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Old Posted Feb 17, 2014, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by plinko View Post
Ugh...
I fully realize that the economics aren't there for Park Fifth, but that design is brutally uninteresting for such a visible site.
Park Fifth was my favorite project (along with the original 8th/Grand proposal) not so much because of the height but rather the way the configuration was influenced by the historic context of the surrounding buildings. The 150-foot cornice line of both the Title Guarantee and Subway Terminal Buildings were cleverly used as datums.
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