Ronnie

^ Ah yes...missed that one. Ok, 6 is better than 5. :)

^ It was painted multiple colors? you mean it wa worse than it is now?!? Sheesh!

^ I wouldn't consider the Dayco Building a highrise actually, but it is ugly. To it's credit though, they just did some exterior renovations and it looks much better with the new color scheme. Admiral Benbow is getting ready to be leveled, so that will be gone soon. For me when it comes to uglies, 4 buildings come to mind right off the bat. 1. Kettering Tower - this building is a joke, especially for a city's tallest. 2. Miami Valley Tower (pictured above) - Man, get rid of those white columns. 3. Kroger World Headquarters in Cincy - This building and it's glass looks like a different color in every angle or photograph I've ever seen. I still don't know what color it is. 4. Federated Building in Cincy - Thank god this building wasn't taller than it is.

^ Well, no one said Cincinnati was the smartest city in the world...look at the highways.

What sickens me, is out of the top 20 tallest in the world, we have only 6 of them. And our tallest is third down the list...and we all know that Sears is really taller than Petronas...damn spire rules. :crazy: 1. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan 2004 101 509 1,670 2. Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 88 452 1,483 3. Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998 88 452 1,483 4. Sears Tower, Chicago 1974 110 442 1,450 5. Jin Mao Building, Shanghai 1999 88 421 1,381 6. Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong 2003 88 415 1,362 7. CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China 1996 80 391 1,283 8. Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China 1996 69 384 1,260 9. Empire State Building, New York 1931 102 381 1,250 10. Central Plaza, Hong Kong 1992 78 374 1,227 11. Bank of China, Hong Kong 1989 72 369 1,209 12. Emirates Tower One, Dubai 1999 54 355 1,165 13. Turntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1997 85 348 1,140 14. Aon Centre, Chicago 1973 80 346 1,136 15. The Center, Hong Kong 1998 73 346 1,135 16. John Hancock Center, Chicago 1969 100 344 1,127 17. Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea 1995 105 330 1,083 18. Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai 1999 60 321 1,053 19. Chrysler Building, New York 1930 77 319 1,046 20. Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta 1993 55 312 1,023

Hmmm...I guess I missed this thread back in it's hay-day, so I'll add my bio... Graduated from Sinclair with an Associate's in Computer Information Systems, and have A+ and Network+ Certifications. Currently working at NCR Headquarters in Dayton, but not working in my field. I plan on going back to Sinclair very soon to work on my associate's in Radiology.

^ I'm going to be a great-grandpa before they start this project...

^ Mount St. Helens lives...in Cincinnati's melan Arch Bridge!

Nice pics! I went up there this summer and they wouldn't let us go to the upper floors. You know, with terrorism and all... :roll:

LOL

The canyon is the section of southbound I-75 that runs through Lockland between the 20' high concrete walls on both sides of the highway. On the map above, it is the section of yellow on the left between Lockland and Arlington Heights...

^ ^ I think a good option for the canyon would be to fill it in and build on elevated 5 lane section on top of that. The problem is, they would probably have to close that section down totally and re-route southbound traffic through the northbound lanes. But I think it could be done. That's just how I would do it.

^ I think this site was just posted on 10/7/04. The most recent update is 11/10/04 (today). Here is a map on the site detailing the area to be widened...

I just noticed that ODOT has a page up specifically for this project. The site is http://www.thruthevalley.com/ PROJECT INFORMATION What is the Thru the Valley project? The Thru the Valley project involves the widening and reconstruction of I-75 from I-275 (on the north) to Paddock Road (on the south). Project Goals Improve traffic flow and congestion on I-75 Improve safety on I-75 Enhance the regional transportation network Develop solutions compatible with local communities How did this project begin? Thru the Valley was spawned from the North South Transportation Initiative (NSTI). The NSTI, which wrapped up in October 2003, included a massive transportation study of 85 miles of the I-75 corridor, from the Ohio River to the City of Piqua in Miami County. The result of the NSTI was a preferred program of improvement projects. Thru the Valley was determined to be one of the most critical projects on the list. As a result, this project was slated as a top priority. Work began on this project in May 2004. Who is sponsoring this project? The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) through their District 8 office is the project sponsor. The project team consists of ODOT Central Office, ODOT District 8 and the consultant team. Is there funding for this project? Yes. In May 2004, $135 million was secured through federal, state and local funds.

^ It's Oakley.

^ Actually, the northern block of QCS is supposed to house a host of shops and retail space. I'm not sure what they have planned exactly...but there used to be a rendering that showed what they wanted to do with it. I will try and dig it up tomorrow and post it here.

Higher-end houses, condos planned near Marysville Business First of Columbus - by Brian R. Ball Friday, August 6, 2004 A partnership between Lutz Enterprises Ltd. and Capital Procurement Ltd. has broken ground on the first 31 lots of Walker Meadows, a 45-acre executive housing project south of the Timber Trails Golf Club in Marysville. The first of the one-third- to two-third-acre lots, priced into the $80,000s, will become available to custom builders in November. The total development is expected to include 56 residences selling between $300,000 and $450,000. Also at Walker Meadows, DayStar Development LLC of Columbus will construct 26 luxury condominiums of up to 2,400 square feet each. The condos in Windstone of Walker Meadows, which will start going up in January, are projected to cost between $225,000 and $325,000 apiece. Walker Meadows, at the junction of Boerger Road and Route 38, has 11 reserved areas with a combined 8 acres for parks and woods preservation. Full article: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2004/08/09/newscolumn1.html

From what I can tell from the renderings, and from looking at the facade from the other side, the mesh will most likely be there on the garage portion of the building. The mesh is very flimsy, but looks like it was well connected to the rest of the facade :(

Check out what Monte has been up to lately. Thanks for posting my renderings, Monte! :) http://www.pbase.com/montecarloss/queen_city_sqaure

^ I totally agree. I'm not sure what they are trying to do with the project overall. Cincinnati has to have something else in mind with the general area around QCS. As for the second phase rendering, my guess would be to pretty much look for the same design, but with the facade matching what is going to be on Phase 1, and minor detail changes here and there.

I'll probably be down at QCS around 7:00 or so. Not going to stay very long. I have to get back to check out the election coverage :)

^ I went to QCS last night, and the piece of facade on the Western-Southern garage across the street is indeed part of QCS's facade. I spoke with the parking attendent and he said they placed it there to see how it's going to look. That is really strange...I've never heard of anyone checking out a piece of facade on another building before to see how it looks. Could it be that they me be conteplating a change in the facade design? Can that be done after the project has already started? I took some pics of it, but it didn't come out to good. I'll try again tonight...

The new design for Queen City Square Phase 1 will be in it's 1 year anniversary since it's approval this month. I believe it was unveiled 11/25/03. Can you guys believe it's already been a year?! Daaammmmnnn! Man where does the time go?