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Originally Posted by austex
I agree! I like the density, however two hulking buildings that look the same on the waterfront is a colossal mistake. It will flatten our terrific skyline PERMANENTLY. The location absolutely demands that the two towers on the water front be varied by height at minimum and preferably by style as well. Twin towers at this location is a bad choice IMO. Keep Austin Weird! Don't homogenize our waterfront!  |
I love the designs, but I do agree with you.
Edit: Something to note, though, is that the two residential buildings are not going to be the same height. The tower on block 1 (eastern tower) is a few floors taller than the tower on block 185. That's probably a good 40 feet.