The three graces will always be beautiful and stunning. I don't think anything will take the limelight away from them. They still shine out I'll still love them the best
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The three graces will always be beautiful and stunning. I don't think anything will take the limelight away from them. They still shine out I'll still love them the best
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
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Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
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Ugly as sin that lot is.
Forget our history and build glass everywhere? yeah great idea
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The buildings here are all very different to each other including the church. Re-clad the Sandcastle and what a collection it will be. The Sandcastle has some wonderful shapes to it. It looks different from every angle you view it. Take away the highway (Dock Rd) and make it a narrow service road with wide pavements, put shops, cafes, etc, on the ground floor of the Atlantic Tower Hotel and the Sandcastle and this place will be very appealing.
...and the attractive King Edward's Tower is yet to be built here, which adds even more value.
Draw life into the dock areas.
The proposed superb King Edward Tower
The new King Edward Tower, which has a wonderful unique shape and colouring will enhance the docks/waterfront even more.
Still a lot of space to put unique and tall buildings.
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
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Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
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Our history is one of innovation. Liverpool was made into a great city because it was unafraid to experiment, modernise and advance. The number of firsts in the city is phenomenal. The world's firstForget our history and build glass everywhere?
- 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
If there is no change the city declines.
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
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Looks stupid. Have they no better ideas?
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LA Skyline, would any of these suit Liverpool?
Gididi Gididi Goo.
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
Rapid-transit rail: Everton, Liverpool & Arena - CLICK
Save Royal Iris - Sign Petition
I have just arrived back from a day visit to London, in an office overlooking the 'Gurkin'. That has a love/hate reaction, but at least it is instantly recognisable. I'm all for innovation, but it has to be unique and not just another skyscapper that when looked at in isolation could be from any city in the world.
The waterfront pretty well has that except for Beetham 1. We could have had the Brunswick Quay Tower, which again is distinctive. The new King Edward Tower is again distinctive. The Gurkin is superb. A highly distinctive superb looking building.
The Gherkin
We need something like this:
The new Amsterdam at Liverpool?
Save Liverpool Docks and Waterways - Click
Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
becomes a Venice without canals, just another city, no
longer of special interest to anyone, least of all the
tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
canals to view its modern museum describing
how it once was?
Giving Liverpool a full Metro - CLICK
Rapid-transit rail: Everton, Liverpool & Arena - CLICK
Save Royal Iris - Sign Petition
That's why we should have had the Cloud.
I'm pretty much pleased with what we have got and what we will be getting. The Cloud would have been good. I'm still not quite in love with the new museum building. It's the shape I'm not keen on. I said a long time ago when we were first discussing it that it looks more like a multi cinema complex to me. But I wouldn't dismiss it and do try to be optimistic. I always look for the best things about it and try to see it's attributes.
I just love all the high glass buildings though.
I love modernism as much as I love old.
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