A neighborhood that people don’t want.
Excellent Architecture by Rafael Vinoly; and tasteful ‘Interior Design’ by March & White. ![]()
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Curb appeal on that street just got a whole lot better. Unfortunately they need to purge the 5,000 “NY GIFTS <3” shops in fidi before the neighborhood further improves
The exposed architectural concrete actually looks great; looking even better with the passage of time and the surface discolorations begin to mellow.
The Architectural Concrete would have been almost perfect if not for that horizontal dark streak of discolored concrete at about 1/3 up from the bottom. This is only a minor quibble with the blotchy concrete surface on some sections. ![]()
This building is quite crisp, cool and contemporary. This is truly Capital A Architectural design: Utility, Solidity and beauty. The Vitruvian Triad award is in order here.![]()
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For those who like Boolean Algebra, and Venn diagrams: the center area is the Vitruvian Sweet Spot.
Strong Design = Vitruvian Traid Award. Captial A Architecture….![]()
This tower and 111 Murray are fantastic additions to the World Trade Center area. I wonder, were any highrises similar to those two projects proposed while the Twin Towers were still standing? The only proposal I know in that area that was canceled was another World Financial Center building







