Originally Posted by JurassicPhilly (Post 8765368)

You know Philadelphia really is its own worst enemy. For example, the "gentleman's agreement," that no building can be taller than William Penn's hat, held us back for decades. We've made some great buildings in the last few years, but because they keep putting a statue of Billy Penn on top of our new “tallest,” the agreement is, actually, still in effect.

I don’t know. I just feel like this inability to move past the gentleman’s agreement plays into the worst elements of defeatism that permeate our city. I'm not sure what the answer is. Maybe putting replicas of One and Two Liberty place, The Mellon Bank Center, Three Logan Square, the FMC Tower, the G. Fred Dibona Building, the W Hotel, and One and Two Commerce Square on top on William Penn's head would send the right message.

Originally Posted by TK2001 (Post 8850584)

I'm just trying to see this green spire now. I really hope it's true they have colored LED's up there but there's no evidence

Originally Posted by TempleGuy1000 (Post 8887508)

Are those Blue LED strips or did they make some rooms with blue lights? I can’t tell on my phone. Looks like LEDs to me.

Originally Posted by Human Scale (Post 8966072)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c8000e40_z.jpg

:yeahthat:
I can’t remember: Which architect submitted this proposal?
I do remember: CEO’s wife and architecture enthusiast Aileen Roberts headed the selection process. She held a private two-stage “selected” design competition - similar to how she scored
Tod Williams Billie Tsien A|P for the Barnes Foundation.
The image above and images of Foster + Partners first proposed design are the only ones that leaked to public.
A male architect’s name was associated at the time I saw and saved the picture, which I should’ve used to rename the file.

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Photo Credit: Unknown architecture firm, downloaded or screen-grabbed from the interwebs, 2014