Isengard
The believe that man can't live forever on asphalt has prompted the ideas of taking high-rise buildings into an open space. First concieved by an architect Walter Gropius in 1930, the concept grew in popularity and fast becoming an accepted norm in contemporary urban design.
If the original intention of the designer of the twin towers of KLCC were to become realised, then Kuala Lumpur would have a landmark worthy of Isengard. I wonder if Cesar Pelli & Associates (USA), the architect of the Petronas Twin Towers, was inspired by Tolkien when designing the towers.
However, the drawback would be the distance one has to travel by foot from the open space car park to the entrance of KLCC. No doubt this problem might not exist if you park in the multi-level basement car park. But the basement car park has another story to tell.
That, in my next post.
If the original intention of the designer of the twin towers of KLCC were to become realised, then Kuala Lumpur would have a landmark worthy of Isengard. I wonder if Cesar Pelli & Associates (USA), the architect of the Petronas Twin Towers, was inspired by Tolkien when designing the towers.
However, the drawback would be the distance one has to travel by foot from the open space car park to the entrance of KLCC. No doubt this problem might not exist if you park in the multi-level basement car park. But the basement car park has another story to tell.
That, in my next post.
posted by Lae at 10:10 pm
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