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Originally Posted by kornbread
Kevin,
Isn't the Novarre 360 an all glass building? Actually, now that I think of it, several of the proposed buildings are all or mostly glass: Stacey; the one w/ACL; the tallest one (oval shaped).
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No, although most of the facade will contain glass, there are narrow strips (approximately 2 to 3 feet wide) running the vertical length of the building. I'm not sure what the material is, some kind of stone, possibly limestone.
View 360's web cam of the building's construction at the link below. You can zoom in on the building using the tools to the left and see the facade close up.
http://novare.oxblue.com/austin360/index.html
We're still not sure what all the materials will be on the T. Stacy & Associates Tower, also known as T. Stacy Tower or 501 Congress. It may end up being the only one that has all glass among the new towers. At least from the renderings that's what it seems to show.
The one you're talking about with 'ACL' as in Austin City Limits, that building will have glass, but it'll also have some kind of stone, possibly marble.
The last tower you mentioned which is oval and will be either the tallest or 2nd tallest, all depends on whether the T. Stacy Tower gets built and how tall that tower ends up being. The oval shaped tower you mentioned is The Austonian. The building's facade will comprise of glass and limestone. It looks reflective like glass because it's been polished.
Another new tower which will probably have a lot of glass will be the 21C Austin Hotel, which will be our 3rd tallest. That one looks to have mostly glass, but there seems to be some granite accents at least on the south side, and probably on the north.