There's a reason they call this a FOLLY.

[athelind]

Melbourne Millionire Wants To Build Cell Phone-Shaped Skyscraper.

Two primary thoughts on this:

• Doesn't this guy realize that this will never look cool? By the time it's finished, it'll look like an Obsolete Cell Phone -- hellfire, it already does. 10 years from now, it'll look quaint. 20 years from now, everyone but but the Turn of the Century Retro Nostalgia Crowd will scratch their heads and wonder what it's supposed to look like anyway.
  
• Does this remind anyone else of the sort of stuff Bill Finger used to populate Gotham City with in the '40s?

Well, at least this guy will have another entry for his web site.

Comments

[foofers.livejournal.com]

It's 21st century "duck architecture"! They should build it in Kentucky or something.

[foofers.livejournal.com]

Unintentional pun, only just now realized it. "Duck architecture" normally refers to roadside kitsch building design. In ham radio circles, a flexible antenna on a handheld unit is often referred to as a "rubber duck" antenna, or sometimes just a "duck." So. Yeah. Cell phone-shaped building. Duck architecture. Har har.

[sabrewing.livejournal.com]

Damn, there goes any respect Melbourne used to have.

[araquan.livejournal.com]

O.o;

[arakaraath.livejournal.com]

The general consensus of the people here is: "it's an interesting idea, but it will look shit and ruin the skyline."

Personally, I agree. Leave that sort of rubbish for Vegas. Having a building sized mobile phone on the horizon would be an eyesore.