Simbol Keangkuhan Golongan Elit di Pulau Pinang

Simbol keangkuhan golongan elit di Pulau Pinang

Gambar diatas adalah gambar pembinaan pondok keselamatan (guardhouses) yang dibina tanpa kebenaran pihak berkuasa oleh penduduk di kejiranan Jalan Jesselton dan Lengkok Jesselton iaitu sebuah kejiranan elit di Pulau Pinang.

Jalan tersebut merupakan laluan awam dan bukannya milik pihak atau golongan tertentu.

Menurut artikel yang keluarkan oleh NST, didalam buletin Persatuan Penduduk Jesselton mereka dinyatakan bahawa mereka ingin mengisytiharkan kawasan mereka sebagai 'zone selamat' untuk keselesaan mereka sendiri.

Sebelum ini mereka beria-ia melaungkan 'keprihatinan' mereka tentang akauntabiliti, ketelusan dan 'respect for the law' yang membabitkan projek pembangunan Penang Global City Centre yang kebetulan pula berhampiran dengan kejiranan mereka.

Nampaknya mereka bukanlah benar-benar 'prihatin' tentang projek tersebut. Sebaliknya mereka mementingkan diri dan status mereka. Mereka mahu kerajaan lakukan apa yang mereka mahu sebaliknya mereka sendiri tidak mempraktikkannya dengan baik.

Sumber:
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/NewsBreak/20080123101726/Article
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2140256/Article
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2142049/Article

Top 9 Unique Structures Soon To Be Built

Top 9 Unique Structures Soon To Be Built

Obviously, construction technologies are advancing extremely quick. With multi-billionnaires/deep-pocketed companies trying to outdo each other in the quest for the next standout design and you have a near-future filled with mile-high skyscrapers and buildings that no longer look like buildings.

Below are 9 strange and unique structures which have either been approved or are in the final stages of approval. Some have already been partially constructed.

Welcome to the future landscape.

1. Aqua, USA (Website)

This skyscraper is to be completed in 2009 in chicago, will seem quite traditional. It’ll only be special when you get close and look up, then you will see the ripple/jelly effect created by variously sized balconies from top to bottom.

2. Chicago Spire, USA (Website)

The phenomenal chicago spire, when completed in 2010, will be the world’s tallest residential building and the tallest building of any kind in the western world. Seemingly modelled on the image of a giant drill poking through the ground, the 609m structure will dominate the chicago skyline.

3. CCTV Headquaters, China (Website)

At a modest 234m the CCTV building isn’t going to stand out from a distance. However the design and shape is a crowdstopper to say the least and will be another incredible addition to Beijing’s skyline in time for the 2008 Olympics. The shape, described as a ‘Z Criss-Cross’ results in a very high, seemingly unsupported corner at the front. Let’s hope there’s a glass floor up there.


4. Regatta Hotel, Jakarta (Website)




Taking on a nautical theme, the developers say the 10 smaller towers represent sailing boats whilst the larger building is ‘the lighthouse’. It’s the lighthouse that steals the show for me, possibly the most incredible looking structure I’ve seen for a long time. If it ends up looking anything close to these pictures I’ll be impressed.

5. Residence Antilia, India (Architects’ Website)



Construction has begun on Residence Antilia despite opposition from those who see it as an ‘excessive’ design in a city where more than 65% of the population live in slums. Politics aside and after you recover from the initial shock of seeing a skyscraper that resembles an IKEA CD rack, the building actually looks like it may succeed as a stunning, unique, green piece of architecture.


6. Russia Tower (Architects’ Website)




Topped with an observation deck over the city of Moscow, Russia Tower will become the tallest building in europe when completed in 2012 and twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. Construction has already started on this angular beast which was designed by foster & partners, also responsible for the gherkin and spaceport America, currently in development.


7. Penang Global City Centre, Malaysia (Website)




Following months of speculation and sturdy opposition, this humungous project is in the final stages of approval and apparently construction will start very soon. Even so, due to the size of the plan it will take at least 15 years to complete. resembling a sci-fi city, the area will be crowned by 2 x 200m towers and completely transform the small island of Penang.


8. Gazprom Headquaters, Russia (Architects' Website)

This gigantic, 300m tall glass flame of a building will house the Gazprom Headquarters in St. Petersburg, dwarfing all structures in its vicinity. It will apparently change colour up to 10 times per day depending on the position of the sun. The building has already been nicknamed ‘Corn On The Cob’ by unhappy locals.

8. Burj Dubai, Dubai (Website)

This is the big one. When completed next year it will be the tallest man-made structure in the world and the tallest building by a long shot with a predicted height of 818m. Note: Currently the tallest building on earth, excluding an antenna, is Taipei 101 in Taiwan which stands at 509m. the photo below is the building’s current state: The skyscrapers below the Burj Dubai used to look tall.

The picture below shows the proposed height of the Burj Dubai compared to some other well known tall buildings.



I wonder how tall a building can be, are there any limits? What human can build in the future? What can we see in the next 20 years? A building that can transform and move from one place to another? No one knows.

SOURCE

Abad Naluri promises to abide by directives

GEORGE TOWN: The developer of the RM25 billion Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) has pledged to abide by all government processes and directives outlined for the project.Abad Naluri Sdn Bhd director Datuk Patrick Lim said the company would instruct its consultants to review the development plans and adhere to the recommendations and views of the Penang Island Municipal Council."

We thank the Penang government for the prompt response to our plans to redevelop the existing Penang Turf Club site into the PGCC," he said in a statement. Lim, who is also Equine Capital Bhd executive chairman, said "it is our intention that the project not only complies fully with all statutory requirements but also that it will be beneficial to all stakeholders"."We value and respect the points of views raised by the public."

Meanwhile, the PGCC Campaign Group, a coalition of non-governmental organisations, welcomed the chief minister's statement to review and scale down the project.

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