A Conversation for Water Towers
From Örebro to Riyadh
Titania (gone for lunch) Started conversation Aug 29, 2006
There's a water tower in the Swedish town Örebro which I've always liked. Built in 1955-58, it was designed by Swedish architect Sven Lindberg and attracted the attention of, among others, prince Feisal of Saudi Arabia, who had a copy built in his home town Riyadh.
The name of the water tower is Svampen (Swedish for mushroom) and looks like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Svampen_Orebro.jpg
From Örebro to Riyadh
Wilma Neanderthal Posted Aug 29, 2006
Great entry! An addendum is the recent architectural madness involved in converting these structures into homes... I thought it was a British thing - then I went searching 
In France: http://www.kbsquaredesign.com/pages/Architecture1.htm
In Britain: http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ontv/grand-designs/houses/A/ashford_gallery.html
Another Brit, but award-winning: http://www.lymmwatertower.com/
In California: http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2006/06-08-06-watertower.asp?NLStory=06-08-06-watertower
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Bernadette Lynn_ Home Educator Posted Jun 29, 2007
The tower in Riyadh is green and white and used to be one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.
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