Buildings Uploaded for September 9, 2007

Here are the buildings uploaded to the Google Earth Warehouse Cities in Development since my last post.

Nagoya, Japan

43 Gifu City Tower 43


SONY Inazawa


Kintetsu Passe


Shanghai, China

New Hong Qiao Building



Chateau Sunshine


An Tai Office Building


Xie Tai Building


LIJING Condominium


Friendship Shopping Mall


New Town Center Building


Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)


Jin Ming Condominiums


Historical HSBC Building (No.12 The Bund)

Description
The HSBC Building (No. 12, The Bund), now used by the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, was once the Shanghai headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which failed to reach a deal with the Shanghai government to buy the building again in the 1990s, when the Shanghai government moved out of the building that they had used since the 1950s. The present building was completed in 1923. At the time, it was called "the most luxurious building between the Suez Canal and the Bering Strait". Its famous ceiling mosaics have been fully restored, and can be viewed inside the entrance hall.

Istanbul, Turkey

Kız Kulesi


Ortaköy Camii


Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain

Edificio Guttemberg


Granada, Andalucia, Spain

Basilica de San Juan de Dios

Description
Bellísima iglesia dedicada al Santo. De estilo barroco fue edificada entre 1734 y 1741 por el arquitecto José de Bada. Llama la atención la aparente contradicción entre la pobreza del santo y el lujo de su templo, adornado su interior hasta el más mínimo detalle. Sus restos yacen en un precioso camarín decorado profusamente por Sánchez Sarabia. Éste además contiene numerosas hornacinas con los restos de mártires. Dentro de la iglesia resaltan sus tres retablos revestidos de pan de oro, sus bóvedas decoradas con pinturas al fresco y las esculturas de sus capillas laterales. En el retablo mayor se abre una ventana por la que se muestra la urna del Santo y dos puertas laterales que dan paso a la sacristía ricamente ornamentada, situada bajo el camarín y detrás del presbiterio. La planta es de cruz latina, situándose la portada principal y sus dos torres en distinto eje al de la nave central, encontrándose la puerta perpendicular al eje de la calle de San Juan de Dios.
http://www.granada.org/inet/wfotos.nsf/wwtod/A7493A07E71ECB2CC1256E2F007BAE...

Hospital de San Juan de Dios

Description
El hospital de Juan como era conocido en el siglo XVI y principios del XVII, se estableció primero en la calle Lucena y después en la cuesta de Gomérez (acceso a la Alhambra por la ciudad) para recalar ya definitivamente en este lugar en 1553, perteneciente a la orden jerónima, solar donde estuvo el antiguo monasterio. Entre 1540 y 1550 los jerónimos ceden el solar a los hermanos hospitalarios, los cuales comienzan la construcción del nuevo hospital según trazas de Juan de Maeda. Éste se organiza alrededor de dos patios porticados, el primero y más antiguo, decorado con pinturas al fresco, grandes lienzos que representa la vida del Santo, y azulejería de Manises y Sevillana, el segundo de planta rectangular y menores dimensiones está decorado con pinturas al trampantojo quedando la primera planta cegada por balconadas. Resalta también la preciosa doble escalera que comunica la planta baja con la primera y a la vez los dos patios revestida en su totalidad y en la que cabe destacar su artesonado mudéjar. Además el hospital dispone de dos capillas y un tercer patio que da acceso al mortuorio del hospital y que se encuentra detrás de la iglesia. Actualmente el hospital está dedicado a las consultas del SAS, en espera de rehabilitación y un nuevo uso funcional.
http://www.granada.org/inet%5Cwfotos.nsf/wwalias/C702F047524D3968C1256E2F00...

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

US Bank Center

Description
The US Bank center in Milwaukee WI is the tallest in the city and in Wiscinsin standing at 601 feet with 42 floors . The building was designed by Fazlur Khan who also designed the Sears tower and Hancock Center in Chicago Illinois , only 40 miles away . The building was the First National Bank which later moved to a building near City Hall square . Then the Firstar Center occupied the building and also moved out , finally US Bank took control of the whole skyscraper . The city is expecting a mixed used skyscraper right next to the US Bank which will be the second tallest building (if built) and US Bank will occupy two floors of that building too . Another fact is that the US Bancorp center in Portland , OR is the tallest there and the exact same height as the US Bank in Milwaukee !

Atlanta, Georgia

The Georgia Aquarium

Description
The Georgia Aquarium opened November 23, 2005 as the largest aquarium in the world. The half-million square foot ship-shaped building features over 100,000 animals (500 different species) in 5 viewing galleries containing a total of 8 million gallons of water. The local Atlanta architecture firm of Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates lead the project that was funded by a generous gift of $200 million from Home Depot co-founder, Bernie Marcus. Model created by Matt Brown, Jin Pak and Catherine Moats.
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/contactUs/

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Continental Bank of Canada Building


Consilium Place


Eaton's College Street

Description
Eaton's College Street was a failed project by Eaton's department store to build the world's largest retail and office complex at College Street and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto in the 1930s. Only a small part of the project, the portion located immediately southwest of College and Yonge was built, opening in 1930 as Eaton's College Street store (now part of the College Park complex), with the Art Deco Eaton's Auditorium located on the seventh floor (now part of the Carlu event venue). Designed by Ross & McDonald.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=102979

Ellipse


The Empire Condominiums

Description
The Empire Condominiums is a high-rise residential tower in the suburb of North York in the city of Toronto. It is part of the NY Towers high-rise residential complex. The tower's design is an imitation of the Empire State Building in New York. Designed by Kirkor Architects. Developed by Daniels Corporation.
http://www.empirecondo.com/


eq1


eq2


Equinox


First Canadian Place

Description
First Canadian Place is the tallest skyscraper in Toronto and Canada. Located in downtown Toronto's Financial District, it is the head office of the Bank of Montreal in Toronto. When built in 1975 the 72-storey tower was the tallest building in the British Commonwealth. Designed by Bregmann + Hamann Associates.
http://www.firstcanadianplace.com/

Forest Vista


Bay Adelaide Centre

Description
Bay Adelaide Centre is an office tower development currently under construction on the northeast corner of Bay and Adelaide streets in the heart of downtown Toronto. The West Tower is the first phase of the development, to be followed by the East Tower and a North Tower, which will contain a hotel and residences.
http://www.bayadelaidecentre.com/

College Park

Description
College Park is an office/retail/residential complex located in downtown Toronto, at Yonge and College streets. It consists of the former Eaton's College Street store building (see my Eaton's College Street model for the original proposal) and the Maclean-Hunter office building.
http://www.torontocollegepark.com/

Santiago of Chile

Torre de Aguas Andinas 2


Torre aguas andinas 1


Lima, Peru

real 4


edificio por el golf