Crystal Island Will Be the World's Biggest Building
The ambitious architects at Foster + Partners have announced another huge project, in fact this might be the huge project. They have unveiled renderings for Crystal Island, a £2 billion "city inside a building" in Moscow which will be the world's biggest building. Now note, I didn't say tallest, although it is tall. This one is all about the sprawl, it will be have four times the floor space of the Pentagon building in Washington D.C., more floor space than any other structure on Earth. The building will stretch almost 1,500 feet into the sky and will be a multi-use structure. The building will include 900 apartments, 3,000 hotel rooms, a school for 500 students, a movie theater, a museum, a sports complex and dozens of shops. Some critics say it resembles a giant Christmas tree (the tower does spread downward from the top peak, and will be a vulgar blight) on the Moscow cityscape. The structure will be placed on a peninsula located five miles from the city center and it is expected to be completed in six years.[via The Sunday Times]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
George Walters Feb 23rd 2008 1:19AM
You all sound like a bunch of grade school children. As a person appreciative of cutting edge architecture and design I think all the new skyscrapers are great no matter where they're being built. But it is kinda sad the the most progressive looking structures are being built everywhere but the U.S.
dan dinello Jan 6th 2008 8:30PM
I don't do windows.
Beth Jan 6th 2008 9:28PM
Cool. I'll have to check that out. =]
HeyyyBarKeep Jan 6th 2008 10:29PM
Sounds like we're jealous.
Wm Stoup Jan 6th 2008 10:31PM
I wonder where they got the money to build that
frank Jan 6th 2008 10:57PM
what criteria is being employed to determine that this strucure is to be a "vulgar blight" on the Moscow cityscape?
matt Jan 6th 2008 11:02PM
so russia will have the fattest,,,,where is tallest? du bai? (sp) or u.s.? maybe fairfax va. i heard?
brian Jan 6th 2008 11:10PM
nice some country knows how to build,, apparently we forgot or just dont give a damn,, thats why there is still a giant hole in new york city where 2 mighty buildings used to be.
ADAM Jan 6th 2008 11:23PM
buy stock in windex!!!!
Everette Moon Jan 6th 2008 11:31PM
Why do you know it all nit-witt people have to always make a contest out of something? It's just another structure. America doesn't have to be jealous of anything, nor any other country. Stop being so ungrateful. You should be thankfull to be able to call America home. Hail to America. God Bless us all.
Rey Jan 7th 2008 12:29AM
It looks awesome. Im very sad however that New York City is being left FAR behind. The tallest building is still the one constructed over 75 years ago. How pitiful.
lisa Jan 7th 2008 1:20AM
moscow is full of dirty corrupt money anything built there has blood on its hands
LeeAnn Jan 7th 2008 3:18AM
To: BRIAN POST #7
I have to agree with you 100%. You said a mouthful my friend!!!
Web Jan 7th 2008 5:58AM
Russia has more Billionaires than America does. How did that happen?