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Originally Posted by apetrella802
Of course Comcast II is symmetrical along its East/West axis. Real asymmetry is the CIRA Center and the PSFS building. If you created a mirror image of the PSFS building you would have the equivalent of a left handed building and a right handed building. Just like your right and left hand. They can not be made congruent . Although PSFS is a very asymmetric design it is also balanced. If it appeared both asymmetric and unbalanced it probably would seem disturbing to most people.
Comcast II is asymmetrical along its North/South axis. Asymmetry can create tension as your eyes explore how the form changes with height or width, it adds a sense of implied movement. Compare the Bell Atlantic building in Phila. to the RCA building in NY. They seem to be somewhat similar. One is symmetric along both the N/S and E/W axes the other is asymmetric in both the N/S and E/W axes. One seems more static and the other more dynamic. Both all great designs.
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Also known as chirality. Architecturally speaking, Comcast II (CITC) is a proper example of chirality.
