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[Fellowmann20]

3,100 square feet for each unit is pretty nice too.

[idlewild]

Yeah the Goodwyn is beautiful

[waccamatt]

idlewild, on Dec 8 2006, 01:13 PM, said:

You can't tell from this shot, but we have bluffs on the Memphis side that prevent the city from flooding.

Is that why it is instantly rural on the Arkansas side?

[watnow1425]

waccamatt, on Dec 18 2006, 12:47 AM, said:

Is that why it is instantly rural on the Arkansas side?

The bluffs on our side protects us from floods. Arkansas is totally flat across from Memphis so nothing would stop a major flood. So they built huge levees or hills that you can see when you are about to enter West Memphis. Nobody has decided to take their chances here by building in a flood plain and that is why its rural on the Arkasas side.

[TennBear]

waccamatt, on Dec 18 2006, 01:47 AM, said:

Is that why it is instantly rural on the Arkansas side?

Waccamatt, The Arkansas side is very flat and the levees are several miles back. Once in the spring of 73 prior to Mud Island being built up as a residential area and there was a downtown airport on it, the airport was flooded over and people in boats were fishing above the runway. The Arkansas side was totally flooded out and only the tops of trees, the rail lines, and highways showed above the water. Riverside Drive, which is about a third of the way up the Bluff had sand bags on it. That if the only time that I ever remember sandbags in the city at all. It often floods on the Arkansas side in the spring from the spring run off. It only rises slightly above the river on that side and there is nothing to hold back the river until the water hits the levies. Besides, I always thought it was neat that there was cotton growing right across the river and it is interesting that the city just rises out of no where. Drive across the river and come back on I-40. It is a neat view of the city.

Another place to visit that I don't know that anyone has mentioned is the Ornimental Metal Museum. There are several reasons. 1) the museum is interesting, 2) it allows you to see what the bluffs looked like prior to having them cut back to allow the wagons to go up and down to the river, 3) it lets you see the port which is in a dammed section of the river between the city and President's Island, and 4) there are Indian Mounds just outside of the entrance to the museum. Don't be thrown off by the brickwork. That was from when they were excavated.

[Rardy]

TennBear, on Dec 18 2006, 06:49 AM, said:

Another place to visit that I don't know that anyone has mentioned is the Ornimental Metal Museum. There are several reasons. 1) the museum is interesting, 2) it allows you to see what the bluffs looked like prior to having them cut back to allow the wagons to go up and down to the river, 3) it lets you see the port which is in a dammed section of the river between the city and President's Island, and 4) there are Indian Mounds just outside of the entrance to the museum. Don't be thrown off by the brickwork. That was from when they were excavated.

The Ornamental Metal Museum is incredible.  It's well worth the visit.

BUT TennBear - there's a dammed section of the river you can see?  Wow...that might warrant a visit back out there...

[Rardy]

k...if i'm the LAST one to notice this, my apologies.  but has anyone else noticed that the Morgan Keegan is a more modern version of the Lincoln American?  They're very similar...

[bluff2085]

Yeah Morgan Keegan is a good example of the postmodern stuff that started in the 80s, with modern buildings paying homage to older structures by incorporating elements of an older building's design into the newer building.  Memphis needs more pomo buildings.  We've got a lot of reference material.

Edited by bluff2085, 23 December 2006 - 12:08 AM.

[DoctorGonzo]

bluff2085, on Dec 23 2006, 01:01 AM, said:

Yeah Morgan Keegan is a good example of the postmodern stuff that started in the 80s, with modern buildings paying homage to older structures by incorporating elements of an older building's design into the newer building.  Memphis needs more pomo buildings.  We've got a lot of reference material.

Pomo buildings look like cheap knock-offs.

[Rural King]

^ They can definitely look cheap if not designed and built to high standards, but if done right they can be nice structures that add alot to the urban character of a city, esp. a city with an older urban character to its downtown like Memphis. IMO at least.

[watnow1425]

How long till we see a post modern version of the sterick?

[DoctorGonzo]

Rural King, on Dec 23 2006, 06:24 PM, said:

^ They can definitely look cheap if not designed and built to high standards, but if done right they can be nice structures that add alot to the urban character of a city, esp. a city with an older urban character to its downtown like Memphis. IMO at least.

They can certainly help mix things up in a skyline, but all too often they end up looking quite cheap and "plastic-ey" due to the materials used in the exteriors, and they often borrow elements from other contemporary designs wholesale, effectively making them indistinguishable from other buildings being completed elsewhere.

Then you have people like Michael Graves who is hailed as a genius for throwing as many random pieces of architectural flair at anything he designs, leaving a city marred by terrible architecture for years to come.

From there I could rant about "gimmick" architects like Gehry or Libeskind  all day, but I'll spare you all the diatribe.

It's hip to rail against Modernism, but there is something to be said about restraint.

[Fellowmann20]

DoctorGonzo, on Dec 27 2006, 05:32 PM, said:

They can certainly help mix things up in a skyline, but all too often they end up looking quite cheap and "plastic-ey" due to the materials used in the exteriors, and they often borrow elements from other contemporary designs wholesale, effectively making them indistinguishable from other buildings being completed elsewhere.

Then you have people like Michael Graves who is hailed as a genius for throwing as many random pieces of architectural flair at anything he designs, leaving a city marred by terrible architecture for years to come.

From there I could rant about "gimmick" architects like Gehry or Libeskind  all day, but I'll spare you all the diatribe.

It's hip to rail against Modernism, but there is something to be said about restraint.

Yeah I wouldn't want any of those buildings(if you could call them that) in Memphis.

[Rardy]

Otacon, you should submit your pic of Clark Tower to this website.  I love your angle and the color of the sky:

[otacon]

Rardy, on Jan 11 2007, 03:44 PM, said:

Otacon, you should submit your pic of Clark Tower to this website.  I love your angle and the color of the sky:

Thanks Rardy, i uploaded it to that site.

Heres a shot at sunset by the river.

Edited by otacon, 12 January 2007 - 06:44 PM.

[Fellowmann20]

Wow! nice shots Otacon!  Everyone of the pics you have posted on here are amazing.  Are you a professional photographer?

[otacon]

Thanks! Not a pro, a beginner actually for a few months now. I work with Gaushell at Paradigm Productions, so i think being a 3d arch illustrator helps me with my photos.

[otacon]

Some pics i took tonight of FedEx.

[bluff2085]

great pics, otacon!

[crossroad]

otacon, what lens/camera were you using when taking the clark tower picture?  Thanks.