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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Cathedral Square Buildings, Christchurch, NZ





Collection of more buildings in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, NZ.

These include :

WARNERS Building - download KMZ here.

ANTHONY HARPER Building - download KMZ here.

WAHO Building - download KMZ here.

THE PRESS Building - download KMZ here.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Taipei 101, Taiwan, 3D Model Update.

Development of the Taipei 101 Tower. Special Thanks to Timpani for pointing out sections were upside down.

Download new KMZ from here.

See post at Google Earth Community.

3D Model by pivnice

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

New Brighton Pier & Library.


On 1 November 1997 the new pier was officially opened, the culmination of more than 30 years work by the Pier and Foreshore Society. It raised almost $2 million from the community which was matched by a further $2 million from the Christchurch City Council

The original New Brighton Pier, built in 1894, stood on the same site as the present pier. When the original pier was threatened with demolition in 1963 a group of residents, formed the Pier and Foreshore Society to try to save it. However, it was unsuccessful and the pier was demolished in 1964.

Designer: Andrew Barclay.Warren & Mahoney
Length: 300 metres
Height: 7 metres above high tide
Width: 6 metres
Deck: 900mm thick pre-stressed concrete
Piles: 17 piles, 1.4 metres diameter, 20 metres apart

You might like to have a look at the webcams in New Brighton, either overlooking the Pier or looking down the beach

3D Model of the New Brighton Library, Pier and the Clock by pivnice

Download KMZ from here.

See post at Google Earth Community here.

Cheney Shooting


A great bit of fun from GOOGLE EARTH BLOG, 3D model of Dick Cheney shooting his lawyer friend. Go here for the post.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

RDU Celebrates with Fat Freddys



RDU celebrate their 30th Birthday and they're doing it in style with the Biggest New Zealand Band of our time, Fat Freddys Drop.

With The Magnificent Ladi6, The Diva- Hollie Smith, The Sunshine Sound System with P Diggsss. Plus there’s a host of RDU’s finest DJs to start and finish off the show.


Sunday February the 26th at Ilam Oval, Kirkwood Ave, Ilam.

Because its their 30th Birthday, and they really want you there, tickets are just $22


An afternoon OUTDOOR party celebrating the spirit of independent radio and independent music.

pivnice ltd as an official sponsor has supplied a high resolution aerial and placemarks for the venue and all sponsors.

Download the KMZ here.

Monday, February 20, 2006

Angle of the North, Gateshead, UK.


Antony Gormley's enormous landmark statue, the Angel of the North is a new landmark at the entrance to Tyneside. Its wide, open arms greet visitors as they reach Gateshead, whether they come by road or rail.

see Angle of The North.

Download KMZ here.

Friday, February 17, 2006

Christchurch Overlay, NZ


High resolution Aerial Overlay, Christchurch, NZ .

Download KML here.

Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ


The Christchurch Town Hall is the city's premier performing arts centre. Situated beside the River Avon in the very heart of Christchurch, the complex provides a magnificent setting for the performing arts and complements the Christchurch Convention Centre (which is attached by airbridge) with a number of versatile conference and meeting room facilities.

Download KMZ here.

Taipei 101, Taiwan


Taipei 101 has 101 stories above ground (hence the name) and five under ground. The building holds the records for: Ground to structural top: 508 m (1667 ft), a record formerly held by the Petronas Twin Towers at 452 m (1483 ft) Ground to roof: 448 m (1470 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower 442 m (1454ft) Ground to highest occupied floor: 438 m (1437 ft). Formerly held by the Sears Tower Elevator speed: 1010 meters/min (37.5 miles/hour) It does not hold the record for: Ground to pinnacle, which is held by the Sears Tower 529 m (1703ft).

Download KMZ here.

Millenium Tower, Tokyo, Japan


This building, almost twice the height of Sears, would have a resident population of 50,000. It is estimated that this tower would cost 10billion to build and have an impressive floor area of 1,039,206m squared. The tower was the victim of the bursting of the real-estate bubble in Japan, but Foster maintains that he still hopes to build a version of this building. An unpublished variant of this design, conceived for a Shanghai site with Donald Trump, was called the M Tower. Unlike the Millenium tower with it's central core, the M Tower would have a hollow centre, allowing sunlight to penetrate from one side to the other. Working with the Obayashi Corporation, the clients, they were able to demonstrate that the Tower would be able to be self-sufficient and even process it's own waste. Architects: Sir Norman Foster, Foster Associates.

Download KMZ here.

Kingdom Centre, Riyahd, Saudi Arabia


The Kingdom Centre, Riyahd, Saudi Arabia.

Download KMZ here.

Clarendon Tower, Christchurch, NZ


Official name Clarendon Tower Address: Oxford Terrace/Worcester St City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand Technical Data Height (struct.) 67 m 221 ft Floors (OG) 19 Construction end 1988 Building in General Type of construction High-Rise Building Main usages: Office's Architectural style; Parthenon of Fiberlight Architect: Architecture Warren & Mahoney

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Burj Dubai


The super tall Burj Dubai will be the tallest building when finished.-700m

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BNZ, Christchurch, NZ


BNZ Cathedral Square Branch

Download KMZ here.

AA Building, Christchurch, NZ


Beautifully located on the edge of Christchurch's Latimer Square, the AA building has undergone a change from a sole occupied commercial building, to a mix use of commercial, retail, offices and residential apartments.

Download KMZ here

Christchurch Cathedral, Christchurch, NZ


3D Model of Christchurch's most famous landmark.

Download KMZ here

The Shard London, UK


The Shard London Bridge — formerly known as London Bridge Tower and Shard of Glass — is a proposed skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano for a site in London, on the Southwark side of London Bridge, next to London Bridge station at 32 London Bridge Street. It would replace a twenty-four storey building, Southwark Towers, which was completed in 1976. The tower will be 1004 feet tall and have 66 floors. It was granted planning permission in November 2003.

Download KMZ here.

MILLAU BRIDGE, France.


MILLAU, BRIDGE, 3D MODEL.

Before the bridge was constructed, traffic had to descend into the Tarn River valley and pass along the route nationale N9 near the town of Millau, causing heavy congestion at the beginning and end of the July and August vacation season. The bridge now traverses the Tarn valley above its lowest point, linking the causse du Larzac to the causse rouge, and is inside the perimeter of the Grands Causses regional natural park.


Millau_Viaduct.kmz download here.

Waihopai Spy Base, Blenheim, NZ


The two satellite dishes at the Waihopai station near Blenheim pull down all the phones, faxes and e-mails passing through two communications satellites over the equator.

Download KMZ file here.