie and King William streets and its KWS neighbour, push them over, and put our nice new tower there. Higher-density skylines FTW.
i may be wrong, but i think that the Polities building is heritage listed.
How underwhelming. :|

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#36 Post by Mants » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:46 pm

at least it isnt a dirty concrete box :?

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#37 Post by Omicron » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:50 pm

Mants wrote:at least it isnt a dirty concrete box :?
It's preferable to Wakefield House; I'll give it that.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#38 Post by Will » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:01 am

Mants wrote:
Omicron wrote:I should like to purchase the Polites building on the corner of Pirie and King William streets and its KWS neighbour, push them over, and put our nice new tower there. Higher-density skylines FTW.
i may be wrong, but i think that the Polities building is heritage listed.
It's not heritage listed.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#39 Post by Mants » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:03 am

Will wrote:
Mants wrote:
Omicron wrote:I should like to purchase the Polites building on the corner of Pirie and King William streets and its KWS neighbour, push them over, and put our nice new tower there. Higher-density skylines FTW.
i may be wrong, but i think that the Polities building is heritage listed.
It's not heritage listed.
as i said, i thought i was wrong.
is it MCL that is heritage?

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#40 Post by Ho Really » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:09 am

Mants wrote:...is it MCL that is heritage?
I think you mean the CML building on Hindley and King William Streets, correct?

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#41 Post by Will » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:11 am

Mants wrote:[

as i said, i thought i was wrong.
is it MCL that is heritage?
I don't understand your reply, why the aggressive undertones? I am simply clearing up an issue. And yes, the MLC Building in Victoria Square is heritage listed.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#42 Post by Mants » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:24 am

Will wrote:
Mants wrote:[

as i said, i thought i was wrong.
is it MCL that is heritage?
I don't understand your reply, why the aggressive undertones? I am simply clearing up an issue. And yes, the MLC Building in Victoria Square is heritage listed.
i didnt mean it to be aggressive at all.
soory if you got that vibe.

but thanks for clearing that up anyway, i thought one of them was heritage, just didnt know which.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#43 Post by TooFar » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:10 am

crawf wrote:I would love to see a observation tower built on the Mt Lofty Summit (replacing the CFS and transmission towers). Imagine the views of the Adelaide Metropolitan and Piccadilly Valley.

There were once plans to build this and a large resort years ago...
Yes, there was a plan to build a 300m tower on Mt Lofty and a Gondola/Cable car up the side of the mountain. You can guess what happened to the proposal.

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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#44 Post by rhino » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:28 am

There was also a proposal to build a ski lift up the eastern slope and build an artificial snowfield in the Piccadilly Valley. That never got up either.

Crawf, I would hope that the Observation Tower you wish would go up at Mount Lofty would include a fire tower and communications mast. The fire tower on Mount Lofty is a crucial part of the CFS's fire management system.
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Re: Vision: Light Square Tower - 100f / 500m

#45 Post by Omicron » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:00 pm

Will wrote:
Mants wrote:
Omicron wrote:I should like to purchase the Polites building on the corner of Pirie and King William streets and its KWS neighbour, push them over, and put our nice new tower there. Higher-density skylines FTW.
i may be wrong, but i think that the Polities building is heritage listed.
It's not heritage listed.
Down it goes, then.

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