I may be in the minority, but I like this design. I think it manages a nice balance of a bold, unique shape, while staying classy and clean. I’ll take anything that’s not another rectangular box, but I think this one could turn out to be very well-done.
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That’s what it is. It looks truncated. I was thinking the other night this form would look better if it was taller.
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pics by Michael Lee on flickr
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Happy cake day @Mackensen !!!
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Thank you 
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And how old are we?
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A year since 2019:smiley:
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I’ve been following the forum since 2015 as a silent observer.
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It seems like the cladding has been going on forever
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2 World Trade Center will be finished before this.
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So much has changed since these towers started going up. People are going to think long and hard about living right next to a housing project.
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Why does the choice of cladding material irk me: I am usually very accepting and positive on the aesthetics of Architectural designs.
I think because I know marble is quite a costly material, the stone slabs require an intricate installation method to affix the 3/4" slabs (also costly & time consuming): all for a curtain wall with the subtle look and texture of ‘travertine’ which is barely noticeable above about 30 feet from the curb.
Travertine is a popular choice for large commercial interior floors and walls: subtle veins, mottled textures, slight color gradations, and lots of small pores/pock marks that makes this an attractive choice for interior floors/walls.
BIG ‘always’ does beautiful Architecture IMHO: but this material selection seems to me like one really BIG blunder.
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HaHa… LOOK, it is XI in the flesh…PING!
Actually quite funny; that description does fit his face perfectly.
An inscrutable ‘facade’ of another sort. 
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I’m so rumbly in my tumbly
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careful,
your social credit score just went down 200 points
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uh oh
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