Posted Apr 27, 2018, 9:37 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Austin,TX<-->Dripping Springs,TX<-->Birmingham, AL<-->Warm Springs,GA
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There are things I like about it. I mean, I don't mind the contrasting colors - green and grey. It's of a unique choice.
Of course, my least favorite thing about it is how shapeless it is. And yeah, the panels on the garage levels leave a lot to be desired. They remind me of some of the renovations that pre-war buildings had done to them in the 60s. Think of the office buildings in Midland and Lubbock.
I actually wish the tower could have been all glass like 500 2nd is. Having Third + Shoal and 500 West 2nd both with dark facades would have created a nice backdrop to Austin Proper. Besides, I genuinely do like the green glass. I wish there was more of it on the building. I wish they had at least had a column of glass running up the southwest corner of the building from the ground level to match the rest of it before it was cut off at the garage levels.
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