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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

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.

Cheers

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.

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.

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.

at least it isnt a dirty concrete box

Mants wrote:at least it isnt a dirty concrete box

It's preferable to Wakefield House; I'll give it that.

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.

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?

Mants wrote:...is it MCL that is heritage?

I think you mean the CML building on Hindley and King William Streets, correct?

Cheers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.