What's Your Vision for Richmond?

[TBurban]

I think you must be like I was in my youth, eager to enhance the city you love.

I assume you are young! Of course, you might be an older and wiser man than any of the rest of us!

Somewhere in the middle you might say, the heart of a young one, but the spirit of an older one

[burt]

Somewhere in the middle you might say, the heart of a young one, but the spirit of an older one

Well, wherever you are in the train of life, you sure do contribute intelligently here. Glad to know you, Lad. And since I have seniority, I can say that!

[TBurban]

Well, wherever you are in the train of life, you sure do contribute intelligently here. Glad to know you, Lad. And since I have seniority, I can say that!

Good to know you too ole' chap

[TBurban]

A modern design, and Im not sure why it's uploading so small.

[eandslee]

A modern design, and Im not sure why it's uploading so small.

That would be a perfect design to take the place of the Monroe Tower twin. I like it. Thanks for sharing Tommy.

[Cadeho]

But it shouldn't be a twin!

Enough twins!

[wrldcoupe4]

It wouldn't be a twin... just a building taking the space of what was suppsed to be the twin

[burt]

How tall is it, Tommy? My eyes are too old to count the floors. I would guess about as tall as Monroe.

[TBurban]

around 32 floors. But it could be taller If you look closely, it has ridges in the sides, so it would easily be compatible with the foundation of the supposed to be second Monroe Tower. Allowing it to fit perfectly into the layed out design at its base. It wouldnt be considered a twin of the Monroe building, but part of the Monroe Complex.

[wrldcoupe4]

I like it!

[TBurban]

Thanks Coupe

[TBurban]

Imagine that building with the Centennial towers

[TBurban]

Ok, scrap that old building, check out these condo designs Ive come upon.

Those cornices sticking out are balconies and the ones that have full cornices are parts of the building that stick out from the front facade. I could post the side view that shows a lot more.

[Cadeho]

One thing we have in common... cornices. We need more! How about they reattach the cornice on the FNB?

[TBurban]

Now your speaking my language

[wrldcoupe4]

I like cornices too, but I also wouldn't mind a few spires... Would a building look dumb with a cornice AND a spire?

[eandslee]

Hey, let's see that side view you were talking about RVATommy!

[Cadeho]

No, I've done spires and cornices.

[TBurban]

Hey, let's see that side view you were talking about RVATommy!

You can call me, Tommy That side view will be up around 4:30ish

[burt]

Aren't cornices, gargoyles, etc. banned these days because of fears they will crash to the streets? Don't get me wrong - I love them - but zoning and construction restrictions may be more stringent than in the old F&M days.

[wrldcoupe4]

I wonder if modern construction enables them to make safer cornices ? There's a lot of stuff built lately around the world, and I wonder how it even stands up. It's a good question though burt...

[TBurban]

I didnt get a chance to do the side yet, another time...(sigh)

[Cadeho]

Aren't cornices, gargoyles, etc. banned these days because of fears they will crash to the streets? Don't get me wrong - I love them - but zoning and construction restrictions may be more stringent than in the old F&M days.

Big masonry ones probably. But new buildings can have them, paricularly metal ones. And look at City Hall... that big unibrow is a cornice to me. We've come a long way from 1912, we can probably do amazing cornices if they were rallied for properly.

[TBurban]

If you have any buildings youve created Id love to seem them. Does anybody else do this?

[wrldcoupe4]

I doodle when I'm in class... but nothing worth putting on here I've got some visions in my head of some coooool stuff, but I just suck at recreating it outside my head....