Quote:
Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280
^^^ So even if it were completed, we would have been saved from this ill-proportioned monstrosity anyhow...
*this is somewhat tongue in cheek*
|
I am slightly confused by your post.
So would you be for or against the construction of this Civic Center hypothetically?
If by monster you mean the circle interchange which is a waste of space being above ground that could be public space again.
If they ever had the funding to cap all of the downtown expressways (most of which are below grade anyways) including the circle intechange itself it would create wide green boulevards and this massive public plaza above the circle interchange. The dome would be pretty cool IMO too, granted I think it was designed to be the tallest building in the city circa 1909 by reading the Burnham Plan but it would still dominate the Near West Side of today, it would look particularly great from the west where you would see the domed building dominating everything and then the "front range" of the Sears Tower and nearby skyscrapers gracefully in the background.
Actually it would be awesome if somebody could render that into the current skyline assuming the dome is say 555 feet tall. The dome was supposed to be bigger than St. Peter's Basillica in Vatican City and the plaza bigger than St. Peter's square. With the other flanking neoclassical buildings it would be a very european looking space in the United States.