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Chi-Sky21 · #**6361** Posted **Sep 26, 2019, 2:39 PM**

Wish they tapered the top a little more

Skyguy_7 · #**6362** Posted **Sep 26, 2019, 3:26 PM**

^I think taper will looks right once the glass is finished up there.

harryc · #**6363** Posted **Sep 26, 2019, 3:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

^I think taper will looks right once the glass is finished up there.

Not to put a damper on this - but form follows function.

woodrow · #**6364** Posted **Sep 26, 2019, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Not to put a damper on this - but form follows function.

I see what you did there.

BonoboZill4 · #**6365** Posted **Sep 26, 2019, 4:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Not to put a damper on this - but form follows function.

ever the dad of the forum lol

chris08876 · #**6366** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 11:24 PM**

Tonight via cams.

Rooster slayer · #**6367** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 12:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Not to put a damper on this - but form follows function.

Im assuming the blow through probably reduced the size of the slosh dampers needed, yes?

harryc · #**6368** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 12:57 AM**

Sept 14

Sept 18-20

bhawk66 · #**6369** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rooster slayer

Im assuming the blow through probably reduced the size of the slosh dampers needed, yes?

hopefully. test results still coming in.

Engineers back in 10

bhawk66 · #**6370** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 4:38 AM**

edit: delete

bhawk66 · #**6371** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 11:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

hopefully...test results are still coming in

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Rooster slayer · #**6372** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 7:58 PM**

The addition of the blow through= function following form.

LouisVanDerWright · #**6373** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rooster slayer

The addition of the blow through= function following form.

If you actually read about the engineering of this building the frustrums we're almost irrelevant structurally at the end of the day. They simply walked the regular columns in and out. The blow through us necessary because of how narrow and slablike the massing is. It has everything to do with how tall and slender the building is and nothing to with the form.

Rooster slayer · #**6374** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 11:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

If you actually read about the engineering of this building the frustrums we're almost irrelevant structurally at the end of the day. They simply walked the regular columns in and out. The blow through us necessary because of how narrow and slablike the massing is. It has everything to do with how tall and slender the building is and nothing to with the form.

I didn't read about it. It just occurred to me as a type of "form follows function" as it seems the damper was not adequate, and so the blow through came as a necessary after thought. You said it... "it has everything to do with how tall and slender it is" ie..It's form...

LouisVanDerWright · #**6375** Posted **Sep 29, 2019, 2:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rooster slayer

I didn't read about it. It just occurred to me as a type of "form follows function" as it seems the damper was not adequate, and so the blow through came as a necessary after thought. You said it... "it has everything to do with how tall and slender it is" ie..It's form...

The program of a building is not an element of it's form, it IS the function. If the building calls for 1.2 million SF to be built on this skinny of a lot with a street going through the middle of it, that's going to dominate the entire design. Yes, they could have made a shorter building with no blow thru, they also could have built two single family homes on each corner facing the park and not have even needed elevators... Are elevators now also "function following form"?

BonoboZill4 · #**6376** Posted **Sep 29, 2019, 3:20 AM**

Going to be uploading some great shots I got today tomorrow after visiting a family friend in the Legacy. I was lucky the weather cleared up later in the day!

SolarWind · #**6377** Posted **Sep 29, 2019, 8:59 AM**

August 15, 2019

August 30, 2019

September 18, 2019

September 26, 2019

Rooster slayer · #**6378** Posted **Sep 29, 2019, 1:31 PM**

Great pics solar...Love that 3rd one in.

the urban politician · #**6379** Posted **Sep 29, 2019, 3:09 PM**

What a striking tower.

Do you guys think this will ever become iconic the way JHC and Aon are? (I’m guessing a strong “no!” but just thought I’d ask)

BonoboZill4 · #**6380** Posted **Sep 29, 2019, 4:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

What a striking tower.

Do you guys think this will ever become iconic the way JHC and Aon are? (I’m guessing a strong “no!” but just thought I’d ask)

It'll 100% surpass the Aon once they bastardize it with the glass elevator and ruin its crown for the observatory. Even if they didn't do that, I could see tourists seeing it as more iconic than the Aon.

As for JHC, nah. JHC is routinely listed as one of the 5 most beautiful skyscrapers in the world. Vista's great, but might not even crack the top 100