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Dutch Architects Spark Outrage with Design Resembling Twin Towers
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The design of a residential high-rise in South Korea is stirring an uproar across America. The Dutch architecture firm MVRDV calls the building's design 'The Cloud', however it bears a striking resemblance to the World Trade Center during its collapse on 9-11. In 'The Cloud' design, the two buildings are connected at the 27th floor, and oddly look like the debris that exploded during the fall of the towers. The well-known design firm recently issued an apology on its Facebook page saying, "MVRDV regrets deeply any connotations the cloud project evokes regarding 9-11. It was not our intention." But the blogosphere is not buying it. One blogger even said, "I'm not really sure how the eerie similarities weren't spotted before the design was approved." People also attacked the firm on Facebook by calling them 'clueless.' On Twitter, people are also skeptical of MVRDV's explanation, tweeting 'unless the designers are 9-year-olds, I don't know how they could not see this as resembling the 9-11 attacks.' A media storm has also erupted, and a spokesman for the firm says they are receiving threatening emails and calls from angry people calling them Al Qaeda lovers or worse. In spite of all of the controversy and anger toward the project, the buildings are still scheduled for completion in 2015.
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Dutch Architects Spark Outrage with Design Resembling Twin Towers
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yeah a true coincident it looked like it ::)
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i can see it now... They will put a few bungee cords around the buildings for quick exiting of the buildings
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Those damn Dutchmen !!
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shakes head at the whole damn thing.
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Dutch are very innovative people for sure.
That's why there are so many of them on GB !!
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Sons of dogs
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haha yes we run this board. these americans can only eat donuts and burgers.
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Architect of peace. ::)
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this is why i love that im alive to see shit like this
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haha yes we run this board. these americans can only eat donuts and burgers.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
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looks pretty awesome imo
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looks pretty awesome imo
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looks pretty awesome imo
"Say that to my face, boy!!! ! I know they hang people in Sweden also !!!! I know!!!! I'm not paranoid old fart!!!"
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if we ignorethe "memorial" stuff and the attack etc etc etc awesome view
should make a pool on top of one of the cubes also.
And I wouldn't have made the connection either. ffs the bulding isn't even in america.. you have worse things to obsess over
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lol, those chinese... I mean hindus.. EHM, I mean, koreans ;D
Anyway in all seriousness this is some awesome shit :P, nice!
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Would love to see more buildings like this, but maybe linking three or even four buildings with the cloud
The cloud-area looks very interesting.
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I live in NYC and saw the towers crumble with my own eyes...personally I think it's a reach to say that ...anytime you put two towers together your automatically gonna think ...hey 9-11...people are too sensitive...also that building is in Korea not like its in manhattan
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The Twin Towers joining together are the architects way to make up for not his parents not having a stable marriage
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I live in NYC and saw the towers crumble with my own eyes...personally I think it's a reach to say that ...anytime you put two towers together your automatically gonna think ...hey 9-11...people are too sensitive...also that building is in Korea not like its in manhattan
Agreed, wtf is wrong with people, grow up. I personally have no idea how anyone can think that resembles the collapsing of the twin towers, people are fucked up, dudes cant even erect a building without some fuckwits carrying on like they had been raped.
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Epic overestimation of our importance to think that people the world over r thinking of us every minute of the day. I live in NYC and don't see the big deal
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The cloud region looks pretty cool. And while I don't know the architect's premises, I think it's safe to say that the design would ruffle some tail feathers. And rightfully so.
I'm not a politically correct pansy but c'mon... there's so much tension over 911 that it'd be easier to just not make an exploding tower design all together.
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Epic overestimation of our importance to think that people the world over r thinking of us every minute of the day. I live in NYC and don't see the big deal
Exactly. For all of the "tough" posturing Americans do on the world stage...they sure get their panties twisted like teen girls.
Cowboy the fuck up, America!
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The cloud region looks pretty cool. And while I don't know the architect's premises, I think it's safe to say that the design would ruffle some tail feathers. And rightfully so.
I'm not a politically correct pansy but c'mon... there's so much tension over 911 that it'd be easier to just not make an exploding tower design all together.
100% American perspective. They r in Korea, as in the other side of the world. They r not constantly thinking about 9/11
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I like it. Americans can suck it. PS I'm American.
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regardless of what that resembles it looks brilliant - you cry babies need to grow up
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I'm a conservative and I dont see the problem with it. It seems to be a talking piece for radio hosts to get a rise out of some more than anything else. I think it would be cool to live in one of those actually.
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woe is me, Im offended. give me an apology, money compensation, and a parking spot by the door.
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Jesus, it is not rocket science, Gooks fukking suk, got it ?? fuk !
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100% American perspective. They r in Korea, as in the other side of the world. They r not constantly thinking about 9/11
I'm Canadian. I don't give a fuck personally, and I think it looks really cool. I just don't want to hear all the pussies sobbing about it. :)
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just a reminder,
on 9-11 the world trade centers got blowed up.
oh boy now I've offended someone
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The tRUTH!
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1. 9+11=20
2. 9/11 is the American emergency number.
3. Twin towers resemble 11 of the 9/11
4. Twin Towers and the pentagon are on the $20.00 bill
On the ‘Pentagon’ side, the folded bill has FIVE sides like the Pentagon !! On the WTC side…. IF you fold the two sides together [ like an AIRPLANE.. HEY !!] with one tower on one side of the AIRPLANE fold and the other tower on the other side of the AIRPLANE fold, you will notice the word AMERICAN is on one side and the word UNITED is on the other side…
The two airlines that crashed into the WTC.. AMERICAN & UNITED !!!!!!!Try folding a dollar bill like you do the $20. OK, done? Now look at the side that the WTC towers were on with the other bills. Ok now you see the eagle with its head and wings cut off and turned upside down with the bottom of the pyramid picture that says “Novus Ordo Seclorum” (New World Order).
Hmmmmmmm…and I work at a credit union so I have folded all the bills and it surely does seem like a sort of chronology of events. Starting with the dollar bill foretelling what the new world order will be and then all the other sequentially showing how it all begins. Even worse than the $20, fold a new dollar coin in half, and it turns into a black helicopter.
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lol seems like a celebratory building to me ;D
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You offensive mother fucker, how dare you post such utter utter nonsense - this is the most offended I have felt in years - You can just go and fuck right off you lesbo loving enema taking mother fucker. :o ;D
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You offensive mother fucker, how dare you post such utter utter nonsense - this is the most offended I have felt in years - You can just go and fuck right off you lesbo loving enema taking mother fucker. :o ;D
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I also think that it is offensive to post images that trigger traumatic memories.
Here are some other images that may remind you of 9/11: Be warned some images may offend and haven't been seen on tv before.
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Thats Disgusting
x 100
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You say that like it's a bad thing.
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The Dutch are hilarious...!!! Holland is Gods Own Country ! 8)
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YES! Stephen Fry rocks!
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Being in that middle bit would do my head in..
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Korea is done.
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haha yes we run this board. these americans can only eat donuts and burgers.
the only thing you run is your nose
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the only thing you run is your nose
Looks like you didn't run fast enough...
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Eww disgusting