King Edward Tower

[petromax]

I'm a bit confused. Any chance you could give a good example of how decent tall buildings fit into a decent street scape? You probably have mentioned it but i'm being a bit thick today

Me too. Perhaps if Waterways could focus on the message and not the messenger, we would understand better.

[Waterways]

Me too. Perhaps if Waterways could focus on the message and not the messenger, we would understand better.

Where is this focusing on the messenger? E.g's of tall buildings with good streetscapes were given..

[petromax]

Where is this focusing on the messenger? E.g's of tall buildings with good streetscapes were given..

You said: "Yes, another example of how not to do it. While Paris, London and New York are examples of how not to do it."

Do you mean the ones that are examples of how not to do it or do you mean the ones that are examples of how not to do it?

[Waterways]

You said: "Yes, another example of how not to do it. While Paris, London and New York are examples of how not to do it."

should be "how to do it".

[skgogosfan]

Anybody know when this is likely to be considered by the planning committee?

Dave.

[PhilipG]

and a bit of the WTC cladding

http://i26.tinypic.com/21b0kxz.jpg

Why choose this photo to illustrate the cladding of the World Trade Towers?
I didn't expect it and it brought memories of that Tuesday flooding back to me.

[lindylou]

Why choose this photo to illustrate the cladding of the World Trade Towers?
I didn't expect it and it brought memories of that Tuesday flooding back to me.

OMG ! isn't there any other picture of the cladding

That ones a bit macabre !

[vinnyq08]

hi people
does anyone now it the king edwards tower has got the go ahead yet?
or has it been cancelled? if anyone has any info i would be most grateful

thanks

[Waterways]

Not yet, as it doesn't have planning permission. The developers say they have all funding in place - well they always say that. If it is in place the credit crunch has no impact on it. If not fully in place they may find it difficult getting the money to build.

As this building would come on-line in around 4 years the economy would have picked up from, we hope, this temporary blip.

[vinnyq08]

thanks for the info waterways
do you no when a decision will be made on wether it will get the planning permission ? i hope it does i think it wuld be good for the city and it may draw in new investors

[Waterways]

Planning permission may take a time as this is a large building that came under a lot of constructive criticism.

Go to, downloads and "residential move file". A small vid of the tower.
Enter LRW

Peel are proposing the Shanghai Tower in the middle of Prices half-Tide Dock right "in front" of King Edwards. They may have to find a better dock to put it in.

[Kev]

DEVELOPERS plan to flood Liverpool?s ailing city centre property market with more than 700 new apartments.

Last night, parties behind two ambitious waterfront projects said they were close to resolving outstanding financial issues and were expecting to proceed.

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[Waterways]

DEVELOPERS plan to flood Liverpool?s ailing city centre property market with more than 700 new apartments.

Liverpool is such a negative city when it comes to advancement. Anywhere else they would be delighted that two new developments are being built for the future and to enhance their city. New developments are "flooding" the city instead of creating accommodation and advancing.

Liverpool has a poor reputation elsewhere as an argumentative go nowhere city where little gets done.

...and two large developments in a recession too. It is clear the writer of the article doesn't want new top class developments.

[fortinian]

Ironic really when you consider that Liverpool was made into a great city because it was unafraid to experiment, modernise and advance.

[Waterways]

Ironic really when you consider that Liverpool was made into a great city because it was unafraid to experiment, modernise and advance.

Correct. The number of firsts in the city is phenomenal. The world's first

• Steel framed glass curtain walled building
• Air conditioned building
• Passenger railway
• Commercial enclosed dock
• Electric elevated railway
• Large scale ferro concrete building
• Iron framed buildings (churches)
• Interconnected enclosed dock system
• First radio broadcasts
• etc