LOS ANGELES | The Century | 497' Pinnacle / 480' Roof | 42 FLOORS - Page 5

ardecila · #81 Posted **Feb 2, 2009, 8:29 AM**

Minoru Yamasaki was born here in America and his firm was based in Michigan. He's ethnically Japanese, but he grew up as an American. He designed the World Trade Center, among other things.

friedpez · #82 Posted **Mar 6, 2009, 9:40 PM**

Hi everyone, these are some shots I took yesterday evening of The Century.

Century City general view

The Century general shot

The Century upper floors closeup

Patrick · #83 Posted **Mar 11, 2009, 12:09 AM**

Eh.

friedpez · #84 Posted **May 1, 2009, 4:53 PM**

Century City general view

The Century top floors view

The Century whole view

XLucky4LifeX · #85 Posted **Jun 6, 2009, 8:24 PM**

^^^^
nice pics
CC and DT skyline is growing!

And the Century looks so robotic

Ricopedra · #86 Posted **Jun 7, 2009, 5:34 PM**

Hmmm... I think I liked it better when it was orange!

friedpez · #87 Posted **Jun 7, 2009, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by XLucky4LifeX

^^^^
nice pics
CC and DT skyline is growing!

And the Century looks so robotic

Thanks! I think it basically looks like a giant Twinkie with glass. But it's still a cool addition to the skyline.

XLucky4LifeX · #88 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 10:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by friedpez

Thanks! I think it basically looks like a giant Twinkie with glass. But it's still a cool addition to the skyline.

I wonder how it looks like at night.

Jasonhouse · #89 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 12:24 PM**

It could have been glassier and have a more distinctive tripartite form, but I also like the contrast on the skyline.

vandelay · #90 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 1:07 PM**

Wow, people actually complaining about this tower not fitting in? Its curves and details are definitely more interesting than the blocky, squat towers that make up most of Century City. Century Plaza Towers are great, but people have different preferences for residential buildings.

Compare the postmodern Nakatomi

Plaza and this one, this tower is more art deco than postmodern.

eburress · #91 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 4:27 PM**

^^ Yeah, I LOVE this tower and definitely can see its Art Deco influence! What a great addition to that area!

plinko · #92 Posted **Aug 16, 2009, 8:28 PM**

I apologize for how lousy these shots are, washed out due to bad light, taken while driving, and my camera has a really dirty sensor...

...nonetheless, I took these while driving through Century City yesterday...

While i've decided that while I like the overall shape of this tower, the facade seems really fussy. There's something wrong with the massing at the top too, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Like many others, I feel that this tower would be perfect on Wilshire in Westwood, but feels a bit alien in Century City. CC has a much more modernist vibe to it, and this tower has none of that.

Crush_Buds · #93 Posted **Aug 16, 2009, 8:47 PM**

Awesome building

tommaso · #94 Posted **Nov 28, 2009, 3:40 AM**

What's the latest news on this project? And I'd love to see the photos of it!

friedpez · #95 Posted **Nov 29, 2009, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by tommaso

What's the latest news on this project? And I'd love to see the photos of it!

I was just at my parents' place and managed to see the building in the late afternoon and evening. It looked to be pretty much finished, and there were some units that had lights on in the evening. I guess people might be actually living in there now? The next time I'm out there I'll try to take some pics from the rooftop.