Tallest building in the US...Oklahoma City?

[ZachJump]

Why would you need to build something like this in a smaller city?

AO and developers revise speculative Oklahoma City supertall to make it tallest building in U.S.

AO and developers revise speculative Oklahoma City supertall that would make it be the tallest building in United States.

www.archpaper.com

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Why would you need to build something like this in a smaller city?

AO and developers revise speculative Oklahoma City supertall to make it tallest building in U.S.

AO and developers revise speculative Oklahoma City supertall that would make it be the tallest building in United States.

www.archpaper.com

Because they like to have things stick out like a sore thumb in Oklahoma?...........

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

“…..that would make it be….”


Who writes this stuff? Lol. Horrible.

 

[SA_Hawk]

Wonder how a taller building like that reacts during a tornado? Probably same as buildings in hurricane zones?

 

[hawkdave007]

Can you imagine the amount of vacancy this would have in a city Oklahoma City?

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Can you imagine the amount of vacancy this would have in a city Oklahoma City?

Top 40 floors are meth labs.

 

[cfbfan23]

That building would have no effect as a turd-polisher for the city.

Seems so out of place and weird......kind of like when Knoxville got the World's Fair (when it kind of still meant something) in the early 80's. Makes no sense.

 

[millah_22]

"It's not the tallest building in the world though, that would be the burj khalifa"

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

At a time when demand for office space is declining let’s build the largest office building in the country.

Brilliant.

 

[Aardvark86]

Wonder how a taller building like that reacts during a tornado? Probably same as buildings in hurricane zones?

yeah, wind is sort of a thing with supertalls. the artist's rendering doesn't seem to have any of the clever 'breezeway floor" devices they incorporated into the chicago st regis

 

[hawkifann]

yeah, wind is sort of a thing with supertalls. the artist's rendering doesn't seem to have any of the clever 'breezeway floor" devices they incorporated into the chicago st regis

Having lived in Oklahoma City, the constant, baseline winds (nevermind the huge gusts and tornadoes) are a very real thing. There are a couple reasons why OKC has a dearth of tree canopy and the constant winds are certainly one.

 

[Aardvark86]

Having lived in Oklahoma City, the constant, baseline winds (nevermind the huge gusts and tornadoes) are a very real thing. There are a couple reasons why OKC has a dearth of tree canopy and the constant winds are certainly one.

isn't that sorta where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain?

I think OKC is the only place i've been where a secular trade association board meeting started with a prayer.

 

[TJ8869]

The views of vast nothingness would be spectacular.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Real Estate development is the biggest drain on local tax revenues.

 

[mnole03]

yeah, wind is sort of a thing with supertalls. the artist's rendering doesn't seem to have any of the clever 'breezeway floor" devices they incorporated into the chicago st regis

Cutouts aren’t necessary if you have enough corner softening and setback.

 

[QChawks]

Okie City is a shithole

 

[franklinman]

Because they like to have things stick out like a sore thumb in Oklahoma?...........

i see it s the higher they are, the farther the fall.

 

[mnole03]

Okie City is a shithole

There’s nothing there to see from a super tall skyscraper.

Feelings of detachment and isolation are problems when you’re that high up with nothing else around.

 

[TJ8869]

There’s nothing there to see from a super tall skyscraper.

 

[mnole03]

Think of how small they’ll look up a hundred stories.

 

[lucas80]

Think of how small they’ll look up a hundred stories.

Doesn't matter. I'd still be looking at boobies.

 

[TJ8869]

Think of how small they’ll look up a hundred stories.

That’s why God created these:

 

[Colonoscopy]

Taquerias are the answer

 

[hawkifann]

isn't that sorta where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain?

I think OKC is the only place i've been where a secular trade association board meeting started with a prayer.

It absolutely does come sweepin‘ down the plain….and Oklahoma isn’t the Buckle of the Bible Belt for nothing.

 

[goldmom]

The views of vast nothingness would be spectacular.

They could see all the way into downtown Dallas. Until a twister comes along.
And it will.
Seriously a dumb idea.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Okie City is a shithole

The area around their AAA ballpark is kinda cool, they should do more development like that. The OKC Bombing Memorial site and Museum is a must-see as well. Very impactful, solemn and tragic.

 

[TJ8869]

Mods, can you please merge this with the metaphorical penises thread? Thanks.

 

[Breastman]

Okie City is a shithole

You’re right. It’s no Des Moines, Iowa.

 

[Joes Place]

Just think how far away you'd be able to snipe people from the top floors there.... 👀

 

[Joes Place]

"Let's build a super-tall building near fault lines where we like to dispose of lots of frakking water. What could POSSIBLY go wrong here?"

 

[torbee]

WTF is the “2017 Oklahoma Secessionist Movement?”

 

[Joes Place]

Ghost of Timothy McVeigh says:

 

[Fan In Black]

don't jump Zach

 

[goldmom]

I haven’t been in downtown OKC since the Spring of 1995. My son was a high school junior and we had driven up from Dallas to Norman to visit OU. Since it’s basically a suburb of OKC we drove in to see the Federal building remains after Timothy McVeigh did his handiwork.
After seeing it (and viewing and feeling what evil is) I do approve of the Memorial that’s since been erected there, but there’s nothing special about the city.

 

[Aardvark86]

I haven’t been in downtown OKC since the Spring of 1995. My son was a high school junior and we had driven up from Dallas to Norman to visit OU. Since it’s basically a suburb of OKC we drove in to see the Federal building remains after Timothy McVeigh did his handiwork.
After seeing it (and viewing and feeling what evil is) I do approve of the Memorial that’s since been erected there, but there’s nothing special about the city.

I had a meeting at CMS (then HCFA) HQ the day of the OKC bombing. Colleague and I were waiting in the lobby for what seemed like forever, and were wondering WTF was going on. Finally got up to see our contact, who said simply 'Sorry about the wait, some idiot blew up a federal building in oklahoma city today."

 

[Breastman]

Yeah, there was nothing special about Oklahoma City in 1995. But if you visited today, you probably wouldn’t recognize it. The MAPS project has been a remarkable success.

It’s one of the most impressive transformations in a relatively short time. Almost as impressive as Ho Chi Minh City, which is another metropolitan area that has completely rebuilt itself in two decades.

 

[hawkifann]

I haven’t been in downtown OKC since the Spring of 1995. My son was a high school junior and we had driven up from Dallas to Norman to visit OU. Since it’s basically a suburb of OKC we drove in to see the Federal building remains after Timothy McVeigh did his handiwork.
After seeing it (and viewing and feeling what evil is) I do approve of the Memorial that’s since been erected there, but there’s nothing special about the city.

The memorial is about as close to perfectly done as as it could be. Really, really powerful.

 

[hawkifann]

Yeah, there was nothing special about Oklahoma City in 1995. But if you visited today, you probably wouldn’t recognize it. The MAPS project has been a remarkable success.

It’s one of the most impressive transformations in a relatively short time. Almost as impressive as Ho Chi Minh City, which is another metropolitan area that has completely rebuilt itself in two decades.

We lived there from 2003-2007 as the Bricktown area was being developed. We went back for a professional thing probably around 2012 or 2013 and the difference in 5-6 years was pretty astonishing.

Still the buckle of the Bible Belt, though.

 

[noleclone2]

In related news, Oklahoma has just announced they have the smallest average peen size of any US State. Reports are already coming in that Nebraska is planning to fight this claim.

 

[BioHawk]

LOL, we need less office space. Not more. The only reason these giant buildings exist in the middle east is because those rulers need to have the biggest.....building and they can just buy that. I'd be interested to know how many of those ridiculous buildings in the Middle East and Asia are actually making money. High rise residences might still have a market but I can't imagine there are nearly enough people in Oklahoma City that could afford to stay in a place like that. Especially since they can probably get 200 acres of land and a large mansion for the price one of those places would need to cost to be profitable for the builders.