Hey folks, as was discussed in the Voluntarily demolished skyscrapers thread, there should be a separate thread for buildings that aren't structuraly safe for occupancy, so here it is. Here are the first building to go :cheers:
The Ocean Tower in South Padre Island was a prestigeous residential skyscraper under construction in 2008. It aimed to offer the ultimate views of the Gulf of Mexico. However cracks observed in the structure in 2008 have halted the construction. At first the developer reassured that the building has been delayed but when they found out that it has sunk 14 to 16 inches into the ground they decided to implode it. The implosion was done on the 13th of December 2009.
http://www.rioleo.org/an-engineers-n...dre-island.php
The Deutshe Bank building in New York City was hit hard by the collapsing South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Debris from the South Tower tore a 24 story hole into the north face of the building and Deutsche Bank squabbled 3 years with its insurers about what to do with the building. Finally in 2004 an agreement was reached, however it took another 3 years before the deconstruction started in 2007.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/ny...streetnyc&_r=0
The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang was meant to be the pinnacle of the pride and propaganda of the North Korean government. Construction begun in 1987 but in 1992, after the building was topped out, it was put on hold. The initial cost of the building was estimated to be 750 million dollars, which is equal to 2 % of North Korea's GDP. Later in the 1990's the European Union Chamber of Commerce in South Korea sent a delegation to inspect the building. The inspectors concluded that the building was built out of poor quality concrete, its elevator shafts were crooked and that it was beyond repair. Despite these facts, the North Korean Government refused to demolish their symbolic building and after 16 years of being on hold, the government reached an agreement with the Egyptian company Orascom to finish the building. Despite the building being clad, it remains an open question whether any internal work was, or will be ever made.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/06/tr...ers/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20178985
The Torre de la Escollera was intended to be the tallest building in Colombia. This prestigeous residential skyscraper begun construction in 2005 however suffered structural damage during a big storm on the 13th May of 2007. After the damage has been assessed it was decided to dismantle the steel structure of the building and so it became the third tallest building to be ever destroyed (only the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were taller)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_la_Escollera
The Saint Pierre Cathedral in Beauvais in France begun construction in 1247 however in 1284 the main tower of the cathedral collapsed. The rest of the cathedral remains standing even to this day. The reason for the collapse of the main tower is said to have been caused by insufficient supports.
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http://mappinggothic.org/building/1006
The Ocean Tower in South Padre Island was a prestigeous residential skyscraper under construction in 2008. It aimed to offer the ultimate views of the Gulf of Mexico. However cracks observed in the structure in 2008 have halted the construction. At first the developer reassured that the building has been delayed but when they found out that it has sunk 14 to 16 inches into the ground they decided to implode it. The implosion was done on the 13th of December 2009.
http://www.rioleo.org/an-engineers-n...dre-island.php
The Deutshe Bank building in New York City was hit hard by the collapsing South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Debris from the South Tower tore a 24 story hole into the north face of the building and Deutsche Bank squabbled 3 years with its insurers about what to do with the building. Finally in 2004 an agreement was reached, however it took another 3 years before the deconstruction started in 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/ny...streetnyc&_r=0
The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang was meant to be the pinnacle of the pride and propaganda of the North Korean government. Construction begun in 1987 but in 1992, after the building was topped out, it was put on hold. The initial cost of the building was estimated to be 750 million dollars, which is equal to 2 % of North Korea's GDP. Later in the 1990's the European Union Chamber of Commerce in South Korea sent a delegation to inspect the building. The inspectors concluded that the building was built out of poor quality concrete, its elevator shafts were crooked and that it was beyond repair. Despite these facts, the North Korean Government refused to demolish their symbolic building and after 16 years of being on hold, the government reached an agreement with the Egyptian company Orascom to finish the building. Despite the building being clad, it remains an open question whether any internal work was, or will be ever made.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/06/tr...ers/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20178985
The Torre de la Escollera was intended to be the tallest building in Colombia. This prestigeous residential skyscraper begun construction in 2005 however suffered structural damage during a big storm on the 13th May of 2007. After the damage has been assessed it was decided to dismantle the steel structure of the building and so it became the third tallest building to be ever destroyed (only the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were taller)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_la_Escollera
The Saint Pierre Cathedral in Beauvais in France begun construction in 1247 however in 1284 the main tower of the cathedral collapsed. The rest of the cathedral remains standing even to this day. The reason for the collapse of the main tower is said to have been caused by insufficient supports.
http://mappinggothic.org/building/1006