Today
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Pelli never disappoints.
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The curtain wall components - glass/frame - is manufactured and designed to a higher quality than most: that part alone makes for a very fine looking building. Then add to that the overall ‘form factor’ of the buildings’ architectural design and you have a modern day masterpiece. The building that was demolished was structurally, and functionally obsolete: every water pipe, electrical cable, plaster and masonry wall was disintegrating with the passage of time. Giving a building ‘landmark status’ does not magically stop molecular disintegration and all the other impacts the ravages of time have on our material world. After all, God himself, owned that building: and even he could not save it from crumbling in upon itself - its demise was inevitable. On a more serious note, I am sorry for the loss of that classic beauty that was torn down; but mostly, I am glad to see this future icon replace the former structure.
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Great photo Tec!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxfVQTvlMT4/?igshid=1oinrnszsa5lr
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Thanks. I’m a Pelli fan.
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how disgraceful 
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What is?
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Disgraceful that it’s not much taller with this beautiful cladding? Agreed! 
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The nicer buildings are always too short or in obscure locations.
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disgraceful that your replacement building can barely measure up to the original,
why bother one might ask
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