世界最陽具崇拜建築競賽 World's Most Phallic Building contest
Cabinet magazine 雜誌於 2003年舉辦了「世界最陽具崇拜建築競賽 (World's Most Phallic Building contest)」，想找出最能代表男性性器的建築物。
經過幾個月的討論，Ypsilanti Water Tower 水塔獲得勝利，獲得最多讀者們「青睞」的建築則是 Florida State Capitol，另外一個受到提名的則是 Jean Nouvel 設計，位於西班牙巴塞隆納的 Agbar Tower。
↗ Ypsilanti Water Tower 水塔
↗ Florida State Capitol
↗ 西班牙巴塞隆納的 Agbar Tower
The World's Most Phallic Building contest was a contest held in 2003 by Cabinet magazine to find the building which most resembled a human phallus.
The contest originated when writer Jonathan Ames drew the ire of Slate readers by claiming, in a diary later published in his book I Love You More Than You Know, that the Williamsburg Bank Building in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, was the world's most phallic. This led Cabinet magazine to initiate a search of its own to find which building was truly the "world's most phallic." Cities and readers subsequently poured in their views and staked their claims to the magazine's editors.
After months of entries and discussion, the Ypsilanti Water Tower was announced as the winner, although the winner of a readers' poll was the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee. Another notable nominee was the Torre Agbar (Agbar Tower) in Barcelona.
Cabinet magazine noted that the Ypsilanti Water Tower, called "the brick dick" by locals, "is clearly the world's most phallic." The tower was designed by William R. Coats and constructed as part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in 1899. Located on the highest point in Ypsilanti, the tower was finally erected in 1890. It had cost $21,435.63 to build it. Made of Joliet limestone, the tower is 147 feet tall, has an 85 foot base and holds 250,000 gallons. Hoping to protect themselves from injury, the builders made at least four crosses in the stonework, one over the west door, an elaborate but difficult to find Greek Cross on the east side and two inside the water tower.
經過幾個月的討論，Ypsilanti Water Tower 水塔獲得勝利，獲得最多讀者們「青睞」的建築則是 Florida State Capitol，另外一個受到提名的則是 Jean Nouvel 設計，位於西班牙巴塞隆納的 Agbar Tower。
↗ Ypsilanti Water Tower 水塔
↗ Florida State Capitol
↗ 西班牙巴塞隆納的 Agbar Tower
The World's Most Phallic Building contest was a contest held in 2003 by Cabinet magazine to find the building which most resembled a human phallus.
The contest originated when writer Jonathan Ames drew the ire of Slate readers by claiming, in a diary later published in his book I Love You More Than You Know, that the Williamsburg Bank Building in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, was the world's most phallic. This led Cabinet magazine to initiate a search of its own to find which building was truly the "world's most phallic." Cities and readers subsequently poured in their views and staked their claims to the magazine's editors.
After months of entries and discussion, the Ypsilanti Water Tower was announced as the winner, although the winner of a readers' poll was the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee. Another notable nominee was the Torre Agbar (Agbar Tower) in Barcelona.
Cabinet magazine noted that the Ypsilanti Water Tower, called "the brick dick" by locals, "is clearly the world's most phallic." The tower was designed by William R. Coats and constructed as part of an elaborate city waterworks project that began in 1899. Located on the highest point in Ypsilanti, the tower was finally erected in 1890. It had cost $21,435.63 to build it. Made of Joliet limestone, the tower is 147 feet tall, has an 85 foot base and holds 250,000 gallons. Hoping to protect themselves from injury, the builders made at least four crosses in the stonework, one over the west door, an elaborate but difficult to find Greek Cross on the east side and two inside the water tower.
