Aussie wants giant cellphone-shaped building

No pictures of this, since it hasn't actually been built yet, but some dude in Australia who is already known as "Crazy John" just got approval to build a 34-story apartment building in South Melbourne that'll be shaped like a gigantic cellphone, complete with a rooftop antenna and enormous buttons.

[Via TechDirt]

[Name? @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

Crazy John has been around for ten years or so. Last year He took 'Crazy Ron' (also a phone seller) to court. Because of Crazy John having been around for ten years Crazy Ron got the boot.

Poor Crazy Ron...

[C. Moore @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

At the current rate of technologcal advancement, conventional handheld mobile phones will be replaced within the next 10-15 years, maybe sooner. The proposed design is similar to the already out-dated "brick" phone. If it is built, it will be regretful. Imagine living today in a building shaped like a 34-storey video cassette.