#081 l 120 Collins Street l MELBOURNE l 264m l 52fl

[tayser]

120 Collins Street
Melbourne, Australia

HEIGHT: 264m/866 feet
FLOORS: 52 floors
COMPLETION: 1991
ARCHITECT: Hassel Architects

Like the nearby 101 Collins, 120 Collins pays respect to almost every element of the 20s New York skyscraper vernacular, with set-backs and a central mast, combined in a stunningly modern building. The addition of aesthetically placed twin satellite dishes further alludes to the futuristic neo-gothic. 120 Collins also features exposed air conditioning vents and other structural details, a mixture of square and corbusian window motifs and the use of support floors as expressions to break the height into 3 distinct sections, creating an effect reminiscent of the neo-gothic Woolworth tower in sillhoute. The effect is further enhanced when the building is floodlit at night. The metallic surface of the tower alludes to the Art-Deco Chrysler in New York.

The podium base and its granite mass makes full attempts to be sympathetic to the sensitive urban environment of Collins Street, despite the sheer mass of the building.

http://tinypic.com/bvnn9

http://tinypic.com/bvns8

http://www.hassell.com.au/siteImageStore/120CollinsSt_crop.jpg

http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/images/120Collins.jpg

http://www.mnot.net/photo/places/melbourne/work.jpg

[invincible]

i've been wondering why the dishes there serve no purpose at all and are used as a decoration

8/10... it really stands out in that end of skyline (as it's the tallest)


btw shouldn't this be in the top 100 section??

[TYW]

8.5/10
kinda like it!!

[RafflesCity]

8/10

Lovely. It complements 101 Collins well.

invincible > The reason why this building is not in our top 100 section is because we are ranking buildings by spire heights :angel1:

[SteelCity32]

:drool:

I like it. I really want to visit melbourne now. I've been to sydney and Perth, not Melbourne :ohno:

[Sunflower]

Looks strangely dirty in the top pic but I like it.

7.5/10

[tayser]

here's another pic looking down Collins Street with 120 in among all its peers:

http://www.simmonds.com.au/corporate/images/cart8.jpg

RafflesCity: that's what I gathered re: why it's not in the top 100 (spire height and roof height) I don't think any Melburnian looks at the Melbourne big-bastards with spires, and their height to the pinacle, this is just another ~220m building to me, like Bourke Place too

tays

[MelbGold]

8.5 Because its tall, the design isnt that bad, but most of all i think everyone in Melbourne will agree it makes up for it because it looks absolutley cool at night. Easily best building to look at at night IMO

[Caledon1981]

dont like spires. . and shouldnt be listed that tall. . . we should count antennas too . . . but i like the design . 7/10

[Muse]

The setbacks, form and 'playfulness' of this one, i love. When in Melbourne and i'm in the vicinity, i can't help but look at it in awe. i just go "goo goo ga ga". Looks vunabar when fully lit in the evening. Can look dull though when the weather is overcast (during the day).

9 from moi.

[Jeff from Winnipeg]

Unboring, therefore 8.5... i think the satellites not serving a purpose is a little tacky, but that's what helps make this building unique i guess.

[AG]

Originally posted by invincible
i've been wondering why the dishes there serve no purpose at all and are used as a decoration

8/10... it really stands out in that end of skyline (as it's the tallest)


btw shouldn't this be in the top 100 section??

No, it doesn't count, the 260m figure is to the top of the mast, which shouldn't count, to roof it is 200m.

I give a 7/10. Better than it's nearby 101 Collins, since it is slightly thinner, and slightly taller. But without the antenna, it would not be as well recognised.

[tayser]

more pics of it

http://www.simmonds.com.au/folio/images/urban4.jpg

http://www.simmonds.com.au/folio/images/urban2.jpg

tays

[SUNNI]

8, love it

[Blabbyboy]

Horizontal streaks on its facade is meant to be sympathetic to Joseph Reed's magnificent church at its base. Odd angles in foyer layout is typical of Daryl Jackson's work, and very, very Melbourne. Streak lighting at night a welcome addition in recent years. Accentuated edges give it a sense of soaring height.

LURVE IT!!!:D

[DrumCorpsAlum]

8.5/10. Not too shabby!

[The Messiah]

This looks allright to me,a bit industrial if you as me..
I'll give it a 8.5

[RafflesCity]

After triple checking, me and DMac noticed this building IS in the top100. Apologies to those who were deeply offended by its exclusion thus far. :D

[Liz L]

7.5/10 - The facade has good height, helped by the butress-like setbacks, and the lighting at night is great.
The facade CAN dance with the light, but it doesn't always, and perhaps could use some more vertical emphasis. The tower could use a larger setback or two near the base, and that antenna only looks good when it's let up at night.

Say, Tayser, did you use a red filter on your camera lens when you took that awsome sunset chot?

[Jasonhouse]

I like it. One of my favorite highrises in Melbourne, and all of Australia. It even has nice proportioning IMO. It's strong, it's powerful, it's modern...

9.0/10

[tayser]

Originally posted by Liz L


Say, Tayser, did you use a red filter on your camera lens when you took that awsome sunset chot?

I didnt take any of the pics, found them all on the net ;)

cheers

tays

[Grollo]

It's actually 264m high and the satellite dishes are functional, I'm not sure if any of the current tenants actually use them for anything but the do work. They added them during construction because it would have been much more expensive to hoist them up at a later date!

120 & 101 Coillins compliment each other perfectly, both of them having the unique spires with the platforms that I haven't seen on any other skyscrapers but these two.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~naharrison/cbd from arts centre.jpg

[Bobdreamz]

this one looks a bit better...the top isn't completely squared off and it's tall!!...8/10

[Monkey]

A good one! :) Fulfills my requirements of what a skyscraiper should look like practically to perfection! 8.5

[MG2]

That blue pic is spectacular... I love this tower... got a 9 from me :)

[Daniel8ty8]

Man, I love this tower. The form and facade are both make a great combination, especially for Melbourne, but the real joy of the building is the spire/antenna on top. I don't know of any other building which has an array similar to that, but it really just caps off the building all too well.

Talk about near post-modernism perfection.

8.5/10

[A-brain]

Can't believe I haven't voted on one of Melbourne's finest yet!!

It's Melbourne's mini-ESB for me .. a modern interepretation of classic early century East Coast Art Deco ... here's my best pic ..

http://users.bigpond.net.au/speckled10/DSC00041.jpg

9/10

0.5 off each for two reasons: The exterior could and should have more detail to truly make it a modern masterpiece .. and also it can appear a little skinny from some angles

Other than that, from so many more angles it just makes a huge presence on the Melbourne skyline ..

Together with 101 Collins they stamp class all over Melbourne's 'Paris End' of the CBD ..

As a side note.. the fact that we don't count the spires on 101 & 120 as official despite being far more substantial and functional than many 'official' spires - not to mention climbable as grollo pointed out just shows what a crock of steaming fat #2's is the CTBUH rule on spires

[tayser]

ROFL A-brain!

[Evergrey]

6 Solid building, but the top and antennae is a mess.

[airsickpenthousedweller]

Doesn't really do anything to me.

[TropicalSQ744]

Just a notch above ok.. I don't like the fact that it appears to be very much a box and the spire that appears out of proportion when compared with the rest of the building... :) But still it's one of the best lighted buildings I've seen so far... Very majestic at night :D

8/10

[rj2uman]

8.5/10 One of the more interesting Aus. designs.

[james2390]

8

[7 World Trade]

i like this one better than the neibiring 101 collins. the facade's much more interesting and the spire actually look like it belongs on the building. they should kill those dummy satillite dishes though.

8

[AtlanticaC5]

7.5/10

[Kaneda]

9/10 Its nice ! :D The top is soo cool, and it looks good next to 101 collins street ! :)

[renell]

6.5/10 compliments 101 Collins Street, but i don't really like it:(

[New Jack City]

7/10...I don't like the colors too much and it has an odd looking antenna. Overall it does have an interesting design.

[Wu-Gambino]

6/10

[SFtoBoise]

3/10

[Sinner]

I give 8.5 ;)

[de flatneuroot]

5/10. PoMo dullness

[Patrick]

7

[SeeMacau]

One of my favorite highrises in Melbourne

9.5/10

[Labrador]

8.5/10 :)
It's a fairly ordinary building to look at for me, but it has a bit of style. It looks good at night, especially lit up blue :okay:. In one of the day pictures it looks a bit dis-coloured though.

[Kommentare]

8.5/10 :)

[Orodreth]

I don't like the spire/antenna, takes away from the rest of the building and is too overpowering!

6/10

[Fabio]

8/10


It looks ok.

[MCC]

5/10

[alex3000]

7/10

[manx_bkk]

8/10
Nice design & wonderful top. Looks very beautiful at night.

[The Collector]

Best building in Melbourne if not Australia. On the best street in Australia!
Post-Modern masterpiece that looks stunning at night. 10/10:master:

[Aquarius]

6/10

[Weerez]

8.5/10. Love it's pairing with 101 Collins Street.

[Weerez]

8.5/10. Love it's pairing with 101 Collins Street. :guns1:

[timothy_tw]

not a real special building, 6.5/10.

[ParraMan]

8.5

Looks fantastic at night and has a groovy facade, probably Melb's best.

[7 World Trade]

to add to my original post, i think that this building need to take on more of an australian look. somehow it looks a lot like that 722 5th avenue highrise in nyc.

[Schroedinger's Cat]

6/10

[Yardmaster]

It gets a 9 from me (& I don't give 10's). The way it pairs with 101 Collins St. - almost from any angle- is something special. And 120's the better building.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Skylines/skyscp599.jpg

[Imperfect Ending]

6/10

not much

[amsterdam]

the top is very ugly!!! with those satelites and stuff

[Justadude]

Not bad! A bit boxier than I usually like, but it does it with style. And it was obviously designed with major attention to surrounding buildings, which is a huge plus as it compliments the skyline beautifully. The top is somewhat ugly, but the overall effect makes that a relatively minor concern. Very well done. 9/10

[DamienK]

I like the large square glass windows, the way it steps back at the summit under the mast, and the overall proportions. 9/10

[yoyo22]

6/10

Nice, if a little plain. I think practicality is the most important feature of a building, but I feel that, at least on the facade, the designers went out of their way to make this plain and industrial, especially near the very top. Dont like the cheesy satellite dishes either. This building has a lot going for it. Nice setbacks, grandiose shape, good location.

[Yardmaster]

the top is very ugly!!! with those satelites and stuff

It has to be taken in context:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/coll0022.jpg

This tower reflects both the old & the new in this city, & is always in harmony:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/skyline0007mr.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/101-120-5667.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Flinders%20St/flst4089.jpg


So the strange 21st Century bits at the top are not really what count:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Collins%20St/coll120_0028.jpg

[RafflesCity]

Those are some real kick-ass shots of this rarely photographed building! :okay:

[Dubai-Lover]

no,no,no! 3

[David3820]

I just like it. 6.8/10

[Yardmaster]

120 Collins St. is a cheap Empire State. I watched those final bits go up, one by one, as they were raised, being, at that time too busy to have read where it was going.

A cheap Empire State, and maybe all the bits on top should have been masonry instead, but dare I say it, it's a lot better than anything that went up in this city in the previous thirty or forty years- the Rialto excepted. And the "AMP" Building. A lot was happening then, and if 333 Collins St. for a start was finshed sooner rather than later, then I exclude it from my judgement too.

Melbourne couldn't afford a real Empire State.

[Monkey]

7.5/10

[Tri-City Guy]

Melbourne loves its spires. Its skyline is loaded with pricks but fitting considering the VAC Spire - biggest prick of em all. Melbourne and Toronto both need to take cold showers.

[Imperial]

7/10

[Sitol447]

I give it a 9/10

[andysimo123]

6/10

[Zuelas]

6

A little more attractive than its neighbor but the top just ruins it. Build some sort of antenna towers somewhere else and leave the roofs of your tallest blds alone!

[Winus]

A 7 is enough for this one.

[NapHsu4922]

7/10 If it wasn't for that top i would of rated it higher.

[mic]

8/10

http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2003-07-25%20Melbourne%20-%20Ozscraper%20meet,%20Southbank%20and%20IBM%20tower/IMG_2493.jpg

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[Auxodium]

building is great but the radio tower aspect is a little out of place

[MattSal]

Good, but not great. I give it an 8.5/10.

[Medo]

Poor design.5

[get13]

I like the design but the spire doesn't do it for me 8/10

[Pengui]

Sorry but I don't really like the day-looking of this one. The square-round brown-white association on the face just looks disgusting to me.
The night look is rather interesting, hmm, a little bit eery ^^
4.5

[flatiron94]

Thats like the ugliest building ever. -10,000/10

[Trances]

8/10
and above - ? how can you even say that

[Smileyface]

I admit I was a bit dubious about this building till I saw it in the flesh, most pics don't do it justice 8/10. Here are afew I took while out there

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne/Collins18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne%202/yarra11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne%202/PICT0119.jpg

[Phobos]

8/10
The facade echoes Art Déco very well,and the antenna fits good too.

[Jules83]

8/10

[Okapi]

6/10 Nothing more.

[CULWULLA]

@ 264m, 120 Collins st is still officially Australia's tallest skyscraper!
has been since 1991. i like the proportions.

The 322m Q1 will eclipse it when opened on Sept1 and if Eureka gets approval for 50m mast then it will be tallest @ 351m by Xmas.

http://tinypic.com/bvns8

[DRAKKO]

6/10

[Latoso]

6/10

[Jules]

That things on top kills it. 4.

[Bingz]

nothing special about it.. sorry.. i don't like it at all 5/10

[empersouf]

7.0

[SoboleuS]

The shape is OK but I don't like the colour and that ugly thing on the roof. 7/10

[CborG]

7.5/10

[Principes]

7.5

[Henk]

8/10.

[ROYAL BLUE]

8/10

[EarlyBird]

Pretty average design, I don't like the thing on top and I hate grey. 4/10.

[El_Greco]

hm..6.5/10

[jimm]

8/10

[clarky]

Nice 8.5/10

[Reflex]

6/10...:sleepy:

[FJP]

8/10

[Gerard]

get rid of the antenna's and it wille look much better. 8/10

[Oriolus]

No longer is 120C Australia's tallest building - it was taken over by the recently completed Q1. I give it 8.5/10. It has a simple but attractive facade and a spire that is both function and architechually important.

[Azn_chi_boi]

8 The building is mmodern but I dislike the top!

[Sky-Admin]

8/10

[Accura4Matalan]

6/10

[www.sercan.de]

6,5/10

[Giorgio]

such a sexy building. When i think of this building i instantly think of its dishes!
9/10

[Grollo]

Pic by D YK2.2^
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/Lovejesse/DSC_2267.jpg

[Skylandman]

4/10

[Blue_Sky]

7.5/10

[Dancer]

Too much junk on the roof. 7.0

[Cabman]

6/10 and that's generous

[Nas]

Nothing special about this except the height. I vote 6/10.

[Sinjin P.]

8/10

[forvine]

7.5/10

[mr_storms]

7/10

[anakin]

7/10

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

THis building is OK, nothing special. 7/10

[DïegôLG]

6.5/10

[warnings]

6/10

[Scruffy88]

There is nothing Chrystler Building about it. Just not a fan. And im really hating these spire height thieves. Australia is one of the biggest offenders

5/10

[Grollo]

Pics of the new night lighting for 120 Collins by Mugley (the lighting is permanent, not just for this fireworks display):

http://static.flickr.com/51/118087769_8cefaa9efe_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/38/118087767_afc0dedb36_o.jpg

[Bisong]

unflattering. 4/10

[Grollo]

Another Mugley shot:

http://static.flickr.com/49/126345668_7010051229_o.jpg

[marpa]

4,5/10

[tonycro]

7,5/10 ;)

[Skyman]

6/10

[dżimi pejdż]

6/10

[zee]

6/10

[Taller, Better]

This building has nothing to do with 20's architecture and is frankly unattractive.
I especially dislike the clunky antennae on top, which is not a spire. It is a box
with an antennae.

[LAYZIEDOGG]

boring and boring 5/10

[Woko]

:sleepy: 6/10

[Eureka!]

No, it doesn't count, the 260m figure is to the top of the mast, which shouldn't count, to roof it is 200m.

I give a 7/10. Better than it's nearby 101 Collins, since it is slightly thinner, and slightly taller. But without the antenna, it would not be as well recognised.

yes but Q1 is listed higher than the Eureka tower because of its mast....

[CULWULLA]

the antenna mast/tower is intricate to its design. you cant take it off or it would look unfinished. the main roof is 200m and central plantroom is 220m. The mast rises to 262m and had an height increase a few years back with a 2m fibreglass cover, now 264m. This is the type of structure that MIGHT surmount Eureka tower. both have walk platforms and are rather large in size not just a spire. ive always liked this tower. no its not the chrysler of esb but it copys romantic style of NYC and fits in well with melb skyline.

[MelboyPete]

I've given it 8.5 because I like the design but especially because the new lighting system rocks....love the way it changes colour.....awesome.

[skyisthelimit]

I've given it 8.5 because I like the design but especially because the new lighting system rocks....love the way it changes colour.....awesome.

Yeah, very HKish, which I like! :cheers:

[ZZ-II]

7.5/10. it's on the average

[mtt16]

7.5/10 nice

[virarch]

2/10

it's just bad design.

[gutooo]

8/10

[B@dGuYoM]

5.5/10 i dont like the top and the colour

[comingsoon]

Diasgree with some recent comments about the antenna. One of the things I love about this building is the antenna. It's elegant and perfectly compliments the building IMO. Pic by mugley.

http://static.flickr.com/49/183940090_a363850082_o.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338779&page=16&pp=20

[AUboy]

Wrong Pic mate. Thats 101C

[comingsoon]

Ahh, so it is. :runaway:

Still, both antennas compliment these buildings well. :)

[Calvin W]

7.5/10 Would look a lot better if they knocked the crap off the roof.

[cphdude]

Dont like it much. 5/10....

[AUboy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/auboy/120c2.jpg

[comingsoon]

7.5/10 Would look a lot better if they knocked the crap off the roof.One man's crap is another's perfection.

[The Forgotten Shadow]

Very powerful looking.. 8/10

[mannix_10]

6/10

[beyutch]

It's an important part of Melbournes skyline

[ZZ-II]

of course it is, every skyscraper in every city is an important part of the skyline ( if its not an unbelieveable ugly tower :) )

[CPN]

Nothing special, just tall...all these things on the top make it just worse ...
5/10

[montesky]

6/10

[Dreamlıneя]

7/10

[Mosaic]

9/10

[Very Controversial]

5/10, not a fan of the colors

[Orienthai]

8/10

[Qbriserth]

Without the communication tower parts at the top or the fact the bldg has different breaks where the bldg has more than one plain colour. I would give the bldg only a 5/10.
The top levels do stand out though and are impressive modern not to ugly for a communication tower in the distance. I'd give a 7/10 unlike the Telstra one in Brissy in Kangaroo Point which only deserves a 3.5/10

[SactoSpam]

6.5/10

[darad]

10/Beautiful Country, City, People, Building

[Joshua888]

9.5

[rt_0891]

Design is kind of plain. Looks like a box with a bulky spire. 6.5/10

[futureproof]

one of melbourne´s classics 9

[Losterin]

7/10

[vincent young]

It's simply awful.

1 / 10

[FloridaFuture]

The building looks good but the top spire/aentena is too much of a skeleton, would've been nicer if it was a real spire.
7.5/10

[Facial]

Gun-totin', microwave-beamin', military squadron. 6.

[festiboi]

Gave it a "6.5"
It's a good building and it doesn't do anything offensive, but it has just never stood out to me. In fact, I tend to forget it even exists. Not sure why, maybe it's because it's a bit drab in colour or that it depends on the huge antenna to stand out from the crowd. It's attractive enough and there are worse skyscrapers in Melbourne, and the lighting scheme at night is gorgeous.

[(((myx)))]

7. not bad.

[sharpie20]

6/10 I don't understand why everyone is rating this so high.

[[Jmlr]]

it doesn't capt my atention
6.5/10

[Mickeebee]

I like this tower...modern art deco, good height as well. 8/10

[david thomas]

0 / 10

it's not even worth rating.

[Brendan]

7.5/10.

It's good but not as good as it's twin.

Oh, David Thomas you're not Vincent Young under a duplicate account are you?

[hans gruber]

0 /10

Even the Soviets would have done better.

[imani]

7.5/10.

It's good but not as good as it's twin.

Oh, David Thomas you're not Vincent Young under a duplicate account are you?

7.5 for this building? are there any bad designs in Australia in your opinion?

by the way that's the 3rd time I've seen you asking the same question about posters. are you interested in the buildings here or are you looking for a boyfriend?

allow me to point you to myspace.com.

please put a stop to your idiotic, irrelevant questions. thanks.

[imani]

0 / 10

need I explain why? I don't think so.

[mysteek_1976]

it's okay.......7.5

[jodie mitchell]

0 / 10

it's not even worth rating.

Exactly.

0 / 10

[sumting wong]

0 / 10.

I'm being very generous.

[Gators Rule]

A piece of junk!

0 / 10

[Eureka!]

Err serously are jodie mitchell, sumting wong and gators rule the same person. In this thread here- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=3110&page=13

and this thread- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=12111&page=11

oh and this one- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=273742&page=18

and this one- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=12121&page=8

and this one- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=5311&page=13

and here-http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=10535&page=9

here- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=2047&page=14

here-http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=4322&page=12

and here- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=84642&page=8

here- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=6579&page=8

and like another 5 pages of threads they have posted the same ratings as each other, posted in the same order (jodie, sumting, gator) and ussually rate them bad. They also all joined in the same month (feb 2007). I smell a troll. Definately the same person

This building is kinda old yet very classy at night. Really gives Melbourne class and soul.

[redbaron_012]

I think the frame tower on top looks a bit cheap? The building is stone and glass and has nice detailing and design....kind of modern art deco..but the spire section looks a bit 'space satellite'. I agree it looks nice at night, although wish it wasn't opposite 101 Collins St. Both having metal towers on top. In Melbourne I'd rate Eureka, Rialto and an old favorite 140 William st. ahead of it.

[sumting wong]

Err serously are jodie mitchell, sumting wong and gators rule the same person.
BLAH BLAH BLAH (useless links deleted)

and like another 5 pages of threads they have posted the same ratings as each other, posted in the same order (jodie, sumting, gator) and ussually rate them bad. They also all joined in the same month (feb 2007). I smell a troll. Definately the same person

This building is kinda old yet very classy at night. Really gives Melbourne class and soul.

Eureka! Did your parents ever teach you manners when you were young?

The other 2 posters and I were merely rating buildings based on our own criteria and yet you're here making groundless insults. That makes YOU the troll.

I suggest you start improving your taste in manners and buildings earnestly. Late is better than never.

I wonder why Australian posters seem to be the only ones that are so concerned about others' identities and so inclined to post vulgarity (not you) and insults. A national trait? Lousy family upbringing?

[connected_]

sumting wong, please, do yourself a favour and shut up. Accusing people of a 'lousy family upbringing' while boasting about 'improving taste in manners' is a contradiction if anything.

As for the building... one of Hassell's worst. 4/10

[sumting wong]

sumting wong, please, do yourself a favour and shut up. Accusing people of a 'lousy family upbringing' while boasting about 'improving taste in manners' is a contradiction if anything.

As for the building... one of Hassell's worst. 4/10

No contradiction. I didn't make any false accusations against Eureka! He/she demonstrated that all by himself/herself.

[PerthCity]

I smell a troll.

Ya think? :lol: :lol:

I expect 'it' to be banned in a short while.

[warrian]

0 / 10 from me too.

[nonsensicalism]

Ya think? :lol: :lol:

I expect 'it' to be banned in a short while.

Then how come they haven't banned you yet?

[PerthCity]

Then how come they haven't banned you yet?

You forgot to rate this tower a 0/10 first. :lol: :nuts: :lol:

[nonsensicalism]

You forgot to rate this tower a 0/10 first. :lol: :nuts: :lol:

I wanted to rate it -5 (i.e. negative 5). But that rating isn't offered as an option.

[wjfox]

I can't believe somebody would actually go to the trouble of registering all these false accounts, only to have them banned soon afterwards and their votes deleted. I mean, does this person actually have a life? How sad can you get?

[Alibaba]

more photos
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/AdeMelbourne/1fcollinsst.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/AdeMelbourne/577e153b.jpg

[connected_]

more photos
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/AdeMelbourne/1fcollinsst.jpg


That's a great angle! The spire of this building really offsets everything else about it, but this way it can't be seen. :D

[stupid aussie]

to: wjfox2002 (and other "moderators" or Aussies like him)

First of all, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (sorry, can't help it)

You've got to be the most pathetic imbecile and lowlife I've ever seen. If there's someone more pathetic than you, it'll have to be the dumbass who picked you to be a "moderator".

This is the first time I've seen a so-called "moderator" or site admin that so flagrantly flaunt his stupidity and shamelessness in abusing his given privileges in public by deleting ratings in a poll simply because certain posters didn't vote the way he wanted. Why not just make every poll a 3 option poll - 10, 10, and 10. Hahahahaha.

Given your sub-human intelligence, you'll probably never realize how pathetic you were in committing such a thuggish clown act. According to your public profile, you are almost 28 years old. 28!!! And this is the kind of maturity you've managed to achieve?! Hahahahaha! Pathetic! Your IQ is probably lower than that of the average 8 year old.

Your occupation as a "science fiction writer" is itself a piece of fiction. Forget about science, monkey boy. There isn't a single logic gate inside your decaying thick skull. You're a drop-out grade born loser. But you've already written your best fiction - your Interests! (quote from your profile: Photography, swimming, art, architecture, creative writing, web design, music, cinema, pubs, clubs, dining out, exploring London!!! Hahahahahahaha!! Now that's creative writing.

I wonder how you inherited such an inferior brain. I guess you were probably born in Australia to a pair of inbred parents who were themselves descendants of exiled criminals from England two hundred years ago. Of course that's not the only way to be born stupid. Hail Australia - the dumping ground of England's criminals.

You overestimated this stinking site, retard. It doesn't take a genius to see that few visitors come to the site and most of those who post here (i.e. Australians) SOUND awfully like members of your inbreeding family - ignorant, stupid and foul-mouthed. But then how many normal people would want to participate in a site managed by a group of unethical, unprincipled and brain dead jackasses, except to have some fun teasing moronic lowlifes such as yourself and members of your inbreeding family ? Or should I call them Australian forumers? Hahahahahahaha!!!

Oh by the way, why stop deleting ratings after just two polls? Do every poll, retard!! I double dare you!! Well, make that an order!! Let's see if you can delete them all before I get back from my vacation trip. I'll try to convince more kids in my neighborhood to keep you entertained in the mean time. Be nice to them. They are more intelligent and have better taste than you and most forumers here (Aussie, Chinese or otherwise). Ask them how to write computer programs that post ratings automatically, dumbass!

Thanks for the laugh!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

P.S.
I forgot to remind you guys this: BE SURE to use condomS (double it up) when you have sex with any female member of your family, your mother/father included. And please please please do the world a favor - don't try to date outside your family, lest the global gene pool gets polluted further. Not that I'm worried that brainless jackasses like you could find anyone worthy for real but there are always those of the opposite sex with similar mental deficiencies like yours.

[sydney_sider]

Its ironic that you speak of maturity when it is so clear that you are behind the mindless plot (involving numerous made up accounts) to bring this thread into disrepute. Any mature person wouldn't spend such time writing long posts attempting to insult (in a very cliche manner, notably) someone whom they had never met before! Clearly your occupation is in itself not so great (or at least doesn't give you satisfaction) when you have to hack away at someone to get your kicks!

[IsaRic]

pretty decent design... the top (spire?antena?) kindof ruins it though... 7.5

[Bronteboy]

to: wjfox2002 (and other "moderators" or Aussies like him)

First of all, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (sorry, can't help it)

You've got to be the most pathetic imbecile and lowlife I've ever seen. If there's someone more pathetic than you, it'll have to be the dumbass who picked you to be a "moderator".

This is the first time I've seen a so-called "moderator" or site admin that so flagrantly flaunt his stupidity and shamelessness in abusing his given privileges in public by deleting ratings in a poll simply because certain posters didn't vote the way he wanted. Why not just make every poll a 3 option poll - 10, 10, and 10. Hahahahaha.

Given your sub-human intelligence, you'll probably never realize how pathetic you were in committing such a thuggish clown act. According to your public profile, you are almost 28 years old. 28!!! And this is the kind of maturity you've managed to achieve?! Hahahahaha! Pathetic! Your IQ is probably lower than that of the average 8 year old.

Your occupation as a "science fiction writer" is itself a piece of fiction. Forget about science, monkey boy. There isn't a single logic gate inside your decaying thick skull. You're a drop-out grade born loser. But you've already written your best fiction - your Interests! (quote from your profile: Photography, swimming, art, architecture, creative writing, web design, music, cinema, pubs, clubs, dining out, exploring London!!! Hahahahahahaha!! Now that's creative writing.

I wonder how you inherited such an inferior brain. I guess you were probably born in Australia to a pair of inbred parents who were themselves descendants of exiled criminals from England two hundred years ago. Of course that's not the only way to be born stupid. Hail Australia - the dumping ground of England's criminals.

You overestimated this stinking site, retard. It doesn't take a genius to see that few visitors come to the site and most of those who post here (i.e. Australians) SOUND awfully like members of your inbreeding family - ignorant, stupid and foul-mouthed. But then how many normal people would want to participate in a site managed by a group of unethical, unprincipled and brain dead jackasses, except to have some fun teasing moronic lowlifes such as yourself and members of your inbreeding family ? Or should I call them Australian forumers? Hahahahahahaha!!!

Oh by the way, why stop deleting ratings after just two polls? Do every poll, retard!! I double dare you!! Well, make that an order!! Let's see if you can delete them all before I get back from my vacation trip. I'll try to convince more kids in my neighborhood to keep you entertained in the mean time. Be nice to them. They are more intelligent and have better taste than you and most forumers here (Aussie, Chinese or otherwise). Ask them how to write computer programs that post ratings automatically, dumbass!

Thanks for the laugh!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

P.S.
I forgot to remind you guys this: BE SURE to use condomS (double it up) when you have sex with any female member of your family, your mother/father included. And please please please do the world a favor - don't try to date outside your family, lest the global gene pool gets polluted further. Not that I'm worried that brainless jackasses like you could find anyone worthy for real but there are always those of the opposite sex with similar mental deficiencies like yours.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/WarningSigns1.gif

[Piotr-Stettin]

7/10

[W!CKED]

7, nothing more.

[Alibaba]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/AdeMelbourne/Sat06May2006007.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g228/AdeMelbourne/Friday24mar011.jpg

120 Collinst sttower amongst her peers

[Kelsen]

7.5/10:cheers:

[VaastuShastra]

6 - I think it could have been better.

[Marcanadian]

Wouldn't be too bad with a proper roof.

7/10

[Miso]

9/10

[Slodi]

nothing special, ugly top 5/10

[LMCA1990]

8/10

[Brisbaner21]

Fits in great with the skyline. 8/10

[Yardmaster]

Another angle on 120 & its neighbours:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/skyline0007mr.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/coll0022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/2tc_0782.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Towers/101-120_2809.jpg

[SYDNEYAHOLIC]

7/10.

It's ok and quite distinctive on the Melbourne skyline. Nothing too special though.

[Velkan]

it's design is daunting for such a tall building 7.5/10

[revolta]

7/10

[Astralis]

Too old for me... 6/10

[MasonicStage™]

4,5/10

[sequoias]

6/10, not my style.

[Skyman]

7/10

[newyorkrunaway1]

4/10

[RON-E]

5/10

[DragonAnime]

meh. 3/10

[kon133]

3/10

[Nikkodemo]

Interesting shape.

8/10

[incognito_rn]

a bit industrial if you ask me..

[Racingfreak]

Nice tower, but the facade looks gray 7/10

[Halabalooza]

8. funky but not enough glass

[WAuzzie]

9/10

[WAuzzie]

9/10

[WAuzzie]

9/10

[Fundador]

another cool shot very nice 9/10

[Mateus_]

7/10

[xever_7]

7/10

[shapeboy]

7.0/10

[meds]

5.5/10

[angkor princess]

6/10. It's not my favourite in Melba but definitely one of the best among oz skyscrapers a few melba are. Love the grand gesture of design tributing to the art deco era of manhattan but just doesn't leap off the page and smack me in the face in awe. Unlike the rialto towers or the republic tower, those are the ingenius designs that make me walk into trees and street signs lined along the pavement in sheer delight from staring way too long. :)

[Miguel_Prat]

4/10

[Kawasaki_Kragujevac]

5/10

[UNDECEIVED]

3/10

[stasiua]

Architecture, typical years 80. But it is nothing bad.

8/10

[Rutger1991]

7.5/10