Wow.

That is… amazing. What a funny/cool/weird idea.

Overall, a cute idea that’s worth a smirk. But the footprint fountain? That’s genius.

This is my favorite among your ideas so far. I’m looking forward to when materials engineering eventually enables very large temporary structures, so that cities can erect things like this during holidays or occasions and pull them back down again, fold them up and shove ‘em into a warehouse for later.

Gratz you made frontpage on Digg this morning with this one. I’ve liked a lot of your concept stuff in the past, but the images in this one rock :) You should do this image on your cafepress stuff.

This is the stupidest thing i have ever seen please proceed to a youthinasia clinic.

the youth in asia are gonna eat this up!

I’d like to see how the arms could be built without the use of some type of support.

Awesome idea!
Way better than these towers-of-EGO going up all over the place!

I’ve been discussing this very idea with people in Tokyo for several years now. My original idea was that it would just be a large sculpture with a lookout at the top and gift shop inside. Flames would come out of his mouth at night and his eyes and fins would light up.
This idea has been received with smiles and laughter and everyone agrees that it’s a good idea but so far, it’s still a pipe dream.

Wayne

This is a bad idea. It might piss off the real Godzilla.

1 word: genius.

Could smoke come out of the mouth? Just asking…

Umm, godzilla is a reptile not a mammal, so no nipples.

Ummm…Duck0987: How do you know Godzilla is a reptile? He could be a dinosaur :P

then it can rain food… waffles, pancakes, noodles, meatballs…
glorious merriment and fun for the boys and girls.
Only if we imaginere it!

Mothra was Framed,
Jeff

Very good ideia, we could have an various buildings like these.
imagine a building like king-kong, right next empire state ??

Arrrgh! I’m so sick of this argument! If I had a dime for every time someone asked me what I thought about Godzilla’s nipples… well, let’s just say I’d be the richest man in the sanitarium! Godzilla doesn’t have nipples: reptiles don’t nurse their young!!

@Foof: Dinosaurs are reptiles. :P

Oh No, it is GodZilla, we must flee!

the mouth should shoot flames and the eyes should have laser cannons cuz you know the terrorists are gonna be coming for that!

I’d want a secret lair in his glowing red eyes.

I know where the garbage chute will be located…

Awesome. “My office is in Godzilla’s ass.”

To jreffy:

Yah, it’ll be located in New Jersey where it belongs!

That is officially the coolest thing I have ever, ever seen. Consider it dugg, del.icio.us’ed and talked about with my mates.

Must have one of those ultra bright spotlights pointing outwards of the mouth and lighting along the spines as well. But you’re going to need a Wonka-vator to get anywhere in the building.

Since the idea of support for the arms was brough up, might I suggest that there be a second building— perhaps a Ghidorah building— with which the Godzilla building is grappling? This would provide necessary support.

Brilliant! Make sure that you alert the makers of SimCity about this — they could toss it into the next edition as an Easter Egg (copyright be damned)! Thanks for the smile.

…And they should build a giant hello kitty tower in Osaka. As a sort of “Sistah Tawah” to Godzilla

Would a smaller one built right next to it be the Godzuki building?

Awesome idea. Unfortunately, Osama bin Laden is currently designing a Mothra jumbo jet.

OMG this owns but maria sucks…

“Hey, I just got a new job!”

“Oh, really? Why didn’t you commit seppuku when you lost your last job, honorless cur?”

Great Idea, Do it. Do it NOW!

But you are going to have to find a large empty place to put it.

I imagine a lot of people would not like to look out of the window and see that thing.

Also, where you face it (direction) may be a point of controversy. If you face it toward the USA or China, they may be offended. You don’t want to face it toward a school or government building, it would be nice if it faced out toward the ocean 70 % so you get a great view of the ocean and a partial view of the city.

I personally would travel to Tokyo to have dinner in the giant lizard! :~)

I don’t know much about godzilla, but what if you had one building of him fighting another building of a monster thing, with the arms raised like an arch, supporting each other? And maybe another building under one of their feet, kinda smashed like it was being trampled. Ok I guess all three would be a bit much, but it would probably make it to a casino in Vegas if you talked to the right people.

Oh yeah, that third picture is awesome. And i’d offer to live or work in Godzilla’s crotch, but it might be a bit too dark there all day. But give at a glass bottom and it would be a great place to spy on people in the park.

I’d be interested to know if that arm is even architecturally possible. I sure wouldn’t like to go out on it, an extreme amount of strain on the main building there :)

On the one hand, good for you getting on Digg. On the other, yeesh, look at some of the comments. Maybe they’ll go back to nursing their iguanas and leave the Internets alone.

It reminds me of the Darco building in SimCity 2000.

This is the single greatest idea i have ever heard of in my entire life. We as a society NEED this to happen.

The (his?) right front paw could be a helipad.

Definately my favorite of your many ideas. I think this could be done. Anyone know an architect in Tokyo who’d want to do this?

yep its official……tokyo has some work to get started on…..

your a genious, good job…..great idea

I know where this could actually work…Las Vegas.

Ferget bout establishing a moon colony. This is the direction humanity has to take.

Vegas? Absolutely. Steve Winn would love this. Put it on the strip. You could add a wedding chapel - maybe at the end of the arm? Doves could fly out of his mouth, and his eyes could light up when the bride and groom kiss. Maybe add a honeymoon suite in the head, with a view of the entire city. Oh yeah, since Vegas is so hot in the summer, turn the tail into a big water slide too…..

What a bunch of Mothra-f%#*&^s! Hey, isn’t that the Ghidora Building I see in the background? … When Reagan was asked what he thought about euthanasia, he replied “Well, … I think they’re the same as anywhere else . .” Just like when he was asked what he thought about Red China … He said ” Well, … I think it would look good on a white table cloth … “

“This is the stupidest thing i have ever seen please proceed to a youthinasia clinic.”

i hope that “youthanasia” is irony, or your the stupidest thing ive ever seen.

I think its a pretty cool idea. I’d definately go and see it.

You sir, are a genius. This is wonderful.

This is actually a great idea! Especially for a city that wanted the tourist revenue. I think you’d have to license that Godzilla shape, but who cares? It could surely be worked out, since that would be a great advertisement for Godzilla. He’s been around for 50 years with no sign of fading, so this wouldn’t age badly either.

Start digging the foundation- I’ll be over in a few hours with my tool box to help.

GENIUS!

This is actually a great idea! Especially for a city that wanted the tourist revenue. I think you’d have to license that Godzilla shape, but who cares? It could surely be worked out, since that would be a great advertisement for Godzilla. He’s been around for 50 years with no sign of fading, so this wouldn’t age badly either.

Start digging the foundation- I’ll be over in a few hours with my tool box to help.

Godzilla is gay…

I think that if this were built … it should be built larger than the ACTUAL Godzilla, making it sort of a Godzilla-type-scarecrow, or Gozillarecrow…if you will.

It’s been suggested that the Godzilla building should be wrestling with Ghidora. I say Mecha Godzilla. They would have mirror image designs with the Mecha Godzilla building having a metalic reflective tint on the windows and the Gozilla building having a dark green tint on the windows.

@Demian-

I think it’d be a “scaregodzilla”. Or, perhaps, “scarilla”. But I think you’re barking up the right tree with your idea.

I remember seeing a Godzilla shaped building in one of the old movies. Was part of an amusement park. Just saying.

It’s be great if the building could actually walk around. Especially great if the power for the walking around was from a large gas engine, that sounded like a really small one, like a lawn mower or leaf blower, only much much louder. Then you’d get a warning when it was about to walk around - you’d hear the sound of a very large rope being pulled to start the engine. “Rum bum bum bum budda - cough!” Dang, it didn’t start. “Rum bum bum bum bum bum bum budda budda - cough!” Hmm. maybe needs choke. “Rum bum bum bum bumm budda budda budda burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” Then we all run screaming.

brilliant, of course. but wasn’t godzilla originally supposed to be an anti-atomic allegory? so this would be similar to constructing a building in the shape of a mushroom cloud. in japan. right?

Dinosaur, reptile, neither nursed.

What a cool idea! You could have Gamera in Yokohama and Rodan in Sapporo. Then you could go on a true tour of monster island! I visited the ‘Golden Godzilla’ in Tokyo, I’m sure others have too, but it’s kind of small. This would be more like what you would expect of a city like Tokyo. Anyway, there is an elephant shaped building in Bangkok so there should be one of ‘Zilla in Japan.

“Godzilla is gay,” Rollo Jenkins

You wish!

Actually I thought you were going to advocate a normal-looking office tower which has a Godzilla-shaped hole torn out of it.

This could be the best that ever happened to planet Earth.

This won’t be built in Tokyo. It will be built in Las Vegas.

Oh, for God’s sake. We already have a building with a giant turd on top of it in Akasaka. Can we find some other city upon which to visit this travesty?

AWESOME! I would like to live there. I think it instead of an observatory it should have a atomic reactor to fire atomic blasts out of its mouth.

A wonderful idea! I’d go to see that time and time again! I’d LOVE to see it happen. A similar thing was constructed in one of the movies… and was runned by aliens from outer space. Godzilla eventually smashed it down.

The more I think about this the more it seems like a great idea. From the architect’s stand point, this would have to be one seriously alluring challange.

Wouldn’t this be like setting out duck decoys?

fantastic

looks like it belongs in Vegas
antoine_101
(Dec 8 06, 18:52)

There was actually a Godzilla shaped building in one of the movies, the Godzilla Tower in Godzilla vs Gigan, the centerpiece of a themepark that cockroach aliens were using as a secret base, and nearly took over the world if it weren’t for some meddling kids and those giant monsters…

Thats right in the 1972 movie Godzilla vs. Gigan they had a Godzilla tower shaped like Godzilla. It would be awesome to see a building made in Godzillas image. Well at least a Godzilla statue exists and I once saw a christmas Godzilla all lit up in Japan. But yeah the idea of a tall Godzilla building in Japan would be Awesome!!
David Nunez Gojira11354

This idea was already proposed - and drafted in detail - back in 1990-92 by NY architect Michael Sorkin.

You can read about it, and see images, on pp.55-66 of his book “Wiggle.”

Otherwise, nice idea.

Hey, anonymous. I’d never heard of it. But I looked it up, and unless you’re talking about a different project than the one I found, you’re only partly right. He did propose a skyscraper in Tokyo called “Godzilla” but while it was rather monstrous, it far from resembled the monster. Pictures can be seen at Michael Sorkin’s website. -David

my brother says it is a good idea

Wow! Cool!
…what about a godzilla building all made of lego-shaped bricks/modules?

[THIS IS GOOD]

This is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time! HAHAHA!

i think. you just became. my new hero.

godzirrraaaa! neat, man. i bookmark your website now.

DuDe…… That is awesome!

Stop fooling around! they tried that once, it was documented in the
film, Godzilla on Monster Island (aka Godzilla vs Gigan)
dont you remeber that World Children’s Land was was built by cockroach aliens from Space Hunter Nebula M who polluted their own planet to a point of being uninhabitable and that the godzilla tower was eventually destroyed by godzilla himsef!!

godzill rodan motha

Godzilla RULES!!!! In the Godzilla restaurant, they could serve Mothra Burgers, Monster Fries (would you like that “Mecha Sized”), and if you’re really hungry, the burger named Big G. Rodan omelets, and for the kiddies, Gamera Nuggets. This is THE best idea ever!!!!!!

Oh, and I forgot, for those watching their weight,you can choose from King Ceaser or Biolante Salad….

omg what about godzilla on toast and only made in that tower!!!!!!!!!!1

omg:
Oh My Godzilla

hey i am so hungry i could eat a whole godzilla YUM!

A huge building shaped like Dick Cheney would be much scarier.

I vote yes. The point about the skyline is all I need to know to give this idea my support. Japan is just crazy enough to try it.

What a gr8 idea! There could also be a huge mister between his buttcheeks that people could cool down with by standing under on a hot day! Maybe even a large stream of water coming from his dangalang that folx could drink from, provided they stand in line first.

my god this is the best idea ever!!!!!!! better than school. they should really make this building because i guarantee i will actually go there.

A Godzilla Tower would be freakin awesome! They should instead use crazy lazers to serve as Godzilla’s mouth blast. That’d be so sick.

Godzilla is one of the greatest legends of all time… such a monument must be constructed to properly honor the King of Monsters.

Godzilla Tower:

http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/GodzillavsGigan.html

That’s totally ridiculous. Godzilla is a reptile, and therefore by definition has no mammary glands, hence no nipples. End of argument. QED:)

Actually, Godzilla is often depicted having mammalian facial features and ears, so it’s possible that he could also have nipples.

I vote yes!
for the arms,To make it less of a chalenge, make em wrap around a buildind or somthing..
Unfortinatly,It would be attack by terrorists in Ghidorah shaped planes….

I can see if you built an adjacent building and connect the arms that way.. as bridges. Because without support and one of those 6 - 7 magnitude earthquakes, those arms are going to fall off. Same with his base, I would have him standing in makeshift rubble instead of using just his legs and tail as support foundations.

What would be better are bullet trains that look like larva Mothra.

this would be SOOOO AWESOME

Awsome idea! If only people didn’t take architecture so serious and actually constructed it.

That would be very cool! Some contracter should absolutely to that! If I had the money I would do it.
Tokyo planning commision would approve it in a heartbeat. They’d be stupid not to!

this idea is really really awsome. i wish they would make it all over the world and the park idae was cool

Brilliant! I’ve never had a strong desire to visit Tokyo, but I’d swim the Pacific backwards with bricks strapped around my waist to see this monstrosity (and I say that with the deepest respect).

dude, i think you may be slightly crazy, but still, awesome ideas, and GREAT blog!

LOVING.

Have only just seen this, but is wicked creative idea imho; well done

thats a awesome idea. i’d go to see it but i don’t know if i’d like to be in a resturant in his arm.

that would be sick but are they actually going to make this thing

Haha, I just found your site today, and two days ago (Monday) I happened to watch an episode of How I Met Your Mother that ripped your idea.

I was surfing on the net to find some helpful informations for my homework-researching on “buildings shaped like animals.” This Godzilla thing might not be the right thing, but still, a very interesting idea!

I was surfing on the net to find some helpful informations for my homework-researching on “buildings shaped like animals.” This Godzilla thing might not be the right thing, but still, a very interesting idea!

I think that people that dream like do get things done and accomplished. My husband and I are both dreamers. If I had the funds I would buy land here in N. Las Vegas. The poorest neighborhood. Why? I would create buildings that look like what they sell. Hot Dog building that sells hot dogs, Ice Cream Cone building, Roasted Chicken building, etc. First it will bring jobs to the people that live in that area and second the people that don’t really want to go those neighborhoods would go out of curiosity. I love your Godzilla building idea. I know I would see it live if it came a reality.
Sandy & Jason

I think that people that dream like do get things done and accomplished. I love your Godzilla building idea. I know I would go see it if it came a reality. My husband and I are both dreamers. If I had the funds I would buy land here in N. Las Vegas. The poorest neighborhood. Why? I would create buildings that look like what they sell. Hot Dog building that sells hot dogs, Ice Cream Cone building, Roasted Chicken building, etc. First it will bring jobs to the people that live in that area and second the people that don’t really want to go those neighborhoods would go out of curiosity. I love your Godzilla building idea. I know I would see it live if it came a reality.
Sandy & Jason

do u guys not realize that Godzilla came from the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki at the end of WWII and that Godzilla was a representation of their trauma from the bombings?

saying this.. would u really think that they WANT to show Godzilla that big and be reminded of this tragedy 24 7?

If they construct it and then put it in a new godzilla movie, it will be in doom. Godzilla will concentrate in that building til it’s collapsed,burned, and\or fallen down.

We’ll agree to build this if New York agrees to build a King Kong building.

An anatomically correct King Kong building.

With so many corner offices it’s sure to get the green light from the executives.

Worlds. Loudest. Doorbell.

Love that idea! Would love to visit this! and that skyline would be f*** awesome :-)