Architecture is not just about the broad strokes, but also about the little things. "God is in the details" was an important axiom for Mies van der Rohe and, by extension, the entire Second Chicago School of architecture.
Santiago Calatrava has produced a work of absolute GENIUS on all scales. The shape of the tower was pretty much dictated by Kelleher and the economics on the project, which demanded enough sellable floor space to balance out the superdiculous costs of the extensive foundation. The lobby design, Calatrava's signature designs that extend down to the doorknobs, and the breathtaking curtain wall designed for the building more than balance out the shape, which I admit is not quite as inspiring as the Fordham original.
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la forme d'une ville change plus vite, hélas! que le coeur d'un mortel...
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